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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

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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.

Ekrem Imamoglu

大学取消了埃尔多安竞争对手的学位，危及总统竞选：你需要知道什么

这一决定是在周日举行的初选前几天做出的，伊斯坦布尔市长很有可能在初选中被选为土耳其主要反对党的总统候选人。

A Lebanese soldier sets up barbed wire at the Lebanon-Syria border in Al-Arida on Dec. 9, 2024.

停火后，黎巴嫩和叙利亚在边境巡逻，美国最高指挥官呼吁海卡尔

在再次发生致命边境冲突后，黎巴嫩和叙利亚于周一晚间达成停火协议。

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, on Sept. 23, 2023.

索马里解职国防部长、土耳其亲密朋友：需要了解的情况

索马里总理宣布对一系列内阁职位进行重大改组，其中包括带头建立与土耳其更紧密关系的国防部长。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington.

Analysis

内塔尼亚胡的加沙战争目标：向哈马斯施压还是政治生存？

目前还不清楚空袭是否是为了向哈马斯施压，迫使其达成新的人质协议的策略，还是总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡的一项更全面的决定，即继续战争，直至该组织被击败。

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

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以色列违反停火导致加沙 400 多人死亡，本·格维尔重返内阁

加沙地带遭到新一轮空袭之前两个月，以色列与哈马斯之间已持续 13 个月的战争正式停火，导致数万人丧生，加沙地带遭到大规模破坏。

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以色列向叙利亚南部发动军事行动，新一轮袭击造成 3 人死亡：我们所知道的情况

以色列早些时候表示，其袭击了叙利亚南部的军事基地，而政府则报告称有三名平民死亡。

Fidan Syria

Analysis

土耳其对宗派冲突感到震惊，加强在叙利亚的作用并批评伊朗

由于上周叙利亚的血腥冲突加深了土耳其专家之间对该国未来的分歧，土耳其在叙利亚的首要任务仍然是对抗 SDF 和打击 ISIS。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Yemenis in Sanaa watch a televised statement by the Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announcing the rebel group launched an attack on a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea on March 16, 2025.

特朗普警告伊朗不要干预后，五角大楼制定了也门袭击目标

五角大楼发言人肖恩·帕内尔强调，美国“有道义上的义务对海外作战行动有一个明确的结束状态”，以及“明确的退出战略”，但他也表示，在胡塞武装停止袭击之前，美国的打击不会停止。

A Department of Homeland Security officer stands guard at 26 Federal Plaza as protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 10, 2025, in New York City.

持美国签证的黎巴嫩医生被驱逐出境后听证会推迟：你需要知道什么

一名黎巴嫩公民是特朗普政府实施的一系列拘留、签证撤销和驱逐出境行动中的最新一例。

People ride on a motorcycle as thick smoke rises from an oil extracting facility targeted by Turkish shelling near Syria's northeastern border with Turkey in the Qahtaniyah countryside in the far northeast corner of Hasakeh province on Oct. 25, 2024.

叙利亚库尔德人领导的部队称土耳其袭击造成 9 人死亡，安卡拉正在考虑与库尔德工人党和平

据称，土耳其无人机袭击了科巴尼附近的农村地区，造成同一家庭至少 9 名成员死亡，其中包括 7 名儿童。

Jableh mayor Amjad Sultan (center right) at Hmeimim Base on March 16, 2025.

叙利亚敦促在俄罗斯赫梅米姆基地避难的公民回家：我们所知道的情况

许多逃离针对阿拉维派社区的大屠杀的当地居民正在抵制政府让他们返回家园的努力，选择留在俄罗斯空军基地。

Yemenis brandish rifles and chant during a demonstration called for by the rebel Huthi movement in Sanaa on March 17, 2025. Huge crowds joined protests in rebel-controlled Yemen on March 17 after deadly US strikes killed dozens and sparked fears of a new cycle of violence in the conflict-torn country. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

美国对也门胡塞武装的空袭：改变局势还是重蹈覆辙？

专家警告说，美国扩大对也门的打击行动不太可能阻止胡塞武装。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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