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Iranians walk past a billboard bearing a picture of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei ahead of his funeral in Tehran on July 3, 2026. Iranian leaders began paying their respects on July 3 before the coffin of the country's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed in the US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war, as Tehran prepared for a vast funeral. Khamenei's body arrived at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on July 3 ahead of ceremonies which are expected to draw millions. (Photo by AFP via Getty

Analysis

伊朗即将安葬哈梅内伊，但他强硬的政策遗产或许会延续下去。

为这位已故最高领导人举行的隆重葬礼，已不仅仅是一场告别；它更是一次精心策划的考验，检验在他长达数十年的统治之后，政权能否继续延续。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Volunteers of the Druze-led National Guard manage traffic at a checkpoint, Suwayda, Syria, Jan. 22, 2026.

德鲁兹武装分子与叙利亚政府军之间的冲突引发了人们对暴力事件再次爆发的担忧。

德鲁兹人占多数的苏韦达省再次爆发冲突，政府军与当地德鲁兹团体之间一直存在紧张局势和武装冲突，引发了人们对暴力事件再次发生的担忧。

Motorists drive past a billboard bearing a picture of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, ahead of his funeral in Tehran on July 3, 2026. Iranian leaders began paying their respects on July 3 before the coffin of the country's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed in the US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war, as Tehran prepared for a vast funeral. Khamenei's body arrived at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on July 3 ahead of ceremonies which are expected to draw millions. (Photo by AFP via Ge

Analysis

美伊谈判陷入僵局，以色列认为战争结果是“彻底的战略失败”。

以色列官员认为，美国未能与伊朗达成其最初寻求的那种协议，源于最近战争期间和之后所犯的战略错误。

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

The court stands at the start of the first hearing at the International Court of Justice in which Myanmar is accused of committing genocide against the country's Muslim minority, the Rohingya, in the Hague on January 12, 2026. The Gambia filed the genocide case in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in 2019. Myanmar's military deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's Justice Minister Dawda Jallow told the International Court of Justice Mond

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黎巴嫩-以色列协议第13条是否禁止贝鲁特追究战争罪行？

以色列和黎巴嫩达成的部分协议引发了人们呼吁贝鲁特赋予国际刑事法院在黎巴嫩的管辖权，或者签署《罗马条约》以允许进行起诉。

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叙利亚和黎巴嫩强调不干涉内政，大马士革正在考虑与真主党谈判

Nawaf Salam and Asaad al-Shibani shake hands in Beirut on July 2, 2026.

特朗普大肆宣扬核谈判进展之际，美伊谈判却进展甚微。

Nathan Howard / AFP via Getty Images

土耳其战机空袭索马里境内的青年党目标：你需要了解什么

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during the launch of an offshore energy exploration at the port in Mogadishu on April 10, 2026.

梅拉特·基罗斯是谁？这位亲巴勒斯坦人士击败了一位长期担任民主党职务的候选人。

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A Syrian man prays on July 12, 2017, at a cemetary in Khan Sheikhun

叙利亚隐藏的化学武器威胁着后阿萨德时代过渡时期

巴沙尔·阿萨德突然倒台后，销毁叙利亚政权剩余的化学武器库成为美国及其合作伙伴的首要任务。

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土耳其在科巴尼附近集结军队，美国特使努力调解叙利亚库尔德敌对势力

随着叙利亚政权在逊尼派激进组织“解放组织”及其土耳其支持的盟友的进攻下垮台，叙利亚库尔德人需要随着新的力量格局的形成而建立共同阵线。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

A Russian soldier stands next to submarines at the Russian naval base in the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartous, on Sept. 26, 2019.

Analysis

俄罗斯因阿萨德失利而推迟对叙利亚海军驻军的决定至 3 月

俄罗斯从叙利亚撤军标志着其战略转变，目前的外交努力集中于保持影响力。

Anton Mardasov

由 Anton Mardasov

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) shakes hands with D-8 Secretary General Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, Cairo, Dec. 19, 2024.

伊朗总统罕见访问埃及，这是两国关系解冻的最新迹象

伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安前往开罗参加 D-8 经济合作组织峰会。

Yemeni firefighters douse oil tanks with water at a power station hit in an Israeli airstrike in the Houthi-run capital, Sanaa, Dec. 19, 2024.

以色列袭击也门港口和发电站以报复胡塞武装

数十架以色列战斗机袭击了首都萨那的三个港口和两座发电厂。

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以色列军队在南部占据阵地，叙利亚与约旦的过境点重新开放

随着以色列军队在缓冲区驻守、欧洲外交官与叙利亚新当局接触，约旦和叙利亚的卡车再次使用两国之间唯一的边境口岸。

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on during a meeting between the top diplomats of Iraq, Syria and Iran at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad on Dec. 6, 2024.

伊朗总统阿拉格奇在埃及，德黑兰正寻求从地区打击中恢复过来

伊朗希望开罗峰会能够成为与埃及修复关系的契机以及开展针对以色列的外交行动的场所。

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on Dec. 8, 2024.

HTS 通过大赦计划和少数民族外联扩大对叙利亚的统治：我们所知道的

据报道，由于犯罪和经济问题持续存在，由伊斯兰叛乱组织领导的叙利亚当局呼吁解散武装团体，并允许在大马士革供应酒精饮料。

French President Emmanuel Macron seen before meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace, on Dec. 7, 2024, in Paris, France.

十二年后，法国重新开放叙利亚大使馆，欧盟也将效仿：需要了解的情况

自法国与阿萨德政权断绝关系以来，法国外交官首次返回大马士革并在旧使馆大楼上升起了三色旗。

A Russian warship is pictured at the Russian naval base in the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartous on Sept. 26, 2019.

叙利亚塔尔图斯港几乎撤离，俄罗斯是否会将海军资产转移到利比亚？

阿萨德政权垮台后，俄罗斯正在向叙利亚调动军队和装备，克里姆林宫称，目前尚未就俄罗斯在叙利亚的军事地位做出决定。

Families of hostages and supporters hold signs during a rally calling for the Israeli government to seal a hostages deal with Hamas on Dec. 14, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

以色列称与哈马斯的人质停火协议比以往任何时候都更加接近：我们所知道的

以色列官员和哈马斯消息人士均表示，加沙停火和释放人质的协议比以往任何时候都更接近达成。

Palestinians stand in wait for a food portion at a distribution centre south of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 17, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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叙利亚阿萨德下台后，巴勒斯坦人振奋，希望加沙战争结束

加沙的巴勒斯坦人希望叙利亚阿萨德的倒台将导致以色列战争和占领的结束。

Rasha Abou Jalal

由 Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict