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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) walks with Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on June 1, 2022. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

土耳其在美伊停火中扮演的角色

土耳其利用其情报网络和与华盛顿和德黑兰罕见的联系，悄悄促成了美伊停火，同时推进了自身的地区安全优先事项。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

NABATIEH, LEBANON - APRIL 08: Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in the city center on April 08, 2026 in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Israel has stepped-up its attacks on Lebanon following President Donald Trump's announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, conditional on shipping being allowed to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. Israel says it will observe the ceasefire with Iran but insists Lebanon was not included in the deal, and has since launched the "largest coordinated strik

Analysis

以色列与黎巴嫩进行会谈，寻求遏制真主党的保证。

以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡表示，以色列将在与贝鲁特的会谈中寻求解除真主党的武装，并推进与黎巴嫩关系正常化，尽管这两个目标目前看来都雄心勃勃。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

People gather under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial to mark the 40th day since his father, Ali Ayatollah Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli joint strikes, on April 9, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

停火却无缓解：伊朗人如何应对战后镇压

虽然枪声暂时停止，但伊朗国内却面临着另一种压力：逮捕行动激增，互联网仍然中断，数百万人面临脆弱的战后经济不确定性。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun receives Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh in Beirut on Aug. 29, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency)

认识一下娜达·哈马德，这位即将领导黎巴嫩与以色列谈判的美国大使。

黎巴嫩驻美国大使娜达·哈马德预计将率领黎巴嫩代表团于周二在华盛顿与以色列方面举行会谈，这将是双方几十年来首次进行此类接触。

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在伊斯兰堡，美国将在谈判桌上面对一个更加强硬的伊朗。

A woman walks past a digital screen displaying news of US-Iran peace talks along a road in Islamabad on April 10, 2026.

黎巴嫩加强在贝鲁特的军事部署，真主党抨击与以色列的谈判：你需要了解什么

A Lebanese army vehicle is parked at the departures area of Beirut's Rafik Hariri airport on April 10, 2026. Israel's military on April 9 warned residents of Beirut's southern suburbs, long a stronghold of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, of imminent strikes and called for them to evacuate. While Israel regularly issues evacuation warnings before bombing the southern suburbs, the announcement also included the outskirts of Lebanon's only international airport. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

在华盛顿会谈之前，以色列别无选择，只能接受黎巴嫩停火。

TOPSHOT - Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in Beirut on April 8, 2026. Israel launched a series of strikes on Beirut on April 8, the most violent attack on the Lebanese capital since the start of war. The strikes came as Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking Israel on March 2, claimed it was close to a "historic victory". (Photo by Dylan COLLINS / AFP via Getty Images) /

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

土耳其在索马里启动首次海外钻探任务：你需要了解什么

This picture taken on Oct. 19, 2020 in Istanbul shows Turkey's third drilling ship 'Kanuni' as it enters the bosphorus near Haydarpasa port.

Israeli military vehicles drive along a road in southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border on April 8, 2026. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military had carried out a surprise attack on April 8 targeting hundreds of Hezbollah members across Lebanon. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images) /

美国将于下周主办黎巴嫩-以色列会谈，这将是双方首次举行此类会议。

一位黎巴嫩高级官员告诉《中东观察报》，特朗普政府周三向贝鲁特转达了其对黎巴嫩独立处理与以色列的谈判的支持，这与本周末在巴基斯坦举行的黎巴嫩与伊朗的会谈无关。

TOPSHOT - People watch from a street as a tall smoke plume billows following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Iran's strikes on Gulf neighbours since February 28, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its airspace, blindsiding travellers who thought they were headed to one of the region's safest holiday destinations. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

阿联酋表示不再与伊朗进行任何“客套”，并寻求澄清脆弱的停火协议条款。

阿联酋表示，伊朗必须为冲突期间造成的损失支付“赔偿金”。

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This picture taken on April 9, 2026, shows the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Basta neighbourhood of Beirut the day before. Calls were mounting for the ceasefire between the US and Iran to be extended to Israel's war with Hezbollah, after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed more than 200 people. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP via Getty Images)

黎巴嫩拒绝伊朗代表其进行谈判，总理表示只有贝鲁特才能主导谈判。

以色列发动了自战争以来对黎巴嫩规模最大的袭击，向该国发射了超过160枚炮弹。当局称，至少203人死亡，1072人受伤，另有33人失踪。

Iranians hold national flags as they gather in Tehran's Revolution Square after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, on April 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

停火还是战略暂停？在根深蒂固的不信任中，伊朗如何构建战争叙事

在官方信息的表象之下，一种更为复杂和令人不安的现实正在浮现——这种现实的特点是挥之不去的不信任、强硬的异议以及对未来走向的不确定性。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

An undated image of Shelly Kittleson.

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“伊拉克之王”：高级法官扎伊丹在雪莉·基特尔森的释放中发挥了关键作用

官员们表示，法伊克·扎伊丹利用其在伊朗支持的民兵组织中的影响力，帮助确保了这名美国记者的获释，这凸显了他在伊拉克四分五裂的政治格局中的巨大影响力。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026.

伊朗袭击海湾国家，威胁停火，以色列升级在黎巴嫩的军事行动：你需要了解什么

在伊朗和美国宣布停火数小时后，伊朗继续在阿拉伯联合酋长国、沙特阿拉伯和科威特发动袭击。

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土耳其逮捕11名与ISIS有关的以色列领事馆袭击案嫌疑人：你需要了解什么

一位观察人士指出，此次袭击很可能是为了将土耳其描绘成保护以色列的形象，袭击目标是守卫领事馆的当地警察。

TOPSHOT - Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before US President Donald Trump's deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

Analysis

特朗普的停火令内塔尼亚胡感到慌乱，伊朗则从中获得了政治利益。

美国总统特朗普决定与德黑兰政权停火，使以色列离其对伊朗发动战争的目标越来越远。

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

A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard in Khor Fakkan in the Gulf emirate of Sharjah, off the coast of the Gulf of Oman, on Feb. 25, 2026.

伊朗威胁发动能源冲击，在特朗普设定最后期限前加大海湾地区的打击力度：你需要了解什么

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队空天军司令马吉德·穆萨维宣布战争进入“新阶段”，以回应美国威胁要袭击伊朗关键民用基础设施。

A view of the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026, west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran.

以色列寻求扩大战争范围，在特朗普设定的最后期限临近之际，袭击伊朗铁路和桥梁。

自特朗普政府宣布最后期限以来，以色列已为美国可能采取的升级行动做好准备，包括对民用基础设施进行空袭或开展地面行动。

The Dubai skyline with the landmark Burj Khalifa skyscraper (R) is pictured as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport on March 16, 2026. Flights were gradually resuming at Dubai airport on March 16, previously the world's busiest for international flights, the airport operator said, after a "drone-related incident" sparked a fuel tank fire nearby, as Iran kept up its Gulf attacks. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

海湾国家处于伊朗局势升级的前线：你需要了解哪些信息

伊朗在海湾地区加大了袭击力度，而美国即将设定重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的最后期限，导致连接沙特阿拉伯和巴林的一座桥梁短暂关闭。

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Motorists ride scooters near a large political banner, depicting missiles being fired behind Iranian demonstrators in solidarity with the government, at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026.

美国袭击伊朗哈尔克岛，特朗普威胁“整个文明”

伊朗媒体报道称，该岛发生数起爆炸，而该岛对伊朗的石油工业至关重要。爆炸发生的时间距离美国开放霍尔木兹海峡的最后期限仅剩几个小时。