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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.

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In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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伊朗在上海合作组织会议上签署25项协议：你需要了解什么

伊朗外交部长敦促以中国和俄罗斯为首的集团成员国更加注重经济发展，而东道主吉尔吉斯斯坦则表示，上海合作组织在发展方面取得了进展。

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Analysis

在与特朗普会晤前夕，内塔尼亚胡为以色列重返伊朗战争铺路。

有关伊朗间谍活动和核离心机转移的报道，可能会帮助以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡在10月的关键选举前，向以色列公众和唐纳德·特朗普争取重新加入战争的理由。

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

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科威特一名公民因替伊朗和真主党从事间谍活动被判处终身监禁：你需要了解什么

科威特一家法院判定一名公民为伊朗从事间谍活动，并判处其终身监禁。

Iranians ride their motorcycles past a deactivated Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile in front of a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran's Bahrestan Square on September 27, 2025, as part of an exhibit to mark the "Sacred Defense Week" commemorating the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

约旦拦截7枚导弹和6架无人机，伊朗警告美国基地附近平民。

在对伊朗连续13个夜晚进行空袭之后，约旦、巴林和科威特遭到袭击。

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) Ousted party leader Ozgur Ozel waves to supporters from atop a police water cannon vehicle after being forcibly evicted by police from his party’s headquarters on May 24, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.

土耳其总统埃尔多安的头号盟友支持政府资助厄泽尔的分裂政党

德夫莱特·巴赫切利的建议揭示了该国执政联盟内部对于当前针对土耳其主要反对派的法律镇压更为微妙的立场。

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随着土耳其与以色列的竞争日趋激烈，希腊将斥资40亿美元购买以色列防空系统

希腊国防部长表示，防空系统将在35个月内投入使用。

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美国投资推动数日后，伊拉克加深与伊朗的关系

伊拉克总理在结束华盛顿之行后不久便访问了德黑兰，双方就经济合作和跨境铁路网发展计划举行了会谈。

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也门冲突致数十人死亡，胡塞武装加大对沙特阿拉伯的威胁

随着美国和伊朗在该地区局势升级，也门政府军和胡塞武装之间的零星冲突也随之加剧。

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特朗普称沙特核协议“完全取决于”以色列与以色列关系正常化。

沙特阿拉伯此前曾表示，与以色列实现关系正常化需要走上一条不可逆转的巴勒斯坦建国之路。

Turkey's servicemen stand at attention on a Turkish submarine as they participate in the live-fire phase of the Blue Homeland 2026 tactical military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya on April 9, 2026.

土耳其将开始对计划中的北塞浦路斯天然气管道进行勘测。

这条计划中的 63 英里长的输气管道旨在为发电提供天然气，但由于东地中海地区日益激烈的竞争，该项目遭到了塞浦路斯共和国的谴责。

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) welcomes Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during an arrival ceremony at the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the crown prince for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties, including the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

美国和沙特阿拉伯签署具有里程碑意义的核电协议

这项价值数十亿美元的协议现在将接受国会审查，其中有关铀浓缩的条款可能会引起一些议员的关注。

US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they arrive to speak to journalists during a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29, 2025.

以色列担心美国达成的协议会允许沙特阿拉伯浓缩铀。

以色列担心美国与沙特阿拉伯达成的民用核能协议可能会为沙特阿拉伯以及该地区其他国家进行铀浓缩铺平道路。