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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

An undated photo shows a Kizilelma unmanned fighter jet taking flight.

Analysis

土耳其“基济莱尔马”战斗机重新定义了空战能力：你需要了解什么

这架无人战斗机完成了无人机对另一架飞行中无人机的首次打击，凸显了安卡拉对下一代飞机的雄心壮志。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Smoke rises as fire burns, in an alleged site of IRGC's missile launch targeted by Israel on the mountains of Shiraz, Iran on June 21, 2025. Israel attacked Iran in early hours of June 13, and the exchange of fire between the two countries continues ever since. (Photo by Hiroon / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HIROON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

欧洲外交官称，以色列可能在2026年对伊朗发动袭击。

如果以色列评估认为德黑兰政府正在恢复高浓度铀浓缩活动，那么明年以色列可能会选择再次打击伊朗。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

The US National flag flies at half staff on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on December 4, 2025, in honor of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who was fatally shot the week before. An Afghan man accused of shooting two members of the National Guard near the White House, killing one, pleaded not guilty on December 2, 2025 to murder charges. Lakanwal is charged with first-degree murder for the death of Sarah Beckstrom, 20, a National Guard member from West Virginia, as well as ass

美国战略文件称伊朗是“主要”破坏稳定因素，称叙利亚是“潜在问题”。

该文件将美国的参与方向从能源和冲突转向更广泛的经济和国防伙伴关系。

The Red Flag limousine carrying Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed passes a military honour guard as he arrives for a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 22, 2019. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

中阿将举行第三次空军联合演习，两国防务关系升温：我们目前掌握的信息

中国和阿联酋通过第三轮空中联合演习，进一步深化了双方的防务和军事关系。

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An Israeli military tank patrols along the border fence separating northern Israel from southern Lebanon on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral on November 24 for its top military chief and other members of the militant group a day after Israel killed them in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

黎巴嫩与以色列直接对话暂停了针对真主党的军事行动——但能暂停多久？

本周，美国阻止了以色列扩大对真主党的打击范围，尽管黎巴嫩和以色列举行了首次直接会谈，但双方持续不断的冲突似乎仍可能再次爆发。

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

Syrian Kurds lift placards and flags during a rally calling for an autonomous administration and Kurdish rights in Syria's predominantly Kurdish northeastern city of Qamishli, on Sept. 17, 2025.

安卡拉：被监禁的库尔德工人党领导人支持叙利亚统一，反对建立独立的库尔德国防军

根据会议记录摘要，这位武装分子领导人在与土耳其议会代表团举行的具有里程碑意义的会晤中，呼吁在叙利亚民主力量控制区设立“类似警察”的安全部队。

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivers a speech during a meeting of Pope Leo XIV with authorities, civil society and diplomatic corps at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on November 30, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP via Getty Images)

黎巴嫩和以色列将举行第二轮直接会谈：我们目前掌握的信息

尽管以色列和黎巴嫩仍在继续谈判，但以色列的空袭仍在继续，真主党也没有表现出遵守裁军要求的迹象。

Fighters affiliated with Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) man a position as they deploy amid tensions in the southern port city of Aden, on February 3, 2022, after Washington announced sending a warship and fighter jets to help defend its Gulf allies as conflict with Yemeni rebels intensifies. (Photo by Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP) (Photo by SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images)

也门南方过渡委员会分离主义分子在哈德拉毛省推进，阿联酋与沙特阿拉伯之间的裂痕加剧

阿联酋支持的南方分离主义分子与沙特阿拉伯支持的部落武装（名义上是反对胡塞武装的盟友）之间的战斗引发了人们对也门分裂的担忧。

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黎巴嫩与以色列会谈代表团团长西蒙·卡拉姆是谁？

卡拉姆是一位资深外交官和法学学者，曾于 1992 年至 1993 年担任黎巴嫩驻美国大使。

US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 18, 2025.

美国施压促使以色列和黎巴嫩举行会谈，以避免与真主党发生战争。

据一位以色列安全部门消息人士称，美国特使摩根·奥塔格斯的访问在以色列被视为一种警告，即唐纳德·特朗普总统不会接受以色列在黎巴嫩南部发动大规模军事行动。

A view of a concrete wall built by Israel near the Blue Line in southwest Yaroun, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2025.

黎巴嫩和以色列举行数十年来首次直接会谈：你需要了解哪些信息

黎巴嫩和以色列派出平民代表参加由美国主导的监督停火委员会最新一次会议，旨在打破两国之间的僵局。由于以色列因黎巴嫩迟迟不解除真主党的武装而加大了对黎巴嫩的攻击力度。

currency exchange in Tehran

受制裁影响，伊朗货币跌至1美元兑120万伊朗里亚尔的新低：你需要了解什么

自美国总统唐纳德·特朗普1月份上任以来，里亚尔大幅下跌。