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Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Navy Adm. Brad Cooper testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026, in Washington.

黎巴嫩谈判陷入僵局，中央司令部司令前往以色列和海湾地区。

以色列最高国防官员表示，尽管华盛顿方面施加外交压力，寻求与伊朗和解，但以色列不会从黎巴嫩撤军。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City.

Explainer

亲巴勒斯坦民主党人在纽约市选举中获胜：这意味着什么？

根据最近的一项调查，80%的民主党人对以色列持负面看法，但众议院和参议院的党内领导层在很大程度上仍然与美国长期以来对以色列的支持保持一致。

Defendant Wassim al-Assad appears before the Fourth Criminal Court during the opening session of his trial in Damascus on June 24, 2026.

叙利亚对被罢黜总统的堂兄瓦西姆·阿萨德开庭审理：我们目前掌握的信息

在对前总统巴沙尔·阿萨德的表弟阿特夫·纳吉布的案件进行另一次审判之后，叙利亚当局继续起诉与前政权及其残余势力有关的人物。

An Iranian man rides his motorbike past a billboard on May 28, 2026.

Analysis

为何伊朗将军们在谈判期间加剧反美言论

伊朗军方和安全机构的领导人物认为，与华盛顿签署的备忘录并非最终协议，而是与战场现实相关的有条件安排。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Latest News

北约峰会前夕，土耳其拘留了233人，其中包括LGBTQ+维权人士耶尔德兹·塔尔。

Demonstrators take part in a rally against the upcoming NATO Summit early July in Ankara, on June 13, 2026.

伊朗加利巴夫在阿曼就霍尔木兹海峡问题举行会谈：你需要了解什么

Speaker of the parliament of Iran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R), arrives at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026.

伊拉克任命克里科尔·德尔-哈戈皮安为首位亚美尼亚裔基督教驻美国大使

Krikor Der-Hagopian at the 9th Sulaimani Forum, in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, on April 16, 2025.

Analysis

试点区域成为以色列-黎巴嫩会谈的核心，特朗普向内塔尼亚胡施压

Lebanese army forces deploy in the village of Bir al-Salasel in southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026. Iran's foreign ministry on June 15 said the US must ensure that Israel commits to stopping the war in Lebanon under a deal agreed upon with the US to end the Middle East war. Lebanon was pulled into the conflict in early March when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader, prompting Israeli strikes and a ground invasion. (Pho

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

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on April 11, 2025.

叙利亚总统沙拉访问安塔利亚，希望加强与土耳其和阿塞拜疆的关系

叙利亚新总统在土耳其论坛上寻求国际认可，而沙特和其他阿拉伯领导人则举行会议讨论加沙问题。

A general view shows the northern collapsed section of the silos in the Port of Beirut, on Aug. 23, 2022 in Beirut, Lebanon.

黎巴嫩就贝鲁特港口爆炸事件质询前安全部门负责人：我们所知道的

由于政治势力对司法系统的干预，对港口数千吨硝酸铵储存不当引发的爆炸事件的调查在过去四年里陷入停滞。

An Israeli military vehicle moves through a street in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, West Bank, Oct. 1, 2024.

以色列逮捕六名涉嫌土耳其汇款诈骗嫌疑人：我们所知道的情况

起诉书的公布正值以色列过去一周扩大其在约旦河西岸的行动之际。

DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY - MARCH 21: A young man jumps holding poster of the jailed PKK militant group leader Abdullah Ocalan during Newroz celebrations on March 21, 2025 in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Newroz, or Nowruz, a celebration of the spring equinox and Persian new year, is observed by a diverse array of communities across western and central Asia, including Kurdish areas of Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Newroz is the most important festival in Kurdish culture and has taken the form of political expression among Kurds i

自 2012 年以来，亲库尔德议员首次会见埃尔多安，对和平充满“希望”

此次会晤正值土耳其民众对伊斯坦布尔市长被捕事件持续表示愤怒之际，土耳其亲库尔德政党正走在一条微妙的道路上。

Israeli tanks take position near the fence with the buffer zone that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from the rest of Syria near the Druze village of Majdal Shams on Dec. 8, 2024.

Analysis

特朗普能阻止以色列和土耳其在叙利亚发生冲突吗？

特朗普看到了与伊朗达成的新核协议带来的机遇，同时又急于避免卷入叙利亚问题，他似乎终于开始着手介入中东事务。但目前还不能称之为一项政策。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

A fighter loyal to the army patrols a market area in Khartoum on March 24, 2025.

Analysis

苏丹对阿联酋的种族灭绝案在国际法院开庭审理，法律屏障受到攻击

国际救援委员会称，苏丹战争是世界上最严重的人道主义危机，造成1460万人流离失所，3040万人需要援助。

Jennifer Gnana

由 Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

A protester holds a framed portrait of Hassan Nasrallah.

黎巴嫩真主党准备在解除武装的呼声中讨论“防御战略”

真主党议会议员表示愿意就所谓的国家防御战略展开谈判，同时强调黎巴嫩政府必须承担起责任，结束以色列对该国的袭击。

Supporters light up the night with cellphones during a protest rally in support of the arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul, Turkey, April 9, 2025.

土耳其加大镇压力度，拘留两名知名记者

此次拘留是伊斯坦布尔市长埃克雷姆·伊玛莫卢 3 月 19 日被捕引发的一系列逮捕和抗议浪潮之后发生的。

An Israeli military tank moves to a position during a drill in the annexed Golan Heights on November 9, 2023, amid increasing cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel as fighting continues in the south with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

土耳其外长菲丹称与以色列就叙利亚问题进行缓和冲突谈判

土耳其高级外交官表示，继上周局势升级后，土耳其和以色列已开始在叙利亚进行冲突缓和谈判。

Palestinians gather for a communal iftar.

人道主义局势恶化，以色列将加沙缓冲区面积扩大至20%

以色列扩大缓冲区将切断加沙与埃及的联系，并进一步分割加沙地带，导致该地区的人道主义危机进一步加深。

Bushehr

德黑兰吹嘘核成果美国在阿曼会谈前对伊朗实施新制裁

伊朗官员周二会见了俄罗斯和中国官员，讨论伊朗伊斯兰共和国的核计划，德黑兰正准备与华盛顿进行谈判。

Iran

Analysis

经济压力、B-2轰炸机和孤立：伊朗如何接受与特朗普的谈判

在严重的经济压力和美国日益增长的军事威胁下，伊朗同意就其核计划进行谈判，但谈判的潜在结果仍然笼罩着巨大的不确定性。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics