Republican Presidential Nominee Former President Trump Holds Rally In Butler, Pennsylvania. © © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Something is off. Elon Musk, the billionaire “technoking,” professional loudmouth, and geopolitical hobbyist, has gone silent. More than 48 hours after the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — triggering fears of a wider war, the man who has a take on everything suddenly has none. This isn’t normal. It’s rare. The context is explosive. As the world awaits Iran’s response, President Donald Trump warned of more strikes and openly mused about regime change. “If the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” he posted on Truth Social on June 22. The world is teetering. The U.S. is on the brink of a new Middle East war. And Musk, a man who practically lives on X, the platform he owns, is posting about robotaxis in Austin, Texas, and congratulating Tesla engineers, but has not said a single word about the escalating Iran situation. No reposts. No memes. Nothing. No one expects Musk to stay quiet. His brand is global omnipresence. He has tweeted about immigration in Europe, publicly challenged the German government over environmental policy, called Brazil’s elected leaders an “oppressive regime,” and even tried to rebrand Europe’s far-right surge as MEGA — Make Europe Great Again. Make Europe Great Again!