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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander and Andrew Feinberg

Staggering security breach after journalist included in Trump admin chat outlining plans to bomb Houthis in Yemen

The Trump administration has been accused of a stunning breach of security after the editor of The Atlantic was included in a group chat with top officials and cabinet secretaries outlining plans to strike the Houthis in Yemen.

Two days before American warplanes struck targets associated with Iran-backed militants who’d been attacking cargo ships and bottlenecking international trade in key sea lanes, White House National Security adviser Mike Waltz appears to have started a group chat to talk about plans for the airstrikes with key officials.

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