The Atlantic releases Signal chat: U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth texted planned time of targeted killing of Yemeni ‘terrorist’
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The Atlantic releases Signal chat: U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth texted start time for a planned killing of a Houthi militant in Yemen as well as other details of imminent waves of U.S. strikes
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth texted the start time for a planned killing of a Houthi militant in Yemen on March 15, 2025 as well as other details of imminent waves of U.S. strikes, according to a screenshot of a text chat released by The Atlantic on Wednesday (March 26, 2025).
Mr. Hegseth has repeatedly denied texting war plans as President Donald Trump’s administration tries to contain fallout of revelations that it included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg in a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal with Mr. Trump’s most senior national security advisors to coordinate on Yemen.
The Trump administration said on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) that no classified information was shared in the chat, bewildering Democrats and former U.S. officials, who regard targeting information as some of the most closely-held material ahead of a U.S. military campaign.
Mr. Goldberg, who had initially declined to publish the chat details, did so on Wednesday (March 26, 2025).
Mr. Hegseth’s text included these details, according to The Atlantic:
“1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)”
“1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s)”
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