38 h. ago The Trump team group chat news is obscuring an essential question | Mohamad Bazzi

Amid outrage over sharing military details, we’re forgetting to scrutinize why the US is bombing Yemen in the first placeThe revelation that top members of Donald Trump’s administration disclosed top-secret US military plans against the Houthi militia in Yemen in a private group chat that included a prominent journalist has generated predictable outrage in Washington. Democrats are calling for a congressional investigation and the resignation of some of the officials involved in the breach, including the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz.In an article published on Monday, the Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, outlined how he was able to follow the conversation among members of Trump’s cabinet over two days leading up to a series of US airstrikes on 15 March. But in the widespread outrage over the sharing of military information on a Signal chat, one essential question is getting lost: why is Trump bombing Yemen in the...

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41 h. ago Takeaways on AP's report on intense new US airstrike campaign targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels

The Trump administration promised a tougher stance against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and an Associated Press review of the operation finds its new airstrike campaign appears to be more intense and more extensive

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41 h. ago New US airstrike campaign targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels more intense than last, AP review finds

An Associated Press review finds a new American airstrike campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels appears more intense and more extensive

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57 h. ago The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veterans

Some military spouses and veterans are questioning the White House’s handling of security after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about military strikes in Yemen

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67 h. ago Trump's top team 'screwed up' over Yemen strikes group chat leak, says UK Defence Secretary John Healey

Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser, said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for setting up the group chat that included a journalist along with top US officials

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3 d. ago ANDREW NEIL reveals his extraordinary phone call with top White House insider

As self-inflicted security breaches go, it was epic - the sort of blunder-cum-fiasco you'd expect if the Keystone Cops had been put in charge of the nation's military and intelligence services.

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3 d. ago 'Trump is on the rampage. It's not safe to talk': ANDREW NEIL reveals his extraordinary phone call with top White House insider... and why the war plans leak scandal confirms a terrible truth

As self-inflicted security breaches go, it was epic - the sort of blunder-cum-fiasco you'd expect if the Keystone Cops had been put in charge of the nation's military and intelligence services.

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3 d. ago Trump’s top team slammed for ‘unbelievably stupid’ security breach after Signal group chat leak

Gordon Brown’s former security adviser slammed Trump’s administration for the ‘extraordinary’ breach

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3 d. ago Democrat spectacularly tears into Tulsi Gabbard for war plans text leak: Live updates

DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: Donald Trump's Cabinet is in the hot seat today as several of his top intelligence officials are set to be grilled by Congress one day after a staggering text chain leak.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump says Yemen group chat breach is 'the only glitch' in his administration so far

The US President has downplayed any suggestion of a weakness in national security

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3 d. ago Trump backs top security adviser who added journalist to secret Yemen war group chat in blunder

The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg was invited to the app Signal group which included National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and Vice-President JD Vance

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3 d. ago UK has ‘high confidence’ in US security measures despite Yemen group chat breach

The armed forces minister said no UK personnel had been put at risk as a result of US officials using a messaging app to discuss war plans.

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3 d. ago Trump officials shared Yemen strike plans with journalist in massive group chat security blunder

The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg was invited to the app Signal group which included National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and Vice-President JD Vance

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4 d. ago Donald Trump's secret Yemen war plans were accidentally sent to journalist hours before airstrikes

Top secret communications about bombing targets in the Middle East were shared with the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine in a massive blunder that could violate US law

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4 d. ago Trump officials shared Yemen war plans with journalist in group chat

US President Trump told reporters on Monday: ‘I don’t know anything about it’

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4 d. ago US airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels kill at least 1 person, wounds others, group says

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels have pounded sites across the country

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1 week ago What to know about Yemen's Houthi rebels as the US steps up attacks on Iran

The United States under President Donald Trump has launched a new campaign of intense airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels

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1 week ago Airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis may continue for weeks, US officials say

At least 31 killed and up to 100 injured after Trump orders strikes on Sana’a and Saada in response to shipping attacksUS officials have said airstrikes launched by Donald Trump against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis may continue for weeks, after a first round on Saturday killed at least 31 people and injured up to 100 more.The strikes, which aim to punish the Houthis for their attacks against Red Sea shipping, are Trump’s first such use of US military might in the region since he took power in January. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Video: Donald Trump’s US Central Command strikes against ‘Iran

Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday, 15 March, warning "Hell will rain down upon you" if the Houthis do not abandon their campaign.

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1 week ago At least 31 dead in US air strikes on Yemen as Iran escalates war of words claiming action 'violated international law' and warning it WILL retaliate to any attacks

The first set of Donald Trump's airstrikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 31 people, the rebel group said on Sunday, as its backer Iran said it would retaliate. 

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