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Iranian walks past a giant billboard reading "The Strait of Hormuz remains closed" at the Revolution Square in Tehran on April 22, 2026.

伊朗提出“B计划”以缓和霍尔木兹海峡对峙，并推迟核谈判。

该提议将推迟有关伊朗核计划的谈判，以期打破僵局。

People walk along an alley at a bazaar in Bahrain's capital, Manama, on March 11, 2026.

巴林以“美化”伊朗袭击事件为由剥夺69人的公民身份。

撤销国籍是根据法律规定进行的，该法律规定允许国家剥夺那些其行为被认为威胁国家安全的个人的国籍。

Ali al-Zaidi

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伊拉克什叶派联盟提名阿里·扎伊迪为总理候选人：你需要了解什么

扎伊迪领导着一家被指控洗钱的银行，他得到了前任提名人努里·马利基和现任银行家穆罕默德·什叶派·苏丹尼的支持，但目前尚不清楚特朗普政府是否会批准他。

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (L) stands next to the parliament speaker Nabih Berri as he delivers a speech at the parliament building in Beirut Jan. 9, 2025.

“叛国就是为外部利益而战”：黎巴嫩总统奥恩回击真主党

黎巴嫩总统约瑟夫·奥恩驳斥了真主党对与以色列谈判的批评，坚称谈判旨在结束敌对行动，并表示“叛国”行为是为了外部利益而将国家拖入战争。

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土耳其军费开支跃升至300亿美元，引领2025年中东经济增长

Turkey's submarines and fast-attack craft ships participate in the live-fire phase of the Blue Homeland-2026 (Mavi Vatan) tactical military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya on April 9, 2026.

伊朗外长会见普京和俄罗斯军事情报局长，但会谈陷入僵局：你需要了解哪些信息

Iran FM meets Putin and Russia’s military intel chief as talks stall: What to know

Analysis

以色列问题转折点？民主党在参议院的投票表明，伊朗和加沙战争推动了政策转变。

The US Capitol building is shown on April 20, 2026, in Washington.

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

为何美国和以色列将法国排除在黎巴嫩谈判之外？

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to journalists as he arrives for an informal meeting of the European Council in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed with official ceremony during the latter’s official visit to Ankara, July 16, 2025.

Analysis

阿联酋领导人访问土耳其，强调从竞争转向地区联盟

土耳其和阿联酋总统讨论了深化贸易、国防和地区外交合作的途径，两国将在中东地区平衡变化的背景下寻找新的机遇。

Ezgi Akin

由 Ezgi Akin , Rosaleen Carroll

Members of the Druze community demonstrate before Israeli forces by the barbed-wire fence separating the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and Syria near Majdal Shams, on July 16, 2025.

以色列德鲁兹人突破叙利亚边境，呼吁对苏韦达冲突进行“愤怒日”

以色列德鲁兹派领导层于周三宣布进行为期一天的罢工，并呼吁所有以色列德鲁兹派前往边境并越过边境，以协助他们在苏韦达的叙利亚兄弟。

A woman walks past a mural depicting Lebanese Druze politician Walid Jumblatt (bottom, R) and Syrian Druze nationalist leader Sultan al-Atrash, in the predominantly Druze city of Beit Jann on November 16, 2023. Around 150,000 Druze, Arab adherents of an esoteric offshoot of Shiite Islam, live in Israel. Most identify as Israelis and the men -- not women -- are conscripted into the military, many serving in combat units. The Druze community is concentrated in 16 villages in northern Israel, among them Beit J

黎巴嫩德鲁兹人动员起来声援叙利亚苏韦达：你需要知道什么

黎巴嫩德鲁兹派领导人对苏韦达发生的致命暴力事件表示日益担忧，而该社区的成员正试图跨越边境进入叙利亚。

Two armed men gesture as a car burns near the site of clashes between Druze and Bedouin factions on July 14, 2025 in Suwayda, Syria.

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叙利亚：德鲁兹派城市苏韦达战火纷飞，以色列对大马士革发动猛烈袭击

以色列采取最新军事行动之前，苏韦达战火再起，平民受到侵犯。

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi talks on his mobile phone ahead the family photo during the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, on June 21, 2025.

伊朗外长阿拉格奇在上海会晤时强调中俄关系

伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇抓住在中国举行的上海合作组织峰会的机会，谴责以色列和美国对伊朗的袭击，争取外交支持反对制裁，并警告称，脆弱的停火一旦破裂，将导致地区不稳定。

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阿联酋总统穆罕默德·本·扎耶德在地区外交加强之际前往土耳其

阿联酋总统访问土耳其之际，土耳其和阿联酋正加强参与地区外交努力，涉及从叙利亚-以色列会谈到南高加索地区的冲突。

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无人机袭击导致伊拉克库尔德斯坦油田停产：需要了解的信息

两天内第二次无人机袭击导致伊拉克库尔德斯坦一处石油设施暂停运营，初步调查显示袭击者是与伊朗结盟的武装团体。

Syrian security forces stand with their guns atop a truck on July 15, 2025, near Suwayda, Syria.

Analysis

沙拉对德鲁兹人的镇压是对叙利亚库尔德人的警告吗？

控制着叙利亚北部和东北部四分之一领土的叙利亚库尔德人正在密切关注苏韦达的局势发展。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Traffic moves beneath a banner depicting the slain leader of the Lebanese Shiite Islamist movement Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah (C) and his deputy Hashem Safieddine (C-R) as well as that of slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Beirut Airport Road, in Beirut on February 19, 2025. The pro-Iran group has called for a huge turnout when Nasrallah, killed in a September Israeli strike, is laid to rest in the Lebanese capital on February 23. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

黎巴嫩禁止与四家与真主党有关联的金融机构进行交易

黎巴嫩中央银行已禁止持牌金融机构与未经授权的实体（包括与真主党有关的实体）进行互动。

Members of Syria's security forces drive through the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda on July 15, 2025, following Israeli bombardment amid clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters.

Analysis

以色列对德鲁兹城市的空袭是否会破坏叙利亚关系正常化谈判？

叙利亚的暴力冲突以及随后以色列的袭击进一步推迟了潜在的双边安全协议的达成。

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

A member of Syria's security forces stands under a sign in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida (Suwayda), on July 15, 2025, following clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters.

叙利亚宣布德鲁兹城市苏韦达停火：须知

停火是在苏韦达的德鲁兹人和贝都因人部落之间发生致命冲突，造成 100 多人死亡之后达成的。

Giorgos Gerapetritis (L), foreign minister of Greece, speaks with Hakan Fidan (R), foreign minister of Turkey during the second meeting of North Atlantic Council of foreign ministers at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Dec. 4, 2024.

利比亚紧张局势加剧，土耳其外长菲丹前往纽约参加塞浦路斯会谈

在东地中海紧张局势加剧的背景下，土耳其高级外交官将出席联合国主办的塞浦路斯会谈。