India, March 27 -- Defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday addressed concerns over leaked discussions about US "war plans" after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat. The incident occurred just two hours before imminent strikes against the Houthi rebels on March 15.

The unclassified Signal group included top officials such as Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and others. Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added, giving him access to sensitive discussions.

Commenting on the mistake, President Donald Trump downplayed the situation, stating that it was not "a serious one."

Hegseth later addressed...