The Atlantic on Wednesday released the screenshots of messages sent between top Trump administration officials through the encrypted app Signal detailing the timing and targets of military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen, arguing that spin from the White House warranted as full a release as possible.
In a piece published Wednesday, the magazine said that it decided that “there is a clear public interest in disclosing the sort of information that Trump advisers included in nonsecure communications channels, especially because senior administration figures are attempting to downplay the significance of the messages that were shared.”
Not all the messages were released — the magazine opted not to release the name of a CIA intelligence officer serving as chief of staff to CIA Director John Ratcliffe — but The Atlantic published most of them in image form. The messages show detailed information about the kinds of planes used to strike Houthi militants in Yemen and the timetable for the attack. They also show unvarnished opinions from top Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz.
