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Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid (L) speaks to outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a meeting at the Knesset (parliament), in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. - Final approval of the parliament dissolution bill was initially expected by midnight but was postponed to June 30 as coalition and opposition lawmakers sparred over last-minute legislative details, several sources familiar with the parliamentary said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

贝内特和拉皮德能否团结以色列反对派，推翻内塔尼亚胡？

在以色列下次选举前六个月，反对派领导人纳夫塔利·贝内特和亚伊尔·拉皮德决定以反内塔尼亚胡的竞选组合参选。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

海湾地区的“铁穹”：伊朗战争如何使阿联酋与以色列的防务关系投入运作

此次部署是该系统在以色列境外首次用于实战，标志着阿联酋与以色列的关系正从政治正常化转向军事协调。

Francesco Schiavi

由 Francesco Schiavi

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

Soldiers from Iran's land, navy, air force and special forces parade on the occasion of National Army Day in Tehran, capital of Iran on April 18, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

伊朗如何在停火掩盖其战略调整的同时重建其遭受重创的军队

伊朗正利用脆弱的停火协议，通过重新部署和逆向工程来恢复元气，为再次发生冲突做好更全面的准备。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

如果没有退出策略，以色列将面临气焰嚣张的真主党，在伊朗问题上的选择也将十分有限。

尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统仍未决定是否再次打击伊朗，但以色列军队却在黎巴嫩泥潭中越陷越深，真主党也得到了加强。

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

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特朗普致电祝贺伊拉克候任总理扎伊迪：你需要了解哪些信息

Iraq's prime minister-designate, Ali al-Zaidi, at Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office on April 28, 2026.

随着霍尔木兹海峡对峙加剧，特朗普在伊朗战争中面临三条道路。

This photo obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim shows an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly taking part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on April 21, 2026.

伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊发出挑衅信号，威胁美国，但同时呼吁海湾国家支持伊朗。

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土耳其就法国在塞浦路斯部署军队一事向法国发出警告：你需要了解什么

Members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), from the British Army's 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, No. 2 Company, patrol along the buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the divided capital Nicosia on Feb. 17, 2026.

Pedestrians walk in front of the Istanbul Municipality headquarters in Istanbul on March 19, 2025. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, the main opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, 2024 in the morning along with dozens of his aides, elected representatives and members of his party, accused of 'corruption', according to the city's public prosecutor. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

土耳其禁止在安卡拉和伊兹密尔举行抗议活动，抗议者越来越多地抗议伊玛莫格鲁被捕

随着土耳其境内因伊斯坦布尔市长被拘留而引发的抗议活动不断扩大，当局发布新的禁令并对抗议者采取法律行动。

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苏丹军队包围喀土穆总统府，对 RSF 造成打击

苏丹军队与准军事快速支援部队之间正在苏丹首都喀土穆展开一场关键战役。

A protester waves a Turkish national flag and chants slogans as university students gather in protest in Besiktas district in Istanbul on March 20, 2025 following Istanbul metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's detention over a corruption probe. Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody on March 20, 2025 over graft and terror allegations after being held the day before, as his party called for more protests in Turkey's largest city. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP

土耳其又逮捕了 37 人，抗议伊玛莫格鲁被拘留

随着土耳其反对党团结一致支持伊斯坦布尔市长，土耳其当局采取了更多拘留措施。

Sharaa Putin

俄罗斯普京致信沙拉，向叙利亚提供“切实合作”

今年 2 月，普京与沙拉进行了电话交谈，本月初，数千名叙利亚人前往俄罗斯在叙利亚的基地寻求庇护。

Men check the damages in an area struck by a US airstrike in Huthi-controlled Sanaa on March 20, 2025. Israel said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on March 20, as the Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have targeted Ben Gurion international airport. The United States, Israel's main backer, has pledged to hit Yemen with lethal and overwhelming force until the Huthis stop their harassment campaign. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

美国能否在不卷入加沙、也门战争的情况下阻止胡塞武装的袭击？

本周，白宫批准对也门和加沙再次发动空袭，五角大楼坚称不会卷入中东战争。唐纳德·特朗普总统的最终目的是什么？

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (R) shakes hands with Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hassan al-Shibani during their meeting on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on Feb. 15, 2025.

德国驻叙利亚大使馆关闭十三年后重新开放：我们知道什么

柏林一直直言不讳地批评阿萨德政权，并在阿萨德政权垮台后，多次强调必须确保叙利亚的统一以及库尔德人、德鲁兹人、基督徒和阿拉维派等各派之间的平等。

Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism of the State of Israel Amichai Chikli delivers a speech during the symposium on fighting antisemitism on Jan. 22, 2024, in Krakow, Poland.

极右翼欧洲人受邀参加以色列反犹太主义会议，引发抵制

欧洲犹太社区对以色列侨民事务部长阿米查伊·奇克利邀请欧洲极右翼政客参加耶路撒冷反犹太主义会议感到愤怒。

People hold placards as they ride in a convoy of vehicles during a rally held by relatives and friends of Ukrainian prisoners of war, as they call for their exchange with Russian prisoners, in Kyiv on March 9, 2025.

阿联酋促成乌克兰与俄罗斯交换 350 名囚犯：我们所知道的情况

在沙特阿拉伯主办战争会谈以及阿联酋加强与乌克兰关系之后，阿联酋进行了调解。

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Israeli army Merkava main battle tanks move at a position in southern Israel along the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025.

停火破裂后以色列在加沙发起地面行动：我们所知道的情况

以色列军队在进行猛烈的空袭后，对加沙中部发动了自一月份停火协议达成以来的首次地面入侵。

Supporters of Istanbul metropolitan mayor Ekrem Imamoglu hold a poster of him as they demonstrate outside Istanbul townhall against his detention over a corruption probe in Istanbul on March 19, 2025.

Analysis

伊斯坦布尔市长被捕确保了埃尔多安对土耳其的持久控制

伊斯坦布尔反对派市长埃克雷姆·伊玛莫格鲁因涉嫌恐怖主义和腐败被捕，巩固了总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安的统治地位，排挤了他最强劲的竞争对手，并加强了他对土耳其政治格局的控制

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

A man pays using Iranian rials at a shop, in Tehran on July 31, 2019. - The government in sanctions-hit Iran on Wednesday approved a plan to remove zeros from the rial and rename the currency -- something its people have long been doing to simplify transactions. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

随着里亚尔暴跌，特朗普就胡塞武装向伊朗发出的警告带来了战略困境

美国总统警告称美国可能直接袭击伊朗伊斯兰共和国，伊朗再次面临着与另一个地区代理盟友疏远的艰难前景。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Supporters of Istanbul metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu take part in a demonstration outside Istanbul municipality against his detention over a corruption probe in Istanbul on March 19, 2025.

埃尔多安的主要竞争对手伊玛莫卢被拘留，引发土耳其强烈抗议

随着伊斯坦布尔市长被拘留以及 100 多人被逮捕，人们对针对反对派的镇压不断升级感到担忧，土耳其全国的互联网接入速度变慢，伊斯坦布尔禁止抗议活动。