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An Iranian man walks past an anti-US and anti-Israel banner hanging on a building in Palestine Square in Tehran on Jan. 27, 2026.

Analysis

From 'help is on the way' to nuclear talks, Iranians wary of Trump's shift

After Trump repeatedly pledged to hold Tehran accountable for its protest crackdown, many Iranians are still waiting for him to make good on his promises.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

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

The commander of CENTCOM, Admiral Brad Cooper, visited Israel as the official guest of Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir.

Analysis

美伊会谈即将开始之际，以色列正努力影响特朗普的选择。

由于美伊会谈定于周五在阿曼举行，以色列面临着两个截然相反的选择：要么向华盛顿施压，要求其打击伊朗目标，要么敦促华盛顿坚持达成全面协议。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, attends a meeting with the diplomatic adviser to the French president, in the Iranian capital Tehran, on July 10, 2019.

伊朗任命阿里·沙姆哈尼为国防委员会主席：你需要了解什么

长期担任安全官员的阿里·沙姆哈尼最近驳斥了向国外输送浓缩铀的想法，并对即将与美国进行的谈判表示了一定的希望。

Merz

德国寻求美国和中国以外的能源替代方案，梅尔茨积极拉拢海湾国家。

由于跨大西洋防务承诺、华盛顿对格陵兰岛的追求以及关税问题，柏林与美国的关系日益紧张，柏林正寻求利用与海湾能源巨头的关系来巩固自身地位。

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伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队在海湾地区扣押两艘油轮，指控其走私石油。

A picture obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim on Jan. 4, 2021, shows the South Korean-flagged tanker being escorted by Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy after being seized in the Gulf.

莱昂纳多风暴引发的严重洪灾导致摩洛哥北部14万人流离失所

An emergency vehicle drives through flood waters as residents are evacuated and relocated to other towns as preventive and emergency evacuations are carried out to move residents living near flood-prone areas following the weather alert and the rise in the water level of the Loukkos River, with flooding expected in the coming days, in Ksar El Kebir on Feb. 1, 2026.

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Syrian Kurds say US ignored pleas for help as ISIS detainees turned on them in al-Hol

Members of Syrian security forces at the entrance of the al-Hol camp in the desert region of Hasakah province which holds around 24,000 people, including some 6,200 women and children from around 40 nationalities on Jan. 21, 2026 in Al Hasakah, Syria.

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Analysis

尽管美国一再保证，以色列仍担心在伊朗核协议中被边缘化。

Steve Witkoff Jared Kushner

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

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Qualcomm president for the Middle East & Africa

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沙特阿拉伯在关键矿产资源竞赛中对美国和中国保持开放态度

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef addresses the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Bandar Alkhorayef

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources

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YPG发言人：叙利亚军队的战略是孤立库尔德城镇和城市

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Analysis

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Analysis

美伊会谈即将开始之际，以色列正努力影响特朗普的选择。

The commander of CENTCOM, Admiral Brad Cooper, visited Israel as the official guest of Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir.

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Analysis

在沙特阿拉伯，埃尔多安推动安全协调，并加大300亿美元的贸易投入。

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Analysis

尽管美国一再保证，以色列仍担心在伊朗核协议中被边缘化。

Steve Witkoff Jared Kushner

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

Analysis

从“援助即将到来”到核谈判，伊朗人对特朗普的转变感到担忧

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

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

An Iranian man walks past an anti-US and anti-Israel banner hanging on a building in Palestine Square in Tehran on Jan. 27, 2026.

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