[ad_1] Washington: The Acting Inspector General (IG) of the US Department of Defence (Pentagon) will investigate Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal in a group chat with other national security officials to discuss military actions against the Houthis in Yemen last month, according to a letter from the IG’s office on Thursday, CNN…
[ad_1] New Delhi: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth criticised The Atlantic and its editor Jeff Goldberg, a day after it published the transcript of messages accidentally shared in a chat group of senior US officials on Signal, a commercially available messaging app. Mr Hegseth wrote that the “war plan” included “No names. No targets. No locations….
[ad_1] Kingston: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the inclusion of a journalist in group chat on military strikes was a “big mistake” and expected reforms, while highlighting his own limited role. “Obviously, someone made a mistake — someone made a big mistake — and added a journalist. Nothing against journalists, but…
[ad_1] US intelligence sharing could be impacted by a stunning security breach that saw a journalist inadvertently added to a chat group of top Trump officials discussing military plans, a Democratic senator warned Tuesday. The United States and allies around the world share intelligence that helps keep Americans safe, Mark Warner said at a Senate…
[ad_1] Trump officials were also discussed the US’ upcoming Yemen war plans on Signal messaging app. Washington: US President Donald Trump accused European nations of “freeloading” Tuesday, agreeing with reported comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a leaked chat on Yemen air strikes. “Yeah I think they’ve been freeloading,” Trump told reporters when asked…
[ad_1] Washington: US President Donald Trump downplayed a growing scandal Tuesday after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about air strikes on Yemen, denying any classified information was shared and defending a top aide over the breach. Trump said he would “look into” the use of the Signal app, and put on…
[ad_1] Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed the accidental addition of a journalist to a group chat about Yemen air strikes as a “glitch” and stood by his top national security team despite the stunning breach. Trump’s administration faces mounting pressure following a report on Monday by The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg…
