2025-03-26: Yemen Roundup

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newarab (2025-03-26). Trump downplays firestorm over leaked Yemen air strike chat. newarab.com US President Donald Trump downplayed a growing scandal on Tuesday after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about air strikes on Yemen, denying any classified information was shared and defending a top aide over the breach. | Trump said he would "look into" the use of the Signal app, and put on a united front at a meeting with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who inadvertently included The Atlantic magazine's Jeffrey Goldberg in the conversation. | As Democrats scented blood for perhaps the first time since the Republican returned to power in January, Trump doubled down by attacking Gol…

newarab (2025-03-26). What did Trump's team unwittingly tell The Atlantic about Yemen. newarab.com The Atlantic's editor-in-chief made global headlines on Monday after Jeffrey Goldberg shocked readers after revealing he was added to a group chat with the title "Houthi PC small group" in the secure messaging app The edito…

albawaba (2025-03-26). US strikes hit Houthi stronghold in Sa'dah for second consecutive day. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The United States carried out two airstrikes on the Sahar District in Yemen's Sa'dah Governorate, the stronghold of the Houthi group leader, marking the second consecutive day of attacks, according to Houthi-affiliated media, Ansar Allah.U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the strikes as successful, dismissing concerns over the recent Signal app scandal, where a classified war plan on Yemen was allegedly discussed."The Houthis wished we hadn't attacked them. They receive support from Iran, but now they are fleeing, and the worst of them have been killed," Trump said, adding that Washington has told Tehra…

aljazeera (2025-03-26). How did Yemen become a humanitarian disaster? aljazeera.com

hindustantimes (2025-03-26). Full 2 Hour Grilling Session: Trump's Top Guns Deny Yemen Air Strike Chat Leak Was 'Major Mistake'. hindustantimes.com In a dramatic Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, top U.S. intelligence officials faced intense scrutiny over a significant leak of military plans related to the Yemen conflict. The incident unfolded when a Signal chat group, intended for national security discussions, inadvertently included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, leading to the premature disclosure of sensitive operational details. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard defended their actions, asserting that no classified information was shared, while Democrats criticized the administration for what they deemed a…

WSWS (2025-03-26). How American imperialism plots wars of aggression. wsws.org The revelation of the Trump administration's plot to attack Yemen gives a glimpse of how America's wars of aggression are prepared, packaged, launched, and fraudulently justified.

a guest author (2025-03-25). Yemen's ongoing solidarity with Palestinian resistance. workers.org The following statement was published on March 22, 2025, from Sana'a, Yemen, on Resistance News Network. BREAKING — Yemeni Armed Forces: In accordance with Sayyed Houthi's promise of "escalation for escalation at the highest level," the Yemeni Armed Forces announce an aerial blockade on the zionist entity while announcing multiple . . . |

Dave DeCamp (2025-03-25). US Killed 25 Civilians in First Week of Renewed Bombing Campaign in Yemen. news.antiwar.com US airstrikes on Yemen killed at least 25 civilians and wounded 28 others in just the first week of the Trump administration's renewed bombing campaign against the Houthis, according to the Yemen Data Project (YDP). The YDP released a report on Tuesday analyzing 38 strikes on Yemen the US launched from March 15 to March …

hindustantimes (2025-03-25). Unexpected Big Win for Houthis? Trump to Fire Mike Waltz In Just 48 Hours Amid Signal Leak Chat. hindustantimes.com The Trump administration is in turmoil after National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally leaked sensitive war plans against the Houthis by adding journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a private Signal chat. The chat, involving high-ranking officials such as Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, contained operational details about forthcoming strikes in Yemen. The leak has sparked outrage within the White House, with officials calling Waltz "reckless" and questioning his future. Watch the video for details.

aljazeera (2025-03-25). 'Sloppy': Trump downplays shock over leaked Signal chat about Yemen attack. aljazeera.com Democrats have called the high-level discussions on the messaging app Signal 'obviously reckless, obviously dangerous'.

Bloomberg (2025-03-25). US officials' texts reveal disdain for 'freeloading' Europe amid Yemen strikes planning. scmp.com Messages between Vance and Hegseth highlight how they believe European allies were 'freeloading' off US efforts to hit the Houthis.

Dave DeCamp (2025-03-25). More US Airstrikes Hit Yemen's Northern Saada Province. news.antiwar.com Yemeni media reported more US airstrikes on northern Yemen's Saada on Tuesday night as the US continues its daily bombing campaign on the country. A local official told the Yemeni news agency SABA that two US airstrikes targeted the Sahar district in Saada. Early Wednesday morning Yemen time, Al Masirah TV reported three more US …

hindustantimes (2025-03-25). High-Stakes Senate Clash: Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel Fight Back Senators Over 'Yemen Signal Leak'. hindustantimes.com

Associated Press (2025-03-25). Trump officials texted secret Yemen war plans to journalist. scmp.com Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic received US plan for Yemen strikes after being added to a group chat on Signal app.

Matt Sledge (2025-03-25). U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They're Using It. theintercept.com For years, U.S. officials villainized end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal as the domain of criminals and terrorists and a threat to national security. | As fallout over a Signal group chat about Yemen war plans ricocheted through Washington, however, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday that the app is approved for official communication and even comes installed on agency computers. | One longtime critic of government attacks on secure messaging said it was a sign that everybody else should follow suit. | "For everyday Americans, this seems like…

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