Ellie Cook

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Senior Defense Reporter at Newsweek

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Articles

Europe can handle security if US retreats from continent, NATO leader says

3 days ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook

European countries will be able to fill in the gaps left by the U.S. military on the continent with proper planning, the president of the Czech Republic said, as NATO's biggest summit of the year provides no concrete answers on whether the White House will take the step of rolling back its footprint in Europe.
Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination withdrawn

3 days ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook

By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City, University of London. Languages: English, Spanish.You can reach Ellie via email at [email protected].
Israel Unsure Iran Nuke Program ‘Annihilated’ After US Strikes: Official

5 days ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Ellie Cook

During a Sunday morning press conference, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that "many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to Iran's nuclear program, and none could until President Trump." The defense secretary then said to the world's cameras: "We devastated the Iranian nuclear program." In Israel, though, there's less certainty about whether Iran's nuclear development has been smashed to pieces by U.S. strikes on three of Iran's major nuclear facilities overnight,...
Exclusive: Israel's Herzog Reacts to US Strikes-'Have to Defend Ourselves'

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook |Gabe Whisnant

The international community ignored Iran's major underground nuclear facility of Fordow for years, Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Newsweek in an exclusive interview following U.S. strikes against three nuclear sites in central Iran overnight. The Fordow nuclear facility, roughly 60 miles south of Tehran, was secret until 2009.
Before and after images show impact of US strikes on Iran nuclear site

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook

New satellite imagery shows large craters and ash at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility following U.S. airstrikes that President Donald Trump said had "totally obliterated" Tehran's major nuclear sites. The ContextTrump confirmed late on Saturday that the U.S. had carried out "massive precision strikes" to take out Tehran's nuclear enrichment facilities and damage its ability to make a nuclear weapon.
Satellite Images Show 'Unusual' Activity at Iran Nuclear Site Before Strikes

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook

By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City, University of London. Languages: English, Spanish.You can reach Ellie via email at [email protected].
Map shows where US strikes hit in Iran

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook |John Feng

A map shows where the U.S. struck three of Iran's main nuclear sites on Saturday, bringing the U.S. directly into the conflict between Iran and Israel after speculation over whether America's self-styled role as peacemaker-in-chief would embroil Washington in Israel's large-scale attacks. Trump said on Saturday evening that the U.S. had carried out "massive precision strikes" to take out Tehran's nuclear enrichment facilities and its ability to make a nuclear weapon.
How Israel's Air Force Compares as IDF Claims 'Air Superiority' Over Iran

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook

Israel has the upper hand in the skies over the Iranian capital of Tehran, the Israeli military has said, after Iran and Israel launched fresh strikes into the early hours of Monday. "At this time, we can say that we have achieved full aerial superiority over Tehran's skies," Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, said on Monday.
US Embassy damaged by Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook

By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City, University of London. Languages: English, Spanish.You can reach Ellie via email at [email protected].
Videos, pictures show aftermath of Iranian strikes on Tel Aviv

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Ellie Cook

Israeli authorities triggered alerts for renewed missile attacks on Sunday, including around Tel Aviv, after Iranian missiles destroyed buildings overnight and killed at least 10 people, as President Donald Trump urged both sides to "make a deal."Why It MattersIsrael launched the first of a series of airstrikes across Iran late on Thursday, U.S. time, a "preemptive" campaign it said was needed to take out Iran's nuclear facilities, its ballistic missile stockpile and other military sites.