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Aluminum from Dubai sits in the BMW Landshut factory on Oct. 25, 2024 in Ergolding, Germany.

Analysis

随着霍尔木兹海峡危机加速转变，海湾铝业寻求全球交易。

受美以伊战争的影响，海湾地区的铝出口商正寻求全球交易，这场战争已将铝价推至6月初的多年高位。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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贝森特表示，伊朗被冻结的资产将用于赔偿海湾地区的损失和霍尔木兹海峡的交通事故损失。

美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特表示，伊朗对海湾盟友造成的任何损失都将用从伊朗账户中提取的资金来赔偿。

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Explainer

随着伊朗战争持续，美国战略石油储备接近四十年来最低水平。

受伊朗战争引发的全球能源冲击影响，美国战略石油储备降至3.492亿桶。

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霍尔木兹海峡中断导致能源贸易改道，苏伊士运河交通量激增

4月份，该运河创造了4.19亿美元的收入，同比增长27%。

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叙利亚称，随着大马士革寻求外国能源投资，伊拉克石油运输量激增。

A long convoys of Iraqi diesel-laden tanker trucks line up along the highway Tartus-Baniyas highway as they wait to unload their cargo at the Baniyas port refinery on the Mediterranean Sea, on April 15, 2026.

Explainer

沙特阿拉伯和土耳其推进复兴历史悠久的汉志铁路的计划

An old locomotive sits outside the Hejaz rail station in old Damascus on February 23, 2010. The Hejaz railway ran from Damascucs to Medina in Saudi Arabia and was part of the Ottoman railway network. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

以色列与伊朗的冲突升级导致中东部分地区航班停飞。

An Airbus A321 airliner arrives at the Mehrabad international airport during the delivery of the first batch of planes to the Iranian state airline Iran Air in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 12, 2017. - The aircraft arrived as part of an order for 100 other Airbus planes with a list price of around $20 billion (19 billion euros) on December 22, placed after the lifting of international sanctions on the Islamic republic. It will be used for internal flights landed at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. (Photo by ATTA

Analysis

阿曼的战时悖论：外交损失，经济收益

Oil tankers and high-speed crafts anchored near the Strait of Hormuz, Muscat, Oman, March 30, 2026.

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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中国公司将建设阿曼首座绿色氢能工厂：须知

杜库姆工厂计划到 2030 年每年生产 100 万公吨绿色氢气。

An Iranian taxi driver cools down by splashing water on his face on a street amid soaring temperatures in Tehran on July 22, 2025.

伊朗气温超过 105 华氏度将关闭公共办公室：须知

由于全国水位下降且电力供应持续中断，伊朗官员正在寻求减少公共能源消耗。

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沙特阿美第二季度利润下降22%，因油价下跌影响盈利

尽管油价仍然低迷，但沙特阿拉伯原油出口量持续飙升，上个月创下三个月新高。

A picture shows the headquarters of UAE's state oil company ADNOC in Dubai on July 27, 2022.

阿联酋阿布扎比国家石油公司与印度签署十年期天然气协议：须知事项

由于印度国内天然气消费量预计将上升，阿联酋正寻求向印度出口更多天然气。

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This picture shows old Iranian banknotes of 1 million, 500,000,and 100,000 rials (L), and the new banknotes with four zeros removed (R), on Aug. 3, 2025.

伊朗货币暴跌：需知事项

伊朗近年来经历了严重的通货膨胀，目前还面临能源危机。

People shop at a local street market in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2023.

土耳其通胀率降至四年来最低水平 33.5%：需要了解的信息

财政和财政部长穆罕默德·西姆塞克（Mehmet Simsek）10 日表示，年度通胀率已降至 44 个月以来的最低水平。

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埃及与埃尼、英国石油签署海上石油和天然气协议：须知事项

由于天然气产量下降以及严重依赖进口，埃及面临的能源脆弱性日益加剧。

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中东国家面临特朗普新关税：你需要知道什么

由于关税引发的经济不确定性，欧洲和亚洲股市周五再次下跌，出现普遍抛售。

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受伊朗和加沙战争影响，中东航空公司运力下降 0.4%，而全球航空需求增长 2.6%

冲突导致的空域关闭和地区紧张局势扰乱了中东地区的航空公司。

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House followed by granddaughter Chloe after returning on Marine One on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump returned to the White House with his family after a trip to Scotland that was part vacation, part work, as he stayed at his Trump Turnberry golf course, followed by Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, from July 25 to 29. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Analysis

中东为特朗普关税做好准备：海湾地区获利，北非紧张，双方均面临对冲

这些关税可能对海湾国家有利，因为许多国家对美国有贸易顺差，而北非和黎凡特的一些国家可能会间接受益。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

A train moves during the inauguration of a 140-kilometer line running from eastern Iran into western Afghanistan, at a railroad station in Khaf, on Dec. 10, 2020.

中国助力伊朗铁路电气化：需要了解的信息

随着两国关系的发展，伊朗第一副总统穆罕默德·礼萨·阿里夫周一会见了伊朗-中国联合商会的成员。

Men inspect an electric car at a showroom in Riyadh on June 8, 2024.

Interview

福特称中国汽车市场竞争加剧是“关键挑战”

一项分析显示，中国汽车公司的市场份额正在增加，预计到 2030 年将占据中东和非洲市场 34% 的份额。

Ravi Ravichandran

Ravi Ravichandran

President of Ford Middle East and North Africa