Woltz says he takes full responsibility for the mistake of inviting a reporter into a high-level US staff

U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Walz says he takes full responsibility for a reporter who strayed into a private group discussion of high-level U.S. strikes in Yemen.

In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Volz said he took full responsibility for the blunder. "I set up this group, and my job is to make sure everything is coordinated."

Mr. Woltz said he didn't know Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic editor in chief, who was added to the private group.

Goldberg revealed on Monday that he had learned of the plan through a high-level US national security chat group on Signal, an encrypted messaging app, before US President Donald Trump announced the strike against Houthi forces in Yemen on March 15.

Goldberg said he received an unexpected invitation from Volz to join the group, called the Houthi PC Group, which has 18 members.

Defense Secretary Hegseth released operational details in the group on March 15, including information on the targets of the air strikes, the weapons used, and the order of attack. Two hours later, the U.S. military launched a military strike in Yemen.

It put Hegseth in the spotlight. He denied Posting battle plans in the group and criticized Goldberg as a journalist who "made a career out of selling scams."

Trump downplayed the incident, saying it was the only glitch in the two months since the new administration began its work and that Hegseth was a good man.