US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared confidential military details in private Signal chat

Washington/Aden, Apr 21 (UNI) US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth shared details about impending US airstrikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in a private Signal group chat with his wife, brother, and personal attorney.
According to CBS News, the messages were sent on March 15, and included flight schedules for F/A-18 Hornets tasked with striking Houthi targets.
The messages were sent the same day Hegseth shared similar operational details in a separate Signal chat that inadvertently included The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, sparking widespread concern over how senior officials handle sensitive military information.

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