Leaked messages reveal Trump admin's Yemen attack plans

• The magazine "The Atlantic" published the full chat text on the Signal messenger, where members of the Trump administration discussed upcoming military attacks, including the attack on Yemen.
• Jeffrey Goldberg, who was accidentally added to the chat, revealed this scandal a few days ago.
• Goldberg decided to publish the entire content of the messages after President Donald Trump and the group chat participants stated that none of the information was classified.

"The Atlantic" published the entire Signal chat transcript on Wednesday between senior national security officials of Donald Trump's administration. It revealed that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth provided the exact time of the aircraft launch and bomb drops before the U.S. military started the attack on the Yemeni Houthis.

For context, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was mistakenly added to the chat, disclosing that he had been informed about the attack plans.

Goldberg noted in the report that some information "could conceivably have been used to harm American military and intelligence personnel" if read by a U.S. adversary.

Initially, Goldberg and his editorial team did not reveal sensitive excerpts. They decided to publish the entire conversation after President Donald Trump and other group chat participants declared on Tuesday that none of the messages were classified and that they did not contain "war plans," as the initial headline of "The Atlantic" stated.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized that no classified information was published on the Signal chat.

Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth refused to answer whether he posted classified information on Signal. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe told members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that it is up to Hegseth to determine whether the information he published is classified or not.

"The statements by Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, and Trump—combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts—have led us to believe that people should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions. There is a clear public interest in disclosing the sort of information that Trump advisers included in nonsecure communications channels, especially because senior administration figures are attempting to downplay the significance of the messages that were shared," reads "The Atlantic" website.

Parts of the discussion can already be found online:

Shortly thereafter, Vice President J.D. Vance sent the group a text message: "I will say a prayer for victory."

Later that afternoon, Hegseth wrote: "CENTCOM was/is on point." Notably, he told the group that the attacks would continue. "Great job all. More strikes ongoing for hours tonight, and will provide full initial report tomorrow. But on time, on target, and good readouts so far."

It is still unclear why the journalist was added to the text message exchange, emphasizes the editorial team. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, who invited Goldberg to the Signal chat, said he is investigating "how the heck he got into this room."

The "The Atlantic" editorial team notes that the White House was asked if it opposed the publication. Trump administration representatives only said they would prefer not to disclose this information.

Signal is a publicly available app that provides encrypted communication, but it can be hacked. As reported by the Associated Press, citing an anonymous U.S. official, on March 14, the day before the attacks, the Department of Defense warned personnel that Russia was attempting to hack the app. Moreover, Signal has not been approved for transmitting classified information.