What Happened
NSA Mike Waltz engaged in “intense coordination” with Netanyahu on Iran strike options via Signal. Messages were archived through TeleMessage, an app with documented links to Israeli intelligence services.
The coordination was not disclosed to Congress and may have violated protocols around sharing classified strike planning with foreign heads of state.
Despite the severity of the security breach — coordinating military strikes with a foreign leader through an unsecured channel linked to foreign intelligence — Waltz faced no criminal investigation. He was removed from his NSA position but immediately reassigned as UN Ambassador, effectively failing upward.