Senior officials from the Trump administration, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, in a Signal group chat where they discussed details of upcoming military operations against the Houthis in Yemen.
The group chat contained specifics about the timing, targets, and weaponry involved in the strikes. This incident has raised concerns about the administration’s handling of sensitive information. The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen.
I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming. The reason I knew this is that Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, had texted me the war plan at 11:44 a.m. The plan included precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.