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Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024.

黎巴嫩向被以色列杀害的记者阿迈勒·哈利勒告别：你需要了解什么

哈利勒在一次针对她和同事躲藏的房屋的定点清除行动中丧生，这起事件引发了黎巴嫩官员和国际媒体的广泛谴责。

Women read instructions to voters ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 21, 2026.

Analysis

巴勒斯坦地方选举前夕，竞争严重不足

由于许多选举没有竞争对手，而且其他候选人也被排除在外，这次投票凸显了旨在遏制异议和优先考虑稳定的精心策划的努力。

Daoud Kuttab

由 Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

Qais al-Khazali (L), head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, stands along with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki after casting their ballots at a polling station in Baghdad on Nov. 11, 2025.

伊拉克什叶派阵营因马利基问题出现分歧，推迟总理选举，截止日期临近：你需要了解什么

除了特朗普政府公开反对的协调框架提名人、前总理努里·马利基之外，还有两位候选人成为新的候选人。

Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks at a candidates' registration office in Tehran on May 30, 2024, during the first day of registration ahead of the country's presidential election.

艾哈迈德·瓦希迪是谁？他是伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队总司令，也是反对核妥协的强硬派。

艾哈迈德·瓦希迪是伊朗革命卫队内部的一位资深人士，与伊朗安全机构和代理网络有着密切联系。在伊朗革命卫队处于危机之际，他接管了该组织，一些报道显示，他在伊朗的决策中扮演着举足轻重的角色。

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“值得吗？”叙利亚歌手莎拉因与米西·艾莉特合作表演而遭到强烈反对

President of Syria Ahmed al-Shara arrives for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City.

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

特朗普延长停火协议后，伊朗在霍尔木兹港扣押了两艘货船

Fishing and cargo ships and ferries are pictured in the Gulf off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic Republic's navy and has a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuz, on April 29, 2019.

伊朗处决了战后第14名涉嫌与摩萨德有关联的人：你需要了解什么

Mahdi Farid, who was convicted of espionage for Israel’s Mossad, was executed after his death sentence was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court, Tehran, Iran, April 22, 2026.

特朗普将与伊朗的停火期限延长至“谈判结束”

President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions before boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Rabbi Daniel Walker and King Charles III view floral tributes during a visit to Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Oct. 20, 2025, in Manchester, England.

英国和荷兰调查伊朗与针对犹太遗址阴谋的关联：你需要了解什么

英国当局称，有两名男子为伊朗在伦敦从事犹太社区的间谍活动，比利时和荷兰的犹太教堂最近也成为袭击目标。

Lorries roll along the highway between Riyadh and al-Ahsa, some 200 kilometers east of the Saudi capital, on March 15, 2026. The war sparked by US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28 has sparked chaos on global markets, and sent the price of oil soaring after the Islamic republic imposed control by force over the crucial artery. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP via Getty Images) /

美国要求公民撤离沙特阿拉伯，此前伊朗袭击了该国能源设施：你需要了解什么

在伊朗对沙特阿拉伯境内能源设施发动袭击事件激增后，美国驻利雅得大使馆敦促其公民离开沙特阿拉伯。

US soldiers participate in the annual military exercises known as "Eager Lion" near Maan, some 200 kilometers south of the capital Amman on May 17, 2017.

伊朗指责约旦允许美国发射导弹：你需要了解什么

伊朗对约旦发出威胁之际，阿卜杜拉国王正在访问海湾地区，而约旦境内仍驻扎着数千名美军士兵。

An Iranian security force officer stands guard next to a huge billboard of Iran's newly nominated supreme leader Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei (pointing) during Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran on March 13, 2026. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (photo bottom L) and triggering a war that spread across the M

Analysis

随着伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队加强控制，以色列认为伊朗政权更迭之路漫长。

以色列官员告诉《中东观察报》，虽然大量伊朗领导人被杀显然正在破坏该政权的稳定，但推翻该政权可能还需要很长时间。

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

A Patriot anti-missile battery launcher, deployed by Dutch NATO soldiers, is seen March 11, 2003 at the Diyarbakir military airport in southeastern Turkey.

北约向土耳其部署新型“爱国者”导弹系统，菲丹在利雅得参加地区会谈

向土耳其重要空军基地部署兵力可能表明北约规划者对土耳其的军事资产日益关注。

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, arrives in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 27, 2025.

Analysis

拉里贾尼之死会加强伊朗强硬派的力量吗？

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队在战争中发挥了核心作用，并与新任命的最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊建立了联系，其影响力已经得到加强，可能会进一步巩固其在安全和外交政策方面的影响力。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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特朗普支持者阵营出现分裂，乔·肯特因伊朗战争辞职

美国国家反恐中心负责人离职反映出特朗普支持者内部的分裂日益加剧，其中“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）运动中的反战派对伊朗冲突越来越感到愤怒。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

People drink and chat in a bar in the old town in Damascus on June 19, 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

叙利亚当局限制大马士革的酒类销售：你需要了解什么

新规加剧了人们对叙利亚新领导层社会保守的伊斯兰主义背景的担忧。

A flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on Feb. 16, 2026.

科威特逮捕16人，指控他们与真主党有关联，其中包括14名科威特公民。

逮捕行动后，黎巴嫩承诺与科威特全面合作，并赞扬了这个海湾国家的行动。

A smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16, 2026.

Analysis

伊朗为何将阿联酋视为对抗美国和以色列战争的理想目标？

相比邻国，这个海湾国家遭受的打击更为严重，因为德黑兰重申了其对该国进行打击的权利。

Adam Lucente

由 Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Black smoke rises following an airstrike, as Iranians take part in the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran on March 13, 2026.

尽管特朗普声称伊朗希望达成协议，但停火仍遥遥无期。

唐纳德·特朗普总统对于这场已经持续三周的战争可能会持续多久，仍然发出模棱两可的信息。

A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate, on Feb. 25, 2026.

特朗普敦促盟友支持霍尔木兹海峡协议，重启经济的障碍日益增多。

欧洲主要盟友对特朗普提出的帮助重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的请求犹豫不决，这让人怀疑美国能否迅速确保该水道免受伊朗导弹和无人机的威胁。