FT: Hegseth’s broker sought defence investment before Iran war

A broker for United States defence chief Pete Hegseth attempted to make a big investment in major defense companies in the weeks ‌leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to the Financial Times . The newspaper reported that Hegseth’s broker at banking giant Morgan Stanley approached BlackRock in February about a multimillion-dollar investment in a defence-focused exchange-traded fund. The publication cited three sources familiar with the matter.

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