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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.

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。

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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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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.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, second right, talks to his Iranian Counterpart Abbas Araghchi, left, during the bilateral meeting in Beijing, Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

伊朗与中国讨论霍尔木兹海峡重新开放事宜，美伊可能举行会谈

中国外交部长告诉伊朗外长，“坚持谈判尤为重要”。

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黎巴嫩和以色列计划举行第三轮会谈，但内塔尼亚胡和奥恩会面仍遥遥无期。

美国似乎正在推动黎巴嫩总统约瑟夫·奥恩和以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡会面，但黎巴嫩政府表示，只要以色列继续对黎巴嫩发动袭击，会面就不会发生。

A billboard with the image of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wraps the front of a building in Tehran on May 5, 2026.

Analysis

伊朗在海湾地区的策略：攻击阿联酋以改变美国的战略考量

德黑兰正通过袭击和言论加大对阿拉伯联合酋长国的压力，这表明其战略旨在扩大冲突，并间接迫使华盛顿放松对伊朗港口的封锁。

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伊朗外长阿拉格奇前往中国，美国就霍尔木兹海峡问题向北京施压：你需要了解什么

此次访问是在唐纳德·特朗普总统期待已久的下周北京之行之前进行的。

A picture taken near Kars on Feb. 28, 2024 shows the ruins of a bridge over Arpacay river, the natural border between Turkey and Armenia.

土耳其和亚美尼亚同意修复一座中世纪桥梁，以推动关系正常化

在6月议会选举前夕，安卡拉正寻求与亚美尼亚实现关系正常化，此举也旨在推进其更广泛的“中部走廊”计划。

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欧盟称，与霍尔木兹海峡危机相关的能源成本已飙升至350亿美元以上。

尽管欧洲对经由霍尔木兹海峡输送的天然气的依赖程度有限，但与霍尔木兹海峡中断相关的全球能源价格上涨正在推高欧洲的进口成本。

The charred remains of a tank from clashes between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) lie on a road near Gereb Agew, Southern Tigray, on March 3, 2026.

埃塞俄比亚否认苏丹的袭击指控，并指责喀土穆支持提格雷叛军。

苏丹官员此前指责埃塞俄比亚参与了对其领土的无人机袭击，其中包括对该国最大机场的袭击。

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Analysis

以色列担心特朗普在霍尔木兹海峡问题上寻求胜利，却回避伊朗核问题。

尽管美国总统唐纳德·特朗普不断向伊朗施压，要求其重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，但以色列担心这位美国领导人会决定止损，放弃核威胁问题。

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

Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, shake hands before a bilateral meeting ahead of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 5, 2025.

随着金砖国家关系日益密切，阿联酋从巴西购买了10架军用飞机。

阿联酋空军购买 C-390 千禧飞机，正值阿联酋在与伊朗的战争中寻求增强军事能力并加强与金砖国家的关系之际。

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R), French President Emmanuel Macron (L), and European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted President Zelensky at the White House for a bilateral meeting and an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

随着法美分歧加剧，马克龙对特朗普的霍尔木兹行动表示质疑

法国总统马克龙抨击美国总统特朗普单方面采取行动重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，而不是与伊朗进行协调努力。

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土耳其接待科威特外长，阿联酋退出OAPEC加剧海湾裂痕

在阿联酋退出欧佩克及其附属联盟后，海湾地区的裂痕加深，迫使安卡拉在沙特阿拉伯和阿布扎比之间寻求平衡。科威特最高外交官访问了土耳其。

A security personnel sits in a market after markets reopened in Islamabad on April 23, 2026, following heightened security measures amid the ongoing US-Iran peace talks.

Analysis

阿联酋从巴基斯坦撤出34.5亿美元，这反映了阿布扎比的哪些优先事项？

随着阿布扎比撤回长期展期存款并进行选择性投资，巴基斯坦面临着一个与战略联盟挂钩的、有条件的海湾支持时代。

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In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran