{"id":47289,"date":"2025-03-25T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/03\/25\/us-allies-alarmed-by-leaked-group-chat-about-houthi-attack-plans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:20:12","slug":"us-allies-alarmed-by-leaked-group-chat-about-houthi-attack-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2025\/03\/25\/us-allies-alarmed-by-leaked-group-chat-about-houthi-attack-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"US allies alarmed by leaked group chat about Houthi attack plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2014 As wake-up calls go, the alarms don\u2019t get much louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allies of the United States see the group chat between top U.S. officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/03\/24\/top-trump-officials-accidentally-shared-war-plans-with-media\/\" target=\"_blank\">about a planned attack<\/a> in Yemen that accidentally included a journalist as a jaw-dropping security breach which casts doubt on intelligence-sharing with Washington and the security of joint military operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScary\u201d and \u201creckless\u201d was the verdict of one European diplomat about the discussion on the Signal messaging app about strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/03\/17\/us-strikes-dozens-of-houthi-sites-in-yemen-as-broader-campaign-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Houthi rebels<\/a>. Neil Melvin, a security expert at defense think tank the Royal United Services Institute, called it \u201cpretty shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s some of the most high-ranking U.S. officials seeming to display a complete disregard for the normal security protocols,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/03\/25\/white-house-dod-deny-that-hegseth-leaked-military-secrets-in-chat-app\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25080639547437.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">White House, DOD deny that Hegseth leaked military secrets in chat app<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Administration officials acknowledged that top leaders used a non-government group chat to coordinate ahead of military airstrikes in Yemen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the security concerns raised by the leaked chat, U.S. officials addressed the country\u2019s trans-Atlantic allies with disdain as Vice President JD Vance complained about \u201cbailing out\u201d Europe and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed \u201cpathetic\u201d European \u201cfreeloading.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The criticism is another blow to a long-standing relationship already strained by President Donald Trump\u2019s blunt \u201cAmerica First\u201d approach and disregard for friendly nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melvin said that for America\u2019s allies, \u201cthe alarm clock\u2019s been ringing for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In public, however, European officials insisted all was well in the trans-Atlantic relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a very close relationship with the U.S. on matters of security, defense and intelligence,\u201d said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s spokesman, Dave Pares. \u201cThey are our closest ally when it comes to these matters, have been for many years and will be for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France\u2019s Foreign Ministry said, \u201cThe United States is our ally, and France intends to continue its cooperation with Washington, as well as with all its allies and European partners, in order to address current challenges \u2014 particularly in the area of European security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A growing divide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since taking office, the Trump administration has halted government funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/usaid-foreign-aid-freeze-trump-peter-marocco-8253d7dda766df89e10390c1645e78aa\" target=\"_blank\">programs<\/a> that support democratic principles around the world and presented a less welcoming face to visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. embassies in at least 17 countries have posted warnings for would-be travelers that engaging in behavior deemed harmful by the government could get them deported. Several European countries have issued warnings about visiting the United States after international tourists were caught up in Trump\u2019s border crackdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has appalled allies with his repeatedly stated aim of taking over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2025\/03\/19\/why-the-us-military-has-cared-about-climate-change-since-the-cold-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greenland<\/a> \u2014 an autonomous Danish territory that Vance and second lady Usha Vance are due to visit this week \u2014 and his desire to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/the-americas\/2025\/03\/20\/facing-trumps-threats-canada-shifts-defense-links-away-from-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canada<\/a> the 51st state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country has to \u201ctake greater ownership\u201d of its own defense in the face of threats: \u201cWe have to look out for ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nathalie Loiseau, a member of the European parliament, told the BBC that she was \u201cflabbergasted\u201d by the breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I was [Russian President] Vladimir Putin, I would feel jobless. Russia has nothing more to do. \u2026 You don\u2019t even need to spy on the U.S. administration. They leak by themselves,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US reliability questioned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, suggested the security breach could make allies question the reliability of the U.S. as a partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The diplomat expressed hope that the Signal lapse was due to a lack of experience in government rather than a deliberate disregard for security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked if he had concerns about sharing intelligence with the U.S. after the Signal incident, Carney said, \u201cIt\u2019s a serious, serious issue and all lessons must be taken.\u201d He said it would be important to see \u201chow people react to those mistakes and how they tighten them up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain could be particularly exposed by U.S. security breaches. Its intelligence network is entwined with the U.S. in the Five Eyes alliance, and the countries\u2019 militaries work more closely than those of almost any other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain\u2019s Royal Air Force provided air-to-air refueling for U.S. planes during the strike on the Houthis, but U.K. Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard insisted British personnel had not been put at risk by the breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got high confidence that the measures that we have got with our allies, including the United States, remain intact,\u201d he told lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ed Davey, the leader of Britain\u2019s opposition Liberal Democrats, said the lapse showed the Trump administration can\u2019t be trusted to protect its own intelligence and \u201cit could only be a matter of time until our own intelligence shared with them is also leaked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis could put British lives at risk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alex Clarkson, a lecturer in European and international studies at King\u2019s College London, said \u201cthe professionals and old hands\u201d who \u201ccontained the damage\u201d during Trump\u2019s first term are largely gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo what we\u2019re having now is \u2026 a manifestation of tendencies that were held in check that we already saw in the first round,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">American frustration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has underpinned European security since World War II, and Trump is not the first president to bristle at the burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the Obama administration [onward], there\u2019s been quite some frustrations in the U.S. security apparatus about the failure of the Europeans \u2026 to step up,\u201d Melvin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has gone much further than his predecessors in upending the decades-old security arrangements. He has long contended the U.S. needs to completely rethink its relationship with the rest of the world, saying other countries have been \u201ctaking advantage\u201d of the nation\u2019s military might by not paying enough for their own defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has praised autocrats including Putin and sent chills through NATO during last year\u2019s election campaign with his comment that Russia should \u201cdo whatever the hell it wants\u201d to members that don\u2019t meet military spending targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a real sense of divorce, that America is not just disinterested in the trans-Atlantic alliance but views Europe fundamentally as an adversary,\u201d said Max Bergmann, a former State Department official who now works at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s very clear at this point, abundantly clear, that it will be next to impossible to count on the United States for the cause of defending democracy in the world,\u201d said Kevin Casas-Zamora, secretary-general of the pro-democracy group International IDEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO leaders point out that Trump\u2019s criticism and the war in Ukraine have led to a majority of member states meeting the target of spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s reelection and rapprochement with Putin has hastened European military plans, with nations scrambling to ramp up weapons production and create their own security structures \u2014 including a U.K.- and France-led \u201ccoalition of the willing\u201d to help guarantee a future ceasefire in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clarkson said Europe has more strength than many give it credit for, and severing the trans-Atlantic bond would hurt the U.S., too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne shouldn\u2019t underestimate European military industrial capacity,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are all kinds of things that can go wrong \u2026 but there is an element here also that the Americans are awakening a sleeping giant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Riccardi reported from Denver, Colorado. 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