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A motorcyclist rides past a Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet model displayed along a road in Karachi on August 13, 2025, on the eve of the country's independence day celebrations. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

阿曼可能购买JF-17战斗机对中国和巴基斯坦意味着什么

据报道，马斯喀特对 JF-17 的兴趣考验着国防供应商多元化能否在不造成过大成本或盟友反对的情况下提供额外的能力。

Francesco Schiavi

由 Francesco Schiavi

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

People inspect the damage at a site targeted by airstrikes

Analysis

约旦空袭后，叙利亚如何平衡公众愤怒与地区稳定？

Shelly Kittleson

由 Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "Free Gaza, free world"

Analysis

加沙取得进展，叙利亚撤军：土耳其希望以色列下一届政府做什么

安卡拉认为，如果以色列下一届政府能够缓解加沙的人道主义危机并减少对叙利亚的军事压力，两国关系还有有限的改善空间。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Turkish Navy sailors wave their caps from the flight deck

Explainer

在欧盟拒绝后，土耳其如何拉拢埃及达成海上协议

土耳其再次推动与埃及达成海上协议，试图以此缓和开罗对其与利比亚达成海上协议的反对意见，但这一努力面临着重重阻力。

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在最新的美伊外交努力中，谁会先让步？

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A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

霍尔木兹岛发生的磁性水雷袭击事件表明，伊朗可能正在改变策略。

Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait

阿联酋的努赛贝在联合国秘书长最新民意调查中排名第四：你需要了解什么

Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, speaks at a Sudan Humanitarian Fund event at the Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2026. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

United Arab Emirates

以色列大选对其与中国的关系意味着什么

China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2017.

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Exclusive

“伊拉克之王”：高级法官扎伊丹在雪莉·基特尔森的释放中发挥了关键作用

官员们表示，法伊克·扎伊丹利用其在伊朗支持的民兵组织中的影响力，帮助确保了这名美国记者的获释，这凸显了他在伊拉克四分五裂的政治格局中的巨大影响力。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026.

伊朗袭击海湾国家，威胁停火，以色列升级在黎巴嫩的军事行动：你需要了解什么

在伊朗和美国宣布停火数小时后，伊朗继续在阿拉伯联合酋长国、沙特阿拉伯和科威特发动袭击。

Yasin AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images

土耳其逮捕11名与ISIS有关的以色列领事馆袭击案嫌疑人：你需要了解什么

一位观察人士指出，此次袭击很可能是为了将土耳其描绘成保护以色列的形象，袭击目标是守卫领事馆的当地警察。

TOPSHOT - Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before US President Donald Trump's deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

Analysis

特朗普的停火令内塔尼亚胡感到慌乱，伊朗则从中获得了政治利益。

美国总统特朗普决定与德黑兰政权停火，使以色列离其对伊朗发动战争的目标越来越远。

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

A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard in Khor Fakkan in the Gulf emirate of Sharjah, off the coast of the Gulf of Oman, on Feb. 25, 2026.

伊朗威胁发动能源冲击，在特朗普设定最后期限前加大海湾地区的打击力度：你需要了解什么

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队空天军司令马吉德·穆萨维宣布战争进入“新阶段”，以回应美国威胁要袭击伊朗关键民用基础设施。

A view of the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026, west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran.

以色列寻求扩大战争范围，在特朗普设定的最后期限临近之际，袭击伊朗铁路和桥梁。

自特朗普政府宣布最后期限以来，以色列已为美国可能采取的升级行动做好准备，包括对民用基础设施进行空袭或开展地面行动。

The Dubai skyline with the landmark Burj Khalifa skyscraper (R) is pictured as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport on March 16, 2026. Flights were gradually resuming at Dubai airport on March 16, previously the world's busiest for international flights, the airport operator said, after a "drone-related incident" sparked a fuel tank fire nearby, as Iran kept up its Gulf attacks. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

海湾国家处于伊朗局势升级的前线：你需要了解哪些信息

伊朗在海湾地区加大了袭击力度，而美国即将设定重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的最后期限，导致连接沙特阿拉伯和巴林的一座桥梁短暂关闭。

United Arab Emirates

Motorists ride scooters near a large political banner, depicting missiles being fired behind Iranian demonstrators in solidarity with the government, at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026.

美国袭击伊朗哈尔克岛，特朗普威胁“整个文明”

伊朗媒体报道称，该岛发生数起爆炸，而该岛对伊朗的石油工业至关重要。爆炸发生的时间距离美国开放霍尔木兹海峡的最后期限仅剩几个小时。

Israeli soldiers patrol a street in Hebron's Old City in the occupied West Bank on January 23, 2026, deployed as settlers entered the area under army protection. (Photo by Mosab Shawer / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

四名以色列士兵因涉嫌为伊朗从事间谍活动被捕：你需要了解什么

自 10 月 7 日袭击事件以来，已有数名以色列人因替伊朗从事间谍活动而被起诉，但这是首例涉及现役军人的案件。

US President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, on April 6, 2026, in Washington.

“没有桥梁，就没有发电厂”：特朗普若伊朗核协议失败，将加大对伊朗的威胁

特朗普总统表示，他不担心袭击民用基础设施会构成战争罪。

This handout photograph provided by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press service shows Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) meeting with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (R) in Damascus on Dec. 22, 2025.

Analysis

伊朗战争如何帮助叙利亚应对土耳其及其地区对手

地区紧张局势加剧和石油运输中断，使大马士革得以利用自身影响力来制衡安卡拉和其他邻国，同时探索替代能源走廊。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Seyed Majid Khademi

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队情报主管被杀，以色列扩大定点打击范围：你需要了解什么

服役近 50 年的马吉德·哈德米是最近几周被杀害的几位伊朗高级官员之一，此前战争开始时，伊朗高级指挥官中许多人被杀害。