Footage of Signal messaging app, used by White House to discuss strikes against Yemen's Houthis

Record ID: 1985847

  • Title: Footage of Signal messaging app, used by White House to discuss strikes against Yemen's Houthis
  • Date: 25th March 2025
  • Summary: DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA (MARCH 25, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING BY A DAMAGED BUILDING AFTER ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE / AMBULANCE PASSING BY DAMAGED CARS AMONG RUBBLE DEBRIS AND RUBBLE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN RESIDENT OF DEIR AL-BALAH, MAJED TEMRAZ, SAYING: "We were staying up late, reading the Koran and praying during the night. Suddenly, an explosion occurred.
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  • Keywords: APP APPLICATION DATA ENCRYPTION MESSAGER MESSAGING PHONE SECURITY SIGNAL US USA WHITE HOUSE
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001150125032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S. attacked Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, the White House said on Monday (March 24), following a first-hand account by The Atlantic.
    Democratic lawmakers swiftly blasted the misstep, saying it was a breach of U.S. national security and a violation of law that must be investigated by Congress.
    The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said in a report on Monday that he was unexpectedly invited on March 13 to an encrypted chat group on the Signal messaging app called the "Houthi PC small group." In the group, national security adviser Mike Waltz tasked his deputy Alex Wong with setting up a "tiger team" to coordinate U.S. action against the Houthis.
    National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes said the chat group appeared to be authentic.
    (Production: Will Russell, Vitalii Yalahuzian)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: Footage contains computer game or software screenshots. User is responsible for obtaining additional clearances before publishing this clip.
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