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President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions before boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

特朗普将与伊朗的停火期限延长至“谈判结束”

特朗普还表示，他已指示美国海军继续封锁伊朗港口。

US Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington, DC.

特朗普特使巴拉克拥抱“强人领导人”的言论激怒了土耳其

土耳其反对派成员表示，特使汤姆·巴拉克赞扬“强有力的领导人”和君主制的言论破坏了土耳其的民主传统，并助长了总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安的气焰。

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Analysis

以色列认为美伊达成协议的可能性几乎“不存在”，并已做好战争准备。

美国总统特朗普就其对伊朗的意图和正在进行的谈判发表了自相矛盾的声明，以色列正在为可能恢复军事行动做准备。

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

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives ahead of a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in central London on March 31, 2026.

叙利亚总统沙拉第四次访问沙特阿拉伯，这是自两伊战争以来的首次访问：你需要了解哪些信息

此次访问是在阿萨德下台后叙利亚和沙特阿拉伯经济关系不断深化的背景下进行的。

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美国在印度洋登上与伊朗有关联的油轮，誓言追击“幽灵舰队”。

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: A US Navy Seahawk helicopter takes off from the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan on July 14, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. USS Ronald Reagan is a 1,092- foot aircraft carrier which carries a crew of 4,539 around 60 aircraft. Exercise Talisman Sabre is the largest combined military exercise undertaken in Australia. The biennial exercise is the principal Australian and U.S. military training activity. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

Interview

奥尔默特：只有以黎协议才能遏制真主党，占领“不可行”

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特朗普称伊朗核协议可能“迅速”达成，巴基斯坦也已做好谈判准备：你需要了解什么

US Vice President JD Vance (C) walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir (L), and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.

叙利亚开放与伊拉克的边界如何重新定义土耳其与库尔德之间的平衡

Members of Iraq's security forces stand guard on the the al-Rabia border crossing with Syria on April 20, 2026.

This picture taken on Oct. 19, 2020 in Istanbul shows Turkey's third drilling ship 'Kanuni' as it enters the bosphorus near Haydarpasa port.

土耳其在索马里启动首次海外钻探任务：你需要了解什么

随着非洲之角地区竞争日趋激烈，一艘钻井船已抵达索马里，开始土耳其的首次海外钻探任务。

Israeli military vehicles drive along a road in southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border on April 8, 2026. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military had carried out a surprise attack on April 8 targeting hundreds of Hezbollah members across Lebanon. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images) /

美国将于下周主办黎巴嫩-以色列会谈，这将是双方首次举行此类会议。

一位黎巴嫩高级官员告诉《中东观察报》，特朗普政府周三向贝鲁特转达了其对黎巴嫩独立处理与以色列的谈判的支持，这与本周末在巴基斯坦举行的黎巴嫩与伊朗的会谈无关。

TOPSHOT - People watch from a street as a tall smoke plume billows following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Iran's strikes on Gulf neighbours since February 28, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its airspace, blindsiding travellers who thought they were headed to one of the region's safest holiday destinations. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

阿联酋表示不再与伊朗进行任何“客套”，并寻求澄清脆弱的停火协议条款。

阿联酋表示，伊朗必须为冲突期间造成的损失支付“赔偿金”。

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This picture taken on April 9, 2026, shows the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Basta neighbourhood of Beirut the day before. Calls were mounting for the ceasefire between the US and Iran to be extended to Israel's war with Hezbollah, after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed more than 200 people. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP via Getty Images)

黎巴嫩拒绝伊朗代表其进行谈判，总理表示只有贝鲁特才能主导谈判。

以色列发动了自战争以来对黎巴嫩规模最大的袭击，向该国发射了超过160枚炮弹。当局称，至少203人死亡，1072人受伤，另有33人失踪。

Iranians hold national flags as they gather in Tehran's Revolution Square after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, on April 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

停火还是战略暂停？在根深蒂固的不信任中，伊朗如何构建战争叙事

在官方信息的表象之下，一种更为复杂和令人不安的现实正在浮现——这种现实的特点是挥之不去的不信任、强硬的异议以及对未来走向的不确定性。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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Exclusive

“伊拉克之王”：高级法官扎伊丹在雪莉·基特尔森的释放中发挥了关键作用

官员们表示，法伊克·扎伊丹利用其在伊朗支持的民兵组织中的影响力，帮助确保了这名美国记者的获释，这凸显了他在伊拉克四分五裂的政治格局中的巨大影响力。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026.

伊朗袭击海湾国家，威胁停火，以色列升级在黎巴嫩的军事行动：你需要了解什么

在伊朗和美国宣布停火数小时后，伊朗继续在阿拉伯联合酋长国、沙特阿拉伯和科威特发动袭击。

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土耳其逮捕11名与ISIS有关的以色列领事馆袭击案嫌疑人：你需要了解什么

一位观察人士指出，此次袭击很可能是为了将土耳其描绘成保护以色列的形象，袭击目标是守卫领事馆的当地警察。

TOPSHOT - Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before US President Donald Trump's deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

Analysis

特朗普的停火令内塔尼亚胡感到慌乱，伊朗则从中获得了政治利益。

美国总统特朗普决定与德黑兰政权停火，使以色列离其对伊朗发动战争的目标越来越远。

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

A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard in Khor Fakkan in the Gulf emirate of Sharjah, off the coast of the Gulf of Oman, on Feb. 25, 2026.

伊朗威胁发动能源冲击，在特朗普设定最后期限前加大海湾地区的打击力度：你需要了解什么

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队空天军司令马吉德·穆萨维宣布战争进入“新阶段”，以回应美国威胁要袭击伊朗关键民用基础设施。

A view of the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026, west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran.

以色列寻求扩大战争范围，在特朗普设定的最后期限临近之际，袭击伊朗铁路和桥梁。

自特朗普政府宣布最后期限以来，以色列已为美国可能采取的升级行动做好准备，包括对民用基础设施进行空袭或开展地面行动。

The Dubai skyline with the landmark Burj Khalifa skyscraper (R) is pictured as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport on March 16, 2026. Flights were gradually resuming at Dubai airport on March 16, previously the world's busiest for international flights, the airport operator said, after a "drone-related incident" sparked a fuel tank fire nearby, as Iran kept up its Gulf attacks. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

海湾国家处于伊朗局势升级的前线：你需要了解哪些信息

伊朗在海湾地区加大了袭击力度，而美国即将设定重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的最后期限，导致连接沙特阿拉伯和巴林的一座桥梁短暂关闭。

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