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US-Präsident Donald Trump im Weißen Haus in Washington, USA, 5. Februar 2025.

Trump „entsetzt“ über Rückgabe der Bibas-Kinder, sagt Sicherheitsberater Mike Waltz

By HANNAH SARISOHN

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the encrypted Signal app to discuss classified details of US military strikes in Yemen. He did not just break protocol; he shattered the foundation of trust that underlies both national and international security apparatuses, says the writer.

Signal leak tip of deeper institutional iceberg within US defense establishment

By MICHAEL J. SALAMON

Jeffrey Goldberg:

What’s Jewish about 'Signalgate?'- opinion

By STAN POLOVETS

US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz gestures in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, March 7, 2025.

Israel provided intel on Houthi target in attack described in Signal chat, WSJ reveals

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Trump: Mike Waltz took responsibility for Houthis Signal chat leak

By REUTERS

Screenshots of the Signal chat with Trump personnel and Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffery Goldberg, March 26, 2023.

Trump advisor leaks included exact details of Houthi strikes in Signal chat

By CORINNE BAUM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and national security advisor Mike Waltz speak with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation on Ukraine-Russia peace talks, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 11, 2025.

Trump backs national security adviser after Yemen war security breach

By REUTERS

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Trump weighs firing Waltz over alleged leak of US Houthi strike plans

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

(From L-R) US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov pose after their meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Saudi Arabia emerges as key mediator in US-Ukraine negotiations

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israel banner with a picture of Iranian missiles on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024.

Trump's offer of talks with Iran aims to avoid military action, US envoy says

By REUTERS

Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, looks on during a rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

US strikes in Yemen took out key Houthi leaders, Mike Waltz says

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US. February 5, 2025.

Trump 'horrified' by return of Bibas children, Security Advisor Mike Waltz says

By HANNAH SARISOHN

US REP. Mike Waltz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, in July. He has been appointed by president-elect Donald Trump as national security advisor, and has vowed ‘a strong response’ to the ICC’s arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the writer notes.

Trump's security advisor touts hostage release, plan for 'hellhole' Gaza

By HANNAH SARISOHN

A banner on the Facebook page 'Freedom for Mark Fogel', July 29, 2023.

Trump envoy secures release of American Marc Fogel from Russia

By REUTERS

MICHAEL WALTZ, Donald Trump’s national security adviser, gestures during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last summer.

Waltz, Witkoff discuss Gaza ceasefire, reconstruction with Netanyahu

By HANNAH SARISOHN

MICHAEL WALTZ, Donald Trump’s national security adviser, gestures during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, last summer.

Trump national security adviser: Hamas will never govern Gaza

By REUTERS

Illustrative image of White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Mike Waltz, who President-elect Trump has appointed as his national security adviser.

Biden's, Trump's national security advisors discuss Israel-Hamas War, hostages

By Walla!

Congressman Mike Waltz speaks on Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 15, 2024.

'Expect strong response,' Trump's national security advisor pick tells ICC

By HANNAH SARISOHN