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Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent addresses the audience during opening remarks at the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism at the State Department on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bessent spoke alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller as they discussed the rise of far-left political terrorism as a transnational threat. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

美国发出“警告”，威胁对伊朗贸易伙伴实施制裁

美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特表示，各国被要求在“明确期限”内停止与伊朗的商业往来，否则将面临美国的制裁。

Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebel movement carry a mock rocket as they demonstrate in the capital, Sanaa, to denounce a reported air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on a prison in the country's rebel-held north, on Jan. 21, 2022.

胡塞武装声称在延布附近袭击了一艘沙特油轮：你需要知道什么

这是胡塞武装针对沙特石油和军事设施的一系列袭击事件中的最新一起。

Palestinian militant group Hamas police officers stand guard as people attend the opening of the Fatah party's eighth general conference at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City on May 14, 2026.

前国防部长：随着哈马斯势力增强，以色列在加沙的处境“糟透了”。

以色列前国防部长约阿夫·加兰特批评以色列政府允许哈马斯继续控制加沙地带的一半地区。

ANKARA, TURKEY - JULY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria (L) for bilateral talks at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Leaders from NATO's 32 countries, plus NATO allies like Ukraine, gathered in the Turkish capital to discuss a range of issues involving spending targets, defense industrial production, and support for Ukraine, among other topics. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

美国将在47年后解除对叙利亚的恐怖主义认定。

一位美国官员表示，特朗普政府预计将于周一撤销该标签。

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意大利提议在黎巴嫩组建一支强大的多国部队来取代联合国驻黎巴嫩临时部队：你需要了解什么

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以色列军队在与伊尔根武装分子的冲突中击沉的船只残骸在78年后被发现

A merchant ship "Jabotinsky" (former "Altalena"), chartered by Jewish military group Irgun Zvaei Leumi to carry weapons for Israeli fighters, burns near Tel Aviv beach, after being shelled by the Haganah, Israel, June 27, 1948.

以色列加强选举保障措施，公众不信任感加剧：你需要了解什么

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Analysis

土耳其为何将以色列对叙利亚的空袭视为对其军事角色的警告，以及《麦加条约》

A Turkish soldier from the 1st Border Regiment Command looks out over the border wall to Syria during alert drills at a military outpost on the Turkey/Syria border on March 2, 2017 in Kilis, Turkey.

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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Analysis

与阿曼的会谈令以色列对特朗普的最终意图感到不确定，导弹威胁依然存在。

以色列和美国在情报方面密切协调，但以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡显然对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在伊朗问题上的意图一无所知。

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

A person with a motorbike stands on the side of a road as US-led coalition plane operates at a base on Jan. 26, 2026 in Al-Shaddadi, Syria.

美军撤出叙利亚沙达迪基地：你需要了解什么

该基地一直是美军在中部城市哈塞克和战略要地哈布尔河谷之间的重要枢纽——在战争高峰时期，哈布尔河谷曾是通往ISIS石油生产中心地带的门户。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

A picture shows a view of a street with access to a detention center under the Adliyeh (Palace of Justice) bridge (L) of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on Aug. 7, 2022.

黎巴嫩和叙利亚签署协议，将300名叙利亚囚犯转移至黎巴嫩：我们目前掌握的信息

黎巴嫩和叙利亚签署了一项协议，将关押在黎巴嫩监狱的 300 多名被判刑的叙利亚人移送回国服刑。

An Iranian man walks past an anti-US and anti-Israel banner hanging on a building in Palestine Square in Tehran on Jan. 27, 2026.

Analysis

从“援助即将到来”到核谈判，伊朗人对特朗普的转变感到担忧

尽管特朗普一再承诺要追究德黑兰镇压抗议活动的责任，但许多伊朗人仍在等待他兑现承诺。

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

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

Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, attends a meeting with the diplomatic adviser to the French president, in the Iranian capital Tehran, on July 10, 2019.

伊朗任命阿里·沙姆哈尼为国防委员会主席：你需要了解什么

长期担任安全官员的阿里·沙姆哈尼最近驳斥了向国外输送浓缩铀的想法，并对即将与美国进行的谈判表示了一定的希望。

The commander of CENTCOM, Admiral Brad Cooper, visited Israel as the official guest of Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir.

Analysis

美伊会谈即将开始之际，以色列正努力影响特朗普的选择。

由于美伊会谈定于周五在阿曼举行，以色列面临着两个截然相反的选择：要么向华盛顿施压，要求其打击伊朗目标，要么敦促华盛顿坚持达成全面协议。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

An emergency vehicle drives through flood waters as residents are evacuated and relocated to other towns as preventive and emergency evacuations are carried out to move residents living near flood-prone areas following the weather alert and the rise in the water level of the Loukkos River, with flooding expected in the coming days, in Ksar El Kebir on Feb. 1, 2026.

莱昂纳多风暴引发的严重洪灾导致摩洛哥北部14万人流离失所

暴雨引发的洪水淹没了摩洛哥北部，导致大规模人员疏散，紧急救援服务不堪重负。

A picture obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim on Jan. 4, 2021, shows the South Korean-flagged tanker being escorted by Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy after being seized in the Gulf.

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队在海湾地区扣押两艘油轮，指控其走私石油。

本周早些时候，伊朗与美国海军发生两次冲突，与此同时，美国在伊朗周围大规模集结了海空军力量。随后，伊朗警方采取了一次看似例行的警务行动。

A man exits the Washington Post office building in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2026.

《华盛顿邮报》裁员30%，大幅削减国际新闻部和中东团队：你需要了解什么

《华盛顿邮报》的外国记者曾广泛报道加沙和乌克兰的战争以及其他全球冲突地区。

A Russian military Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlift aircraft takes off from Qamishli International Airport in northeastern Syria's Hasakah province on January 27, 2026. Russia withdrew troops and equipment on January 27 from the airport in Kurdish-held northeast Syria where its forces were based, as Kurdish forces who once controlled swathes of territory in the country's north and east have withdrawn in the face of military pressure of Syrian army advance while the country's new Islamist authorities seek to

俄罗斯驻叙利亚代表团将维护军事基地：你需要了解什么

近几周来，俄罗斯和叙利亚军方官员进行了一系列互访和交流，克里姆林宫继续将叙利亚视为重要的军事据点。

In this handout photo in an undisclosed location, US Airmen prepare to load GBU-31 munition systems onto F-15E Strike Eagles within the US Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 18, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike.

美国对叙利亚境内疑似ISIS据点发动5次空袭：你需要了解什么

过去一周，美军在叙利亚发动了五次空袭，与此同时，美军越来越依赖大马士革的军队来遏制伊斯兰国残余势力。

Iranian instructor Maryam Ghelich stands with student Narghes as they look at Elham (3rd R), Leila and Mona, posing on their motorbikes before their lesson at a training center in northern Tehran on Dec. 7, 2025.

伊朗正式允许女性驾驶摩托车：你需要了解哪些信息

这项新决议出台之际，正值伊朗局势动荡不安之时。经济困境和政府的严厉镇压引发了全国范围内的大规模抗议活动，震动了全国各地的城市。