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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

Latest News

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.

A general view shows docked ships at the harbor of the Sudanese city of Port Sudan, on April 27, 2021.

Analysis

苏丹与俄罗斯就海军基地达成“谅解”，但仍存在障碍

苏丹外交部长在莫斯科发表声明后，一项酝酿五年多的海军基地协议再次受到关注。

由 Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

Ambassador of Israel to the US Ron Dermer speaks during the annual "Days of Remembrance" event at the Emancipation Hall of US Capitol April 29, 2019, in Washington, DC.

内塔尼亚胡任命亲信领导加沙谈判，取代摩萨德负责人：我们知道什么

以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡将摩萨德负责人戴维·巴尼亚和以色列安全局负责人罗南·巴尔从谈判小组中除名，由效忠以色列的战略事务部长罗恩·德默取而代之，后者被认为与白宫有直接联系。

A US Air Force B-52 aircraft in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Nov. 13, 2024.

五角大楼向中东派遣 B-52 轰炸机，旨在向伊朗施压

在特朗普推动与俄罗斯就乌克兰战争进行彻底重启对话之际，美国军方发出了在该地区保持连续性的信号。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

Kurds hold the edges of large banners depicting Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration of several thousand people from all around Europe to mark the 26th anniversary of the arrest of PKK founder and to demand his liberation in Strasbourg, Eastern France, on Feb. 15, 2025.

埃尔多安向库尔德人示好并试图消灭对手，土耳其大规模逮捕

由于担心 2028 年大选前出现对手和政治不稳定，埃尔多安正在加大对库尔德人和反对派的打击力度。

Teargas fumes erupt during clashes between supporters of the Lebanese Shiite Islamist movement Hezbollah and the Lebanese Army amidst a Hezbollah-organised rally to block the road to Beirut International Airport over a decision to bar two Iranian flights from landing there, in Beirut on February 15, 2025. An AFP correspondent said tear gas was fired to disperse crowds on February 15 after again blocking amidst calls by the Iran-backed group for a sit-in. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP) (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO/

黎巴嫩延长伊朗航班禁令，将在纳斯鲁拉葬礼期间关闭机场

航班停飞之际，真主党支持者一直在黎巴嫩唯一的民用机场周围组织每日抗议活动，抗议禁止伊朗航班往返贝鲁特。

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伊朗在军事演习中展示新型无人机：你需要了解什么

在与美国和以色列的紧张局势加剧的情况下，伊朗正在展示其军事实力。

TOPSHOT - (L to R) US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, the Russian president's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting together at Riyadh's Diriyah Palace on February 18, 2025. Top US and Russian diplomats were meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on res

美俄会谈在沙特结束，为 2023 年以来最大规模会谈：需要了解的情况

美国国务院表示，此次会谈的目的之一是在沙特寻求调解两国关系之际“重建”与俄罗斯的双边关系。

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on February 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit Trump since he returned to the White House last month. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Analysis

在第二阶段谈判迫在眉睫之际，内塔尼亚胡能够拒绝特朗普派出的加沙会谈特使吗？

美国驻该地区特使史蒂夫·维特科夫正在敦促内塔尼亚胡政府就该协议的第二阶段进行谈判，该协议将包括释放其余人质和以色列军队从加沙地带撤军。

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

Zelenskyy Erdogan

乌克兰总统泽连斯基推迟访问沙特，明显冷落美国

乌克兰总统称，美国和俄罗斯正在利雅得举行直接会谈，这一举动令乌克兰感到意外。

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L)

泽连斯基前往土耳其与埃尔多安举行会谈，美俄将举行会谈

乌克兰总统访问土耳其将恰逢美俄就潜在停火进行谈判。

Syria's first lady Asma al-Assad harvests Damascena (Damask) roses in the village of al-Marah, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, May 25, 2023.

叙利亚阿斯玛·阿萨德政权垮台后首次打破沉默：你需要知道什么

叙利亚前第一夫人阿斯玛·阿萨德在一个自称是她的X账户上发布了一系列帖子，祝愿叙利亚人民安全，并表示她今后不会干预政治问题。

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (R) and Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani pose for a group photograph during the International Conference on Syria at the Ministerial Conference Center, in Paris on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

法国认为特朗普削减美国国际开发署对叙利亚人道主义援助的资金将有助益

叙利亚问题巴黎会议使法国成为国际社会支持艾哈迈德·沙雷临时政权的最前线。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs