According to the Financial Times, a broker for U.S. Pete Hegseth reached out to financial firms in February about a potential multimillion\u2011dollar investment in defense companies and BlackRock\u2019s Defense Industrials Active ETF just weeks before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. While the deal never materialized and the Pentagon has denied any involvement or prior investment contact, the timing has sparked scrutiny over financial activity ahead of major foreign policy decisions.
