Jared Kushner has denied CNN's allegations linking his diplomatic work to investments in the Israeli defense sector.

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has denied CNN's claims that his diplomacy in the Middle East may have contributed to investment in the Israeli defense sector. He wrote about this on the social network X after the publication of a CNN investigation.

“CNN published a misleading article with a headline suggesting that my diplomatic work in the Middle East somehow facilitated investment in Israeli defense companies. However, CNN's own reporting says otherwise,” Kushner said.

He drew attention to the fact that the CNN investigation itself states that there are no signs of a direct influence of his diplomatic activities on investments.

"In the paid article, the publication admits: 'CNN found no indication that Kushner's actions as a diplomat directly affected the investments reviewed,'" the politician noted.

CNN previously reported that Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners is the largest shareholder in Israeli financial group Phoenix Financial. According to the channel, Phoenix has invested at least $456 million in nine companies that supply products to the Israeli military. Among them, CNN named weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. At the same time, Affinity itself does not directly own shares in these nine companies.

Kushner emphasized that Phoenix is ​​not a defense company. It is one of Israel's largest public financial institutions, managing about $220 billion in assets, he said. He also said he is not involved in decisions to buy or sell individual Phoenix assets.

“Phoenix can be called the Israeli equivalent of Vanguard or Fidelity. The company manages the retirement savings of millions of Israelis. Investors don’t pick individual assets, and neither do I,” the American special envoy said in a post.

Kushner also added that the publication would not distract him from the diplomatic work assigned by Trump. He called his tasks to help end wars, unite the parties and achieve peace.