A U.S. Congressman, Kevin Hern, recently made stock purchases related to the Middle East conflict could be related.

This includes the purchase of shares in arms manufacturer Raytheon ($RTX (-1.47%) ) and shares in four energy companies (NextEra Energy ($NEE (-0.18%) ), ExxonMobil ($XOM (-0.01%) ), Pioneer Natural Resources ($PXD ) and Devon Energy ($DVN).