Pentagon chief comments on ‘Yemen war plans’ leak

Top Trump administration officials accidentally invited a journalist into a group chat about the strikes on Houthis

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has addressed a recent leak of high-level discussions about US airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, calling the journalist involved “deceitful” and downplaying the significance of the disclosure.

The incident came to light after The Atlantic reported on Monday that its editor-in-chief...