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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.

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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

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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。

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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。

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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

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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.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22, 2026.

土耳其国防部长菲丹前往莫斯科，S-400导弹制裁问题再次成为焦点。

此次访问发生在土耳其主办北约领导人会议的几周前，安卡拉希望借此机会与华盛顿就其购买俄罗斯S-400导弹系统而受到的《以制裁反击美国敌人法案》（CAATSA）制裁达成协议。

Veiled women in black Chadors wave Iran and Hezbollah flags during commemoration at the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 22, 2026.

海湾国家谨慎欢迎美伊协议，真主党向德黑兰表示祝贺

阿拉伯国家和地区国家对结束伊朗和美国之间战争的协议表示欢迎。

A police officer stands holding a flag in Valiasr Square beneath a mural of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 23, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

特朗普、万斯签署伊朗-美国框架协议

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“他知道一切都结束了”：以色列重新调整战略之际，内塔尼亚胡如何回应特朗普的伊朗核协议

尽管内塔尼亚胡总理竭尽全力，但他最终意识到，他无力阻止特朗普总统与伊朗签署协议。

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

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Turkish House in New York on Sept. 19, 2023.

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埃尔多安和内塔尼亚胡之间的口水战预示着双方在地区影响力争夺方面存在更深层次的竞争。

埃尔多安与内塔尼亚胡最近的冲突凸显了土耳其与以色列之间的紧张关系已经超越了巴勒斯坦问题，演变成一场更广泛的地区竞争，波及叙利亚、黎巴嫩、伊朗和东地中海地区。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Kuwaiti Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft fly over during an airshow commemorating Kuwait's 64th Independence Day in Kuwait City on Feb. 25, 2025.

Analysis

伊朗战争如何重塑科威特的防空战略

在遭受多次导弹和无人机袭击后，科威特正在投资建设新的反无人机能力，同时重新评估冲突暴露出的脆弱性。

Francesco Schiavi

由 Francesco Schiavi

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

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土耳其重返世界杯之路受政治因素影响，比赛将在清晨开球。

土耳其终于迎来了等待了 24 年的世界杯时刻，但该国大部分地区要么还在沉睡，要么还在争论如何才能赢得世界杯。

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Motorists ride past a giant banner depicting Iranian missiles and a sword belonging to Imam Ali, the first Imam of the Shiites, at the Vanak Square in Tehran on June 10, 2026.

Analysis

在各种相互矛盾的说法中，伊朗如何解读与美国的协议

在外界对美伊协议的细节和技术性问题猜测不断之际，华盛顿和德黑兰却描绘出截然不同的图景，暴露出公开信息与外交现实之间的差距。

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In Tehran, reporting on politics

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon close to the Beaufort Castle as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee, in northern Israel on June 4, 2026.

“试点区”为黎巴嫩清除以色列边境真主党势力提供了试金石。

在特朗普政府集中精力与伊朗达成和平协议之际，美国官员一直在主持以色列和黎巴嫩外交官之间的幕后会谈，旨在最终解决真主党在以色列北部边境的盘踞问题。

A man walks past Iran's national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (L), erected along a street at the Vanak Square in Tehran on June 10, 2026.

美国高级官员称，伊朗核协议“非常接近”但尚未最终达成。

此前双方已进行了一周的针锋相对的罢工。

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

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美国对印度船员驾驶的油轮发动袭击，引发与新德里的紧张关系。

周五，印度召见美国驻新德里副使节，抗议美国对阿曼海岸附近商船的袭击。

US President Donald Trump talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, Jerusalem, Oct. 13, 2025.

Analysis

“彻底的灾难”：特朗普吹捧即将达成的伊朗协议之际，以色列急于寻求澄清。

以色列总理内塔尼亚胡向特朗普传达了以色列的底线，但鉴于两位领导人之间目前的裂痕，这些要求可能只不过是一份愿望清单而已。

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