Post by Augustine Chiagozie (@pabloexchange)

🇺🇸 Defense ETF trade request before Iran strikes raises questions

FT reports that broker for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approached BlackRock in Feb 2026 with a multi-million request to invest in a defense ETF, weeks before strikes on Iran.

The fund manages $3.1B and holds major Pentagon contractors. The deal did not go through.

Pentagon denies the report, calling it false and demanding a retraction.

Timing alone is enough to get attention.

🇺🇸 Defense ETF trade request before Iran strikes raises questions FT reports that broker for Defens...

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