WASHINGTON, March 26. /TASS/. The Atlantic has published screenshots of all messages from a chat room in the Signal messenger, where US administration officials discussed strikes on Yemen.
The published screenshots include a list of chat participants as well as the detailed correspondence that The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg described in his article on Monday, including the specific timing of the airstrikes and the types of weapons used. Specifically, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated in the chat the timing of the takeoff of F-18 fighter jets and MQ-9 strike drones, as well as the launch of Tomahawk sea-based cruise missiles.
A short time later, Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz reported on the results of the strikes, saying that the operation was successful.
According to The Atlantic article, US administration officials, commenting on the situation with the Signal chat room, said that the correspondence did not contain classified information.
The reporters, in turn, emphasized that "the statements by [US Defense Secretary Pete] Hegseth, [National Intelligence Director Tulsi] Gabbard, [CIA Director John] Ratcliffe, and [US President Donald] Trump - combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts - have led us to believe that people should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions." "There is a clear public interest in disclosing the sort of information that Trump advisers included in nonsecure communications channels, especially because senior administration figures are attempting to downplay the significance of the messages that were shared," the article said.
The magazine also reported that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in response to the publication's inquiry that there was no classified information in the chat. However, she indicated that the White House opposed the release of the messages.