US war secretary Pete Hegseth’s assistant Sean Parnell on Tuesday dismissed the report claiming that his broker explored options to invest in defence-linked assets shortly before the US-Israeli military action against Iran. He demanded "immediate retraction" of the report.
"This allegation is entirely false and fabricated. Neither Secretary Hegseth nor any of his representatives approached BlackRock about any such investment. This is yet another baseless, dishonest smear designed to mislead the public," he said.
