US defence chief shared Yemen strike plans in chat with wife, brother: Report

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information about the Donald Trump administration’s attack on the Houthi rebels in March with his family members and friends, including his wife, brother, and lawyer, through a separate Signal group chat from his personal phone, The New York Times reported, citing sources.

Hegseth shared sensitive information – including the flight timings of the combat aircraft used to target Houthi targets on Yemeni soil – with his family and lawyer, The New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources.

This development comes as a major embarrassment for the Trump administration, occurring just weeks after US President’s national security adviser Mike Waltz mistakenly added a journalist to a Signal group chat, sharing details of the attack ahead of US strikes in Yemen, causing outrage in the White House.