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Washington: A major dispute has arisen amid increasing tension between America and Iran. President Donald Trump’s two sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., are being accused of taking advantage of the war-like situation to expand their business. According to the report, both the brothers are associated as consultants with a drone startup ‘Powers’, which is preparing to sell deadly drone systems to Gulf countries.

Keep an eye on Middle East countries

Surprisingly, Trump’s son joined this company in late February, at the same time when America and Israel attacked Iran. Powers company officials were recently seen in Abu Dhabi. It is reported that they are in talks to sell drone defense system to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE wants to strengthen its security system to protect itself from threats from Iran and Trump’s sons’ company wants to take advantage of this.

Cheap Drones and Expensive War: Powers’ Masterplan

Nowadays the method of war has changed. Countries like Iran use cheap ‘suicide drones’ (like Shahed-136), to bring down which America has to spend millions of dollars in expensive missiles. To bridge this gap, Powers has launched an interceptor drone named ‘Guardian-1’. This drone has been specially designed to foil Iranian attacks. Company co-founder Brett Velikovich says that this is a matter of national security and America must move ahead of China and Russia.

Eyes set on Pentagon’s billion dollar fund

According to ‘The Guardian’ report, Powers is eyeing the Pentagon. 1.1 billion dollars It is on the fund that has been kept to promote drone manufacturing in America. The company is also preparing to be listed in the stock market (Nasdaq) soon. Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have invested heavily in it. Eric Trump says he is proud of this investment because drones are the technology of the future.

“Conflict of interest”: Serious questions are being raised

Former US Ethics Officer Richard Painter has expressed strong objection to this. He says that this may be the first time in history that a President’s family is earning money from war like this. Opposition Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has even written a letter to Defense Minister Pete Hegseth demanding an investigation. The question is, are Gulf countries being pressurized to buy weapons from this company so that they continue to get the political support of President Trump?

What is Powers Company?

This company, started in the year 2025, is a team of former military officers and tech experts. In this, General Charles Q. Big names like Brown are strategic consultants. The company has so far raised an investment of 50 to 60 million dollars. The Trump family, which till now was known for hotels and golf courses, is now rapidly expanding into new areas like cryptocurrency and defense.