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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 Middle East, reporting on regional 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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Analysis

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)

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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.

Rabbi Daniel Walker and King Charles III view floral tributes during a visit to Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Oct. 20, 2025, in Manchester, England.

英国和荷兰调查伊朗与针对犹太遗址阴谋的关联：你需要了解什么

英国当局称，有两名男子为伊朗在伦敦从事犹太社区的间谍活动，比利时和荷兰的犹太教堂最近也成为袭击目标。

Lorries roll along the highway between Riyadh and al-Ahsa, some 200 kilometers east of the Saudi capital, on March 15, 2026. The war sparked by US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28 has sparked chaos on global markets, and sent the price of oil soaring after the Islamic republic imposed control by force over the crucial artery. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP via Getty Images) /

美国要求公民撤离沙特阿拉伯，此前伊朗袭击了该国能源设施：你需要了解什么

在伊朗对沙特阿拉伯境内能源设施发动袭击事件激增后，美国驻利雅得大使馆敦促其公民离开沙特阿拉伯。

US soldiers participate in the annual military exercises known as "Eager Lion" near Maan, some 200 kilometers south of the capital Amman on May 17, 2017.

伊朗指责约旦允许美国发射导弹：你需要了解什么

伊朗对约旦发出威胁之际，阿卜杜拉国王正在访问海湾地区，而约旦境内仍驻扎着数千名美军士兵。

An Iranian security force officer stands guard next to a huge billboard of Iran's newly nominated supreme leader Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei (pointing) during Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran on March 13, 2026. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (photo bottom L) and triggering a war that spread across the M

Analysis

随着伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队加强控制，以色列认为伊朗政权更迭之路漫长。

以色列官员告诉《中东观察报》，虽然大量伊朗领导人被杀显然正在破坏该政权的稳定，但推翻该政权可能还需要很长时间。

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

A Patriot anti-missile battery launcher, deployed by Dutch NATO soldiers, is seen March 11, 2003 at the Diyarbakir military airport in southeastern Turkey.

北约向土耳其部署新型“爱国者”导弹系统，菲丹在利雅得参加地区会谈

向土耳其重要空军基地部署兵力可能表明北约规划者对土耳其的军事资产日益关注。

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, arrives in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 27, 2025.

Analysis

拉里贾尼之死会加强伊朗强硬派的力量吗？

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队在战争中发挥了核心作用，并与新任命的最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊建立了联系，其影响力已经得到加强，可能会进一步巩固其在安全和外交政策方面的影响力。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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特朗普支持者阵营出现分裂，乔·肯特因伊朗战争辞职

美国国家反恐中心负责人离职反映出特朗普支持者内部的分裂日益加剧，其中“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）运动中的反战派对伊朗冲突越来越感到愤怒。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

People drink and chat in a bar in the old town in Damascus on June 19, 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

叙利亚当局限制大马士革的酒类销售：你需要了解什么

新规加剧了人们对叙利亚新领导层社会保守的伊斯兰主义背景的担忧。

A flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on Feb. 16, 2026.

科威特逮捕16人，指控他们与真主党有关联，其中包括14名科威特公民。

逮捕行动后，黎巴嫩承诺与科威特全面合作，并赞扬了这个海湾国家的行动。

A smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16, 2026.

Analysis

伊朗为何将阿联酋视为对抗美国和以色列战争的理想目标？

相比邻国，这个海湾国家遭受的打击更为严重，因为德黑兰重申了其对该国进行打击的权利。

Adam Lucente

由 Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Black smoke rises following an airstrike, as Iranians take part in the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran on March 13, 2026.

尽管特朗普声称伊朗希望达成协议，但停火仍遥遥无期。

唐纳德·特朗普总统对于这场已经持续三周的战争可能会持续多久，仍然发出模棱两可的信息。

A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate, on Feb. 25, 2026.

特朗普敦促盟友支持霍尔木兹海峡协议，重启经济的障碍日益增多。

欧洲主要盟友对特朗普提出的帮助重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的请求犹豫不决，这让人怀疑美国能否迅速确保该水道免受伊朗导弹和无人机的威胁。