Trump Officials Shared Yemen Strike Plans on Signal Chat

A significant security breach occurred when top Trump administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, discussed military strike plans against Houthi rebels in Yemen in a group chat on the encrypted app Signal. The chat inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, who reported that operational details such as targets and attack sequences were shared. While Hegseth denied the allegations, asserting that 'nobody was texting war plans,' the National Security Council confirmed the authenticity of the chat and is investigating how Goldberg was added. The incident raises serious concerns about operational security and the handling of sensitive military information within the administration. President Trump initially claimed ignorance of the situation but later joked about the breach. The U.S. military executed airstrikes based on these plans on March 15, shortly after the chat was revealed.