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Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid (L) speaks to outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a meeting at the Knesset (parliament), in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. - Final approval of the parliament dissolution bill was initially expected by midnight but was postponed to June 30 as coalition and opposition lawmakers sparred over last-minute legislative details, several sources familiar with the parliamentary said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

贝内特和拉皮德能否团结以色列反对派，推翻内塔尼亚胡？

在以色列下次选举前六个月，反对派领导人纳夫塔利·贝内特和亚伊尔·拉皮德决定以反内塔尼亚胡的竞选组合参选。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Analysis

海湾地区的“铁穹”：伊朗战争如何使阿联酋与以色列的防务关系投入运作

此次部署是该系统在以色列境外首次用于实战，标志着阿联酋与以色列的关系正从政治正常化转向军事协调。

Francesco Schiavi

由 Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Soldiers from Iran's land, navy, air force and special forces parade on the occasion of National Army Day in Tehran, capital of Iran on April 18, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

伊朗如何在停火掩盖其战略调整的同时重建其遭受重创的军队

伊朗正利用脆弱的停火协议，通过重新部署和逆向工程来恢复元气，为再次发生冲突做好更全面的准备。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

如果没有退出策略，以色列将面临气焰嚣张的真主党，在伊朗问题上的选择也将十分有限。

尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统仍未决定是否再次打击伊朗，但以色列军队却在黎巴嫩泥潭中越陷越深，真主党也得到了加强。

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

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特朗普致电祝贺伊拉克候任总理扎伊迪：你需要了解哪些信息

Iraq's prime minister-designate, Ali al-Zaidi, at Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office on April 28, 2026.

随着霍尔木兹海峡对峙加剧，特朗普在伊朗战争中面临三条道路。

This photo obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim shows an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly taking part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on April 21, 2026.

伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊发出挑衅信号，威胁美国，但同时呼吁海湾国家支持伊朗。

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土耳其就法国在塞浦路斯部署军队一事向法国发出警告：你需要了解什么

Members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), from the British Army's 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, No. 2 Company, patrol along the buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the divided capital Nicosia on Feb. 17, 2026.

Displaced Syrian Kurds drive a vehicle loaded with belongings on the Aleppo-Raqqa highway.

叙利亚军队与叛军交战，战略要地哈马的冲突愈演愈烈

叛军占领阿勒颇后向中部城市哈马进发，政府军也向该地区派出了增援部队。

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美国空袭袭击叙利亚代尔祖尔的亲阿萨德部队：你需要了解的情况

美国军方正利用叙利亚政府军从阿勒颇匆忙撤退的机会，加强在叙利亚另一侧、靠近伊拉克边境的幼发拉底河谷主要石油储备地附近的防御。

Smoke billows the the Syrian town of Suran, between Aleppo and Hama, on Dec. 3, 2024.

在叛军进攻期间被派往叙利亚的伊朗圣城军军官有哪些？

该小组由前圣城军叙利亚分支指挥官领导，伊朗媒体称他在 2016 年阿勒颇的反恐行动中发挥了主导作用。

A militant poses for a picture after anti-government fighters seized Syrian army military equipment and vehicles that were abandoned on the highway to Damascus, as they reach the town of Suran north of Syria's Hama city on Dec. 3, 2024.

土耳其埃尔多安敦促阿萨德与叛军接触，菲丹准备与伊朗、俄罗斯进行会谈

土耳其总统与俄罗斯总统普京和伊拉克总理就叙利亚问题进行了通话，土耳其最高外交官预计将与俄罗斯和伊朗外长举行三方会谈。

NOEMIE DE BELLAIGUE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

德国逮捕真主党嫌疑人：我们所知道的情况

德国逮捕了一名涉嫌加入真主党的男子，他被指控在德国经营两个附属协会。

An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after jihadis and their allies entered the northern Syrian city, on Nov. 30, 2024.

Analysis

以色列关注伊朗，警惕叙利亚叛军的进攻，倾向于阿萨德

以色列目前正在讨论最近叙利亚叛军的崛起是否会增加地区威胁及其战略利益。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

An Israeli tank is transported to a position in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, Sept. 29, 2024.

Analysis

以色列能否在对真主党进行报复的同时维持黎巴嫩停火？

以色列在对其所认为的真主党违法行为进行报复的同时，坚称与黎巴嫩的停火协议仍然有效。

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

Anti-government fighters pose for a picture in front of a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kuweires military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province, on Dec. 1, 2024.

叙利亚的猛烈攻势使拜登的中东行动变得更加困难

随着叙利亚反对派持续对该国北部地区发动快速进攻，美国国务院呼吁“降级”。

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Shouba, on April 25, 2024.

真主党袭击后以色列重击黎巴嫩，脆弱的停火局势紧张

真主党在周一宣称在以色列和真主党达成停火协议后首次对以色列发动袭击，随后以色列以大范围空袭予以回击。

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继阿勒颇之后，叙利亚叛军逼近哈马，亲伊朗民兵集结支援阿萨德

叙利亚政府否认反政府武装占领阿勒颇省大部分地区后向哈马推进的报道。

ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

伊朗外长在土耳其会见菲丹，叙利亚问题持续存在：我们知道什么

尽管伊朗和土耳其高级外交官都同意需要缓和叙利亚局势，但两国的立场仍然存在分歧。

Fighters enter the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on their motorbikes with smoke billowing in the background during fighting on Nov. 29, 2024, as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadists and allied factions continue their offensive in the Aleppo province against government forces.

Analysis

埃尔多安希望 HTS 攻势能为美土在俄罗斯和叙利亚的重启打开大门

乌克兰战争加强了俄伊联盟。

Andrew Parasiliti

由 Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security