Senior US officials share secret details about military strikes with the journalist

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Senior American officials, including the Vice President and Defense Secretary, participated in secret details about military strikes last week on Yemen with a journalist in a group of informal messages, in amazing breach of security that led to a stir in Washington.

JD Vance and Pete HegSth were among the signs chat group that discussed the operational details of the most important military measures taken by President Donald Trump since his return to the White House and exploded European Allies for “independent download” off the United States.

The apparent security violation came after the addition of Jeffrey Goldberg, editor -in -chief Last week attacks On the Houthi rebels in Yemen after threatening to resume attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

the Houthis Dozens of attacks on commercial ships and US marine ships in the Red Sea last year, saying they were acting in solidarity with the Palestinians in response to Israel’s attack against Hamas in Gaza.

and Message account – Who expressed the contempt of European allies and suggested that they be asked to pay the price of the operation – was published on Monday.

Chat validity has been confirmed by the National Security Council. “At this time, it appears that the an authentic reported message interconnection index, and we are reviewing how an unintended number has been added to the series,” said Brian Hughes, NSC spokesman.

“The thread is evidence of deep and thoughtful political coordination among senior officials. The continuous success of the Houthi process indicates that there are no threats to our members or our national security.”

According to Goldberg, Vans suggested that the threat of the Houthis was more than a European issue because only a small part of the American trade was passing through the Suez Canal. He expressed his concerns that the American attack was a “mistake” that risks a “rise in oil prices” during “saving Europe”.

A number of group members suggested that Europe could be required to compensate the United States for strikes. Waltz said he was working with government departments “to determine how to collect the associated cost and impose it on Europeans.”

Another shareholder, who seemed to be the Deputy Chief of Staff of Trump Stephen Miller: “If the United States successfully restores freedom of movement at a great cost, there is a need for more economic gains in return.”

Higseth, the former Fox News host, wrote that he participated in “Vice President hated.”

Trump told the correspondents on Monday that he did not know anything about “the chat that was leaked before attacking the director who published the story.” I am not a great fan of The Atlantic, for me, it is a magazine that runs out of work. I think it is not a big magazine. “

The messages sparked a gunshot in the American capital, where democratic politicians bombed the Trump administration because of “incompetence”.

“If this is true, this story represents one of the most operational security failures and the common sense that I have seen at all,” said Jack Reed, a member of the Senate in Rod Island and the senior Democrats of the Armed Services Committee in the Supreme Congress Chamber.

JB Pritzker, the Democratic Ruler in Illinois, wrote on X: “The incompetence of the Trump administration puts us at risk at home and abroad.”

In a rare case of criticism, Republican politicians also criticized the exchange. “The information classified on the unprecedented channels should not be transmitted – and certainly not for those who do not have security permits, including correspondents.” The period. ” “The guarantees must be placed in place to ensure that this does not happen again.”

The European Union’s senior diplomats said that Vans’s comments in particular reflect his deep hostility towards Europe, but it is still shocking to know how much the US support for the continent and its interests.

One of the European Union diplomats said: “It is unbelievable how deformed his thinking (about the benefits of bombing Yemen).”

Another said: “It is Bonkers.” “Really amazing.”