# Trump Family Iran War Profiteering The pattern of **direct equity positioning** by Trump-family members, in-laws, and cabinet allies in companies and assets that profit from **[[Iran War 2026]]** (the 2026 U.S.–Israel war on Iran). Where [[Iran War Market Manipulation]] documents the *trading* angle (insider oil-futures and prediction-market bets), this page documents the *ownership* angle — the family holding stakes in the weapons manufacturers, defense-tech firms, and Gulf assets whose value rises with the war. The framing comes from Ed Elson's "Follow The Money" (Prof G Media, March 17, 2026), written 18 days into a war that had already cost roughly **$22 billion** and which President Trump launched without Congressional approval, saying it would end "when I feel it in my bones." → For the war itself: [[Iran War 2026]]. → For the trading/insider angle: [[Iran War Market Manipulation]]. → For the broader pattern across all policy: [[Policy Front-Running]]. ## I. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. — The Drone Bet - Both sons back **[[Powerus]]**, a tactical drone company that "builds and scales autonomous drone systems for military and commercial use in high-risk environments." - [[Eric Trump]] separately invested in an (unnamed) Israeli drone company known for "low cost per kill" loitering munitions. - The brothers created **[[New America Acquisition I Corp]]**, an investment vehicle whose stated SEC goal is to find companies "well-positioned to benefit from federal or state-level incentives, such as grants, tax credits, government contracts or preferential procurement programs." - The Pentagon's "drone dominance" program represents roughly **$1.1 billion** in procurement contracts. - The frame: **front-running bloodshed** with early investments in advanced weapons manufacturers. ## II. Jared Kushner — The Gulf Reconstruction Bet - [[Jared Kushner]] runs **[[Affinity Partners]]** (~$5B AUM, mostly Saudi, Qatari, and Emirati sovereign-wealth capital). - Affinity holds stakes in **[[Shlomo Group]]** (Israeli defense conglomerate) and **[[Phoenix Holdings]]** (one of Israel's largest asset managers), and is working on **data centers in Gaza**. - Kushner holds **no formal White House position**, yet Trump acknowledged Kushner advised him Iran was an imminent threat. - His Gulf bet structurally requires eliminating Iran as a regional threat. ## III. The Witkoff Family — Diplomacy Meets the Family Books - **[[Steve Witkoff]]**, real-estate developer, appointed U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East. - After appointment he handed **[[The Witkoff Group]]** to son **[[Alex Witkoff]]** (an ethics workaround); Alex then struck multiple Middle East real-estate deals and bragged about them to investors. - Son **[[Zach Witkoff]]** teamed with [[Eric Trump]] to build **[[World Liberty Financial]]** (crypto), which sold a **49% stake to the [[United Arab Emirates]] for $500 million** in early 2026 (see [[World Liberty Financial UAE Sale]]). - **[[Howard Lutnick]]** (Commerce Secretary) used the same handoff workaround with **[[Cantor Fitzgerald]]**; his sons reportedly bought tariff-refund claims. ## IV. The Defense-Tech Beneficiaries - **[[Palmer Luckey]]** / **[[Anduril]]**: Luckey hosted Trump fundraisers (a Newport Beach roundtable at $100K/head). Anduril won Golden Dome, autonomous border surveillance, and drone (Collaborative Combat Aircraft) work; its valuation has roughly **quadrupled** since Trump took office. - **[[Palantir]]** ([[Peter Thiel]], Trump backer): shares up ~15% since the Iran war began, roughly doubled since the start of Trump's second term. - These are the public-market and late-stage-private counterparts to the family's earlier-stage drone bets. ## V. The Prediction-Market Layer - $500M+ traded on the timing of Iran strikes across **[[Polymarket]]** and **Kalshi**; one anonymous account netted $500K+ on a first trade placed roughly an hour before news broke publicly. - Both Polymarket and Kalshi are backed or advised by **[[Donald Trump Jr.]]** and **[[1789 Capital]]**. - Full treatment of the trading angle: [[Iran War Market Manipulation]]. ## The Through-Line Every layer points the same direction: the people who decide whether and how long the United States fights Iran — the President, his sons, his son-in-law, his Middle East envoy, his Commerce Secretary, and his largest tech donors — hold financial positions that appreciate as the war continues. The war's open-ended duration ("when I feel it in my bones") is, in this reading, not a strategic posture but a financial one. ## See Also - [[Iran War 2026]] - [[Iran War Market Manipulation]] - [[Policy Front-Running]] - [[Defense Tech Conflicts of Interest]] - [[Trump Family Corruption Ecosystem]] - [[Foreign Influence Ecosystem]] - [[Emoluments Clauses]]