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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 soldiers patrol a street in Hebron's Old City in the occupied West Bank on January 23, 2026, deployed as settlers entered the area under army protection. (Photo by Mosab Shawer / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

四名以色列士兵因涉嫌为伊朗从事间谍活动被捕：你需要了解什么

自 10 月 7 日袭击事件以来，已有数名以色列人因替伊朗从事间谍活动而被起诉，但这是首例涉及现役军人的案件。

US President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, on April 6, 2026, in Washington.

“没有桥梁，就没有发电厂”：特朗普若伊朗核协议失败，将加大对伊朗的威胁

特朗普总统表示，他不担心袭击民用基础设施会构成战争罪。

This handout photograph provided by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press service shows Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) meeting with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (R) in Damascus on Dec. 22, 2025.

Analysis

伊朗战争如何帮助叙利亚应对土耳其及其地区对手

地区紧张局势加剧和石油运输中断，使大马士革得以利用自身影响力来制衡安卡拉和其他邻国，同时探索替代能源走廊。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Seyed Majid Khademi

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队情报主管被杀，以色列扩大定点打击范围：你需要了解什么

服役近 50 年的马吉德·哈德米是最近几周被杀害的几位伊朗高级官员之一，此前战争开始时，伊朗高级指挥官中许多人被杀害。

A bulk carrier sits anchored at Sultan Qaboos Port on March 23, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.

第三艘土耳其船只驶离霍尔木兹海峡，安卡拉方面敦促德黑兰确保船只安全通行。

八艘船只仍在等待，安卡拉正在与德黑兰进行谈判，德黑兰方面允许有限的船只过境。

Turkey's Camp TURKSOM, a Turkish military base south of Mogadishu, is seen from the window of an aircraft, on April 26, 2025, in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Analysis

土耳其在索马里不断扩大的军事角色引发关注，索马里联邦内部出现裂痕

土耳其在索马里不断扩大的军事存在引发了批评，与此同时，联邦与地区之间的紧张局势也在加剧，但安卡拉否认自己选边站队。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

A view of the B1 bridge is pictured, a day after it was destroyed by a strike in Karaj, around 20miles (35kms) southwest of Tehran, April 3, 2026. US President Donald Trump said on April 2 the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages." (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /

Analysis

特朗普以基础设施为重点的打击行动为何可能加剧伊朗的战争姿态

以基础设施为目标开启了美以伊战争的新阶段，加剧了德黑兰的强硬立场，并将冲突推向消耗战，减少了双方的退路。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. Kuwait's civil aviation authority said that the Gulf state's international airport had come under an Iranian drone attack that led to "a large fire" at a fuel depot. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / Kuwait OUT / KUWAIT OUT

伊朗再次袭击海湾地区，科威特炼油厂遭袭，阿联酋关闭天然气枢纽

科威特的海水淡化厂和主要炼油厂遭到破坏，阿联酋在拦截导弹碎片引发火灾后暂停了哈布山炼油厂的运营。

Argentina's president, Javier Milei, delivers a speech during a ceremony to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands on April 2, 2026.

阿根廷将伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列为“恐怖组织”后，驱逐了一名伊朗外交官。

周二，阿根廷将伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列为恐怖组织，理由是该组织涉嫌支持真主党以及过去在阿根廷领土上发动袭击。

B1 bridge

美国袭击伊朗悬索桥暗示战争策略即将发生转变

唐纳德·特朗普总统多次威胁称，如果德黑兰领导人继续拒绝他提出的在4月6日之前投降的要求，美国将扩大美军轰炸民用基础设施的范围。

MOJAHID NAW/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

“种族隔离”：包括阿联酋、约旦在内的阿拉伯国家谴责以色列新法律

一群外交部长抨击以色列一项新法律，该法律要求对在军事法庭被判犯有恐怖主义罪行的巴勒斯坦人判处死刑。

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伊朗称空袭击中了德黑兰历史悠久的巴斯德研究所：你需要知道什么

伊朗官员称，美国和以色列的空袭击中了德黑兰的巴斯德研究所，该研究所是伊朗公共卫生系统一个拥有百年历史的支柱。