Nick Paton Walsh

London

Chief International Security Correspondent at CNN

CNN Chief International Security Correspondent - on same address @ threads

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Iran watches decades-old red lines vanish from view, but Trump still faces a huge risk

1 week ago | cnn.com | Nick Paton Walsh

A man wears a US veteran-themed shirt, that reads, "United we stand", as smoke rises in the distance, following an Israeli attack on the IRIB building, the country's state broadcaster, in Tehran, Iran, on June 16. Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters CNN — It’s a big decision, but one where the outcomes get slowly better, either way, every day.
One number could define the Iran-Israel conflict’s outcome

1 week ago | cnn.com | Nick Paton Walsh |Jo Shelley

A projectile hits buildings as the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, June 13. Leo Correa/AP CNN — The outcome of the defining conflict between Iran and Israel may depend on one simple number, which is at very best a rough estimate.
The secretive Iranian nuclear site that’s a key target for Israel | CNN

1 week ago | cnn.com | Nick Paton Walsh |Jo Shelley |Julie Zink

Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback The secretive Iranian nuclear site that’s a key target for Israel It’s key to Iran's nuclear program: the Fordow plant - in a mountain lair where hundreds of centrifuges, hidden possibly 90 meters underground, enrich uranium to 60%. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh explains what we know about the key site in Israel’s crosshairs.
UK to get first female spy chief | CNN

1 week ago | cnn.com | Nick Paton Walsh

Ad Feedback World United Kingdom • 1 min read CNN CNN — Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. Blaise Metreweli will take up the position of Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. She is currently head of the service’s technology and innovation teams, a position immortalized as “Q” in the James Bond movies.
UK to get first female spy chief

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Nick Paton Walsh

Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. Blaise Metreweli will take up the position of Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. She is currently head of the service’s technology and innovation teams, a position immortalized as “Q” in the James Bond movies. It was revealed in 2017 that “Q” was a woman – but Metreweli was not named at the time.
A weakened Iran has few options for striking back after Israel’s blows

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Nick Paton Walsh

Iranian people gather at the scene of an explosion at a residential complex due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images CNN — In the face of Israel’s far-reaching strikes Friday, it’s not clear that Iran – its longtime foe – has the capacity to muster the furious response that might be expected.
‘Spiderweb’ attack: See how Ukraine’s mission unfolded on Russia

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Nick Paton Walsh

Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback How Ukraine’s ‘Spiderweb’ attack unfolded on Russia Ukraine’s drone attack against Russian airfields on Sunday was audacious and daring. But most of all, it was meticulously planned and executed flawlessly against Russia. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh explains how the attack unfolded.
Ataques con drones de Ucrania exponen la vulnerabilidad de Rusia y podrían cambiar la narrativa de la guerra

3 weeks ago | local3news.com | Nick Paton Walsh

Tras demasiadas noches sacando niños de los escombros provocados por los ataques con drones rusos, Ucrania lanzó devastadores ataques el fin de semana contra el orgullo militar de Moscú marcando un breve respiro para la moral ucraniana y un giro inesperado en la guerra causada por el Kremlin. Puede resultar difícil calcular el impacto preciso del audaz ataque con drones de Ucrania contra bases aéreas rusas a miles de kilómetros de la frontera ucraniana.
Ukraine’s wily drone strikes expose Russia’s vulnerability and could shift war’s narrative

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Nick Paton Walsh

Plumes of smoke are seen rising over the Belaya air base in the Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia, in a photo posted by Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev to Telegram on Sunday. Igor Kobzev/Telegram/AP CNN — After too many nights of pulling children from the rubble of Russian drone strikes, the weekend’s devastating attacks on Moscow’s military pride mark a moment of brief respite for Ukrainian morale, and yet another twist of the unexpected in the Kremlin’s war of choice.
Exclusivo: mensagens mostram ordens russas para matar soldados rendidos

1 month ago | cnnbrasil.com.br | Nick Paton Walsh |Victoria Butenko |Saskya Vandoorne |Kosta Gak

A transmissão de rádio tem um chiado, mas a ordem transmitida é clara: capturar o comandante e matar os demais. A troca de mensagens assustadora faz parte de uma série de comunicações interceptadas entre forças russas que, segundo autoridades ucranianas, trazem mais evidências de que comandantes russos estariam ordenando a execução de soldados ucranianos que se rendem, o que é uma violação do direito internacional.