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A general view shows the Awad oil field in the eastern Qamishli countryside in northeastern Syria, on Feb. 15, 2026.

Interview

美国石油公司HKN计划接管库尔德人控制的油田，从而使叙利亚的石油产量翻一番。

HKN 副总裁马修·扎伊斯告诉 Al-Monitor，该公司计划将叙利亚东北部油田的产量翻一番，同时解决污染问题，而库尔德人经营的贾兹拉石油公司的未来仍然充满疑问。

Matthew Zais

Matthew Zais

HKN vice president for government affairs

US President Donald Trump walks on stage

Analysis

特朗普中期选举后的克制态度消退后，调解人争相避免美伊冲突。

德黑兰几乎没有动力做出任何让步，以便特朗普政府在下周大选前将其吹捧为胜利。

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Yousef Jabareen, leader of Israel's Arab-led Joint List political alliance (C-L), and other members cheer at the alliance's campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on Oct. 27, 2026.

Explainer

以色列阿拉伯政党如何在选举胜利后帮助内塔尼亚胡下台

10 月 27 日的选举中，阿拉伯公民踊跃投票，投票率达到 80%，创历史新高，甚至高于全国 77% 的投票率。

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in central Moscow, on Oct. 28, 2026.

埃及总统塞西与普京会晤，俄罗斯加大对非洲的投入：你需要了解什么

周三的会议是在第三届俄罗斯-非洲峰会期间举行的，该峰会为期两天，在莫斯科举行，非洲领导人和官员齐聚一堂。

Latest News

伊拉克扎伊迪首次访问叙利亚，会见沙拉：你需要了解哪些信息

Zaidi

俄罗斯卫星数据帮助也门胡塞武装瞄准沙特阿拉伯：你需要了解什么

Security forces stand guard in front of a banner showing the Kaaba during a protest by supporters of the Houthi authorities against the Saudi intervention in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia's recent accusation that the Houthis fired at the holy city of Mecca, in Sanaa on Sept. 18, 2026.

Analysis

以色列陷入僵局：特朗普能否促成内塔尼亚胡与艾森科特达成协议？

Trump Netanyahu

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

Analysis

战争的紧迫性如何促使伊朗拉拢沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦

A woman walks past a mural bearing the Iranian national flag

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Oct. 14, 2026, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

随着胡塞武装袭击升级，伊拉克总理扎伊迪与沙特王储讨论安全问题。

在伊朗支持的民兵袭击沙特阿拉伯王国以及也门胡塞武装发生冲突之后，伊拉克采取措施改善与沙特阿拉伯的关系。

Israel's Chief of the Mossad David Barnea (R) and Security Agency director Ronen Bar, attend a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

前辛贝特局长罗南·巴尔就10月7日的指控起诉内塔尼亚胡，索赔近100万美元。

巴尔起诉内塔尼亚胡，索赔 300 万谢克尔（97 万美元），原因是内塔尼亚胡在 9 月 28 日 X 网站上发表的一篇文章中，指责这位前辛贝特局长应对 10 月 7 日的情报失误负责，并指控他隐瞒警告。

Serhan Asker, General Program Coordinator at Halk TV, makes a statement outside the Ankara branch of Turkey's most-watched news channel, Halk TV.

Live Updates

土耳其当局加大镇压力度，查封反对派电视台Halk TV：你需要了解什么

Halk TV是一家亲反对派的电视台，也是土耳其收视率最高的电视新闻频道之一。

Yemenis brandishing the People's Republic of South Yemen flag

也门南部领导人呼吁“动员起来”对抗胡塞武装，战争升级

领导阿联酋支持的南方过渡委员会分离主义组织的艾达鲁斯·祖拜迪呼吁也门南部人民为地区自治而战，反对胡塞武装，同时谴责对沙特阿拉伯的袭击。

Ships are docked along a pier at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on July 14, 2026.

Analysis

伊朗不断加大对霍尔木兹海峡船只的袭击力度，其背后原因是什么？

通过再次袭击油轮，德黑兰希望让华盛顿付出足够的代价来通过霍尔木兹海峡，并利用特朗普总统目前面临的与选举相关的压力来加强这一手段。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

A shop owner assists one of his customers at Malta bazaar in the Fatih district in Istanbul, on Dec. 6, 2024.

伊朗对阿塞拜疆学校禁止佩戴头巾一事保持沉默，以色列与土耳其的关系考验着伊朗与土耳其的联盟。

阿塞拜疆对学校伊斯兰服饰的限制引发了与土耳其之间一场罕见的公开争吵，暴露了这两个盟友之间紧密政治和安全关系下隐藏的紧张关系。

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a reporters question in the Oval Office at the White House on September 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump announced plans that a new $15 billion steel plant will be built in eastern Iowa by Mesabi Metallics and is projected to be one of the largest in the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

特朗普暗示可能要求土耳其加入打击也门胡塞武装的战斗

“我认为埃尔多安总统会按照我的要求去做，”他告诉记者。

A cargo ship is pictured off coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, along the Gulf of Oman, on June 28, 2026, after Iran's top diplomat warned that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would "increase tensions" in the Middle East.

美国空袭与伊朗有关的油轮后，霍尔木兹号油轮袭击事件激增。

在霍尔木兹海峡，一架美国战斗机击沉了一艘与伊朗有关联的油轮后，一天之内就有六艘商船遭到袭击。军方官员指控该油轮试图突破美国海军封锁。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

A plume of smoke rises during a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Oct. 9, 2026.

沙特领导的联军空袭萨那，特朗普称胡塞武装是受伊朗指使行事

沙特阿拉伯领导的联军敦促平民在计划中的“精确打击行动”之前撤离也门首都的一个石油设施。

This picture shows the border wall between Iran and Afghanistan at the Milak border crossing near the town of Zabol, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan bordering Afghanistan, on Dec. 17, 2025.

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队称，在俾路支省捣毁“武装分子小组”后，5人丧生：你需要了解什么

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队宣布在东南部锡斯坦-俾路支斯坦省对武装分子展开新的军事行动，该省几乎每天都发生袭击和冲突。

A giant electoral poster for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party with the slogan "no surrender" is displayed on the facade of a building in Tel Aviv on Sept. 29, 2026

Exclusive

为了赢得沙特阿拉伯的支持，内塔尼亚胡可能在大选前对也门发动袭击。

不能排除在选举前对伊朗或其也门代理人发动袭击的可能性，但以色列总理似乎更倾向于支持沙特阿拉伯对抗也门胡塞武装。

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

A security force member stands guard during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on Oct. 9, 2026.

伊朗提议与沙特和也门对话，此时冲突和胡塞武装袭击正在升级。

也门沙特支持的政府通过了一项法律草案，将伊朗支持的胡塞武装列为恐怖组织。与此同时，美国正在考虑对该组织针对沙特阿拉伯的袭击采取进一步行动。