U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he had been assured none of the information discussed on a messaging app about US attacks on Yemen's Houthis where a journalist was mistakenly added to the chain threatened the operation or the lives of the service members.

This thing was set up for purposes of coordinating how everyone was going to call. You know, when these things happen, I need to call foreign ministers, especially of our close allies. We need to notify members of Congress.