Politics & Security - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

politics and security cover image

Politics & Security

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh speaks during a meeting on February 23, 2023 at U.N. Headquarters in New York City. The Security Council met to discuss international peace and security issues. The General Assembly continues its Eleventh Emergency Special Session on Ukraine to resume introductions on a new draft resolution and two proposed amendments on the eve of the one year anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine.

Breaking | Last Updated: October 21, 2026, 5:39 pm

阿联酋提名拉娜·努赛贝为联合国秘书长：你需要了解什么

努赛贝是巴勒斯坦裔，她将成为继布特罗斯·布特罗斯-加利之后第二位担任联合国秘书长的中东人，也是第一位担任此职的女性。

United Arab Emirates

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

一家总部位于巴拿马和希腊的美国制裁律师事务所，因与伊朗的航运关系而受到制裁

美国财政部指控卡纳基斯父子注册了与伊朗所谓的“影子舰队”有关的航运公司。

Benoit Tessier / AFP via Getty Images

法国总统马克龙成为胡塞武装冲突升级以来首位访问沙特阿拉伯的西方领导人

法国总统马克龙在对沙特阿拉伯进行突访期间，会见了沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼。

Yemenis line up to refill gas bottles at a refilling station in Taiz, on Oct. 19, 2026.

也门流离失所人数超过25万，胡塞武装加强对塔伊兹的围困：你需要了解什么

胡塞武装正寻求完全占领塔伊兹市，南部其他地区的冲突也在升级。

Latest News

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队声称击落了一架美国无人机，并在霍尔木兹附近纵火焚烧了两艘油轮。

Ships are anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman's Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Oct. 2, 2026.

伊朗称已与伊拉克达成协议驱逐库尔德分离主义分子：你需要了解什么

Safin HAMID / AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

伊朗和加沙：特朗普对内塔尼亚胡的支持为何可能附带条件？

JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on the day of Trump's address on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein - Pool/Getty Images)

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

拉夫罗夫访问德黑兰，特朗普赞扬俄罗斯在伊朗问题上的作用：你需要了解什么

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Tehran on Oct. 19, 2026.

ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

黎巴嫩因战乱取消全国高中毕业考试：你需要了解什么

由于以色列和真主党之间的战争和持续敌对行动，黎巴嫩在教育部承受了数周的压力后，取消了今年的全国统考。

Hamed Malekpour / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队警告不要使用“极其危险”的霍尔木兹航线：你需要了解什么

德黑兰方面警告称，阿曼提供的临时路线无法保证安全通过这条重要水道。

Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Navy Adm. Brad Cooper testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026, in Washington.

黎巴嫩谈判陷入僵局，中央司令部司令前往以色列和海湾地区。

以色列最高国防官员表示，尽管华盛顿方面施加外交压力，寻求与伊朗和解，但以色列不会从黎巴嫩撤军。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City.

Explainer

亲巴勒斯坦民主党人在纽约市选举中获胜：这意味着什么？

根据最近的一项调查，80%的民主党人对以色列持负面看法，但众议院和参议院的党内领导层在很大程度上仍然与美国长期以来对以色列的支持保持一致。

Defendant Wassim al-Assad appears before the Fourth Criminal Court during the opening session of his trial in Damascus on June 24, 2026.

叙利亚对被罢黜总统的堂兄瓦西姆·阿萨德开庭审理：我们目前掌握的信息

在对前总统巴沙尔·阿萨德的表弟阿特夫·纳吉布的案件进行另一次审判之后，叙利亚当局继续起诉与前政权及其残余势力有关的人物。

An Iranian man rides his motorbike past a billboard on May 28, 2026.

Analysis

为何伊朗将军们在谈判期间加剧反美言论

伊朗军方和安全机构的领导人物认为，与华盛顿签署的备忘录并非最终协议，而是与战场现实相关的有条件安排。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Demonstrators take part in a rally against the upcoming NATO Summit early July in Ankara, on June 13, 2026.

北约峰会前夕，土耳其拘留了233人，其中包括LGBTQ+维权人士耶尔德兹·塔尔。

此次行动的目标包括涉嫌武装分子嫌疑人以及 LGBTQ+ 和左翼活动人士，引发了人们对镇压范围的担忧。

Speaker of the parliament of Iran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R), arrives at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026.

伊朗加利巴夫在阿曼就霍尔木兹海峡问题举行会谈：你需要了解什么

上周签署的美伊谅解备忘录呼吁伊朗和阿曼就霍尔木兹海峡未来的管理问题举行会谈。

Krikor Der-Hagopian at the 9th Sulaimani Forum, in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, on April 16, 2025.

伊拉克任命克里科尔·德尔-哈戈皮安为首位亚美尼亚裔基督教驻美国大使

巴格达选择一位在美国接受教育的亚美尼亚基督教顾问担任驻华盛顿特使，凸显了伊拉克重塑美伊关系、扩大其外交影响力的努力。

Lebanese army forces deploy in the village of Bir al-Salasel in southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026. Iran's foreign ministry on June 15 said the US must ensure that Israel commits to stopping the war in Lebanon under a deal agreed upon with the US to end the Middle East war. Lebanon was pulled into the conflict in early March when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader, prompting Israeli strikes and a ground invasion. (Pho

Analysis

试点区域成为以色列-黎巴嫩会谈的核心，特朗普向内塔尼亚胡施压

第五轮会谈将于周二开始，以色列准备从至少一个“试点区”撤军，允许黎巴嫩军队控制该地区。

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

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon, on June 9, 2026.

Analysis

随着美国调整黎巴嫩战略，以色列发现自己被边缘化了。

华盛顿和德黑兰达成的协议将伊朗和黎巴嫩战区联系起来，并建立了一种冲突降级机制——事先并未与以色列协商。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Cars drive past billboards showing Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (L) and his late father Ali Khamenei (R), with the slogan "Thank you, loyal Iran," erected along the highway leading to Rafik Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon, June 22, 2026.

美国和伊朗将成立黎巴嫩问题“冲突降级小组”，黎巴嫩政府被边缘化。

该协议是在伊朗和美国上周达成初步协议，结束包括黎巴嫩在内的中东战争之后，双方进行会谈期间达成的。