Pentagon Denies Report: Did Pete Hegseth's Broker Try to Buy Defense Fund Before Iran War?

• A Financial Times report alleged that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's broker attempted a large investment in defense companies weeks before a US-Israeli attack on Iran.
• Hegseth's broker at Morgan Stanley reportedly approached BlackRock in February to invest millions in its Defence Industrials Active ETF.
• BlackRock internally flagged the inquiry due to the high-profile nature of the potential client.
• The Pentagon has vehemently denied the report, calling it "entirely false and fabricated" and demanding its retraction.