Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly pulled classified airstrike details from a secure U.S. Central Command channel and shared them via Signal chats with his wife, brother, and others, raising fresh concerns about unauthorized disclosures. The data included launch and bomb drop times for U.S. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen—information officials say is highly classified.
A person familiar with the second Signal chat told the Associated Press it contained the same sensitive data previously shared in a chat that accidentally included an editor from The Atlantic. That leak led to an ongoing Pentagon inspector general investigation.
Hegseth denied sharing classified material, calling the communications “informal, unclassified coordinations.” Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta disagreed, calling the act a “serious security breach.”
As internal tensions rise, Hegseth has purged much of his inner circle, firing or reassigning six staff members and accusing them of sabotage. The fallout has left the defense chief increasingly isolated amid growing scrutiny over his handling of sensitive information.
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