Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
The Atlantic magazine has published US attack plans against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The release comes after US President Donald Trump sought to downplay significance of the texts shared on the Signal messaging app. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 How Republicans and Democrats are reacting to the Yemen war plans leak list 2 of 3 What did Trump aides leak to The Atlantic in Signal chat? List 3 of 3 Democrats demand resignations after leaked Signal chat about Yemen attack end of list Some of the most crucial messages appear to have been 1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package) 1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s) 1415: More F-18 2nd Strike Starts - also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched. Advertisement Vance (12.13pm ET): I will say Mike Needham for State JD Vance (16:29pm ET) Joe Kent for DNI Scott Bessent (16:39pm ET), Dan Katz for Treasury Pete Hegseth. The strongest reason to do this is, as POTUS said, to send a message. There is a real risk that the public doesn’t understand this or why it’s necessary. Joe Kent – Gabbard chief of staff (08:22am ET): We’ll have the exact same options in a month. The Israelis will likely take strikes and therefore ask us for more to replenish whatever they use against the Houthis. But that’s a minor factor. I will send you the unclass data we pulled on BAM shipping. The trade figures we have are 15 percent of global and 30percent of container. It’s difficult to break that down to US. Specific because much of the container either going through the red sea still or around the Cape of Good Hope our component going to Europe that turns into manufactured goods for transatlantic trade to the United States. Per the president’s request we are working with DOD and State to determine how to compile the cost associated and levy them on the Europeans. I think we should go; but POTUS still retains 24 hours of decision space. As I heard it, the president was clear: green light, but we soon make clear to Egypt and Europe what we expect in return. We also need to figure out how to enforce such a requirement. If the US successfully restores freedom of navigation at great cost there needs to be some further economic gain extracted.
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