Before the United States bombed Iran on February 28th, the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, tried to make a “defense investment.” Hegseth’s broker sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead-up to the Iran war, and the Pentagon has dismissed this allegation as false. According to a report by The Financial …Before the United States bombed Iran on February 28th, the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, tried to make a “defense investment.” Hegseth’s broker sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead-up to the Iran war, and the Pentagon has dismissed this allegation as false. According to a report by The Financial …