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A motorcyclist rides past a Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet model displayed along a road in Karachi on August 13, 2025, on the eve of the country's independence day celebrations. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

阿曼可能购买JF-17战斗机对中国和巴基斯坦意味着什么

据报道，马斯喀特对 JF-17 的兴趣考验着国防供应商多元化能否在不造成过大成本或盟友反对的情况下提供额外的能力。

Francesco Schiavi

由 Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

People inspect the damage at a site targeted by airstrikes

Analysis

约旦空袭后，叙利亚如何平衡公众愤怒与地区稳定？

Shelly Kittleson

由 Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "Free Gaza, free world"

Analysis

加沙取得进展，叙利亚撤军：土耳其希望以色列下一届政府做什么

安卡拉认为，如果以色列下一届政府能够缓解加沙的人道主义危机并减少对叙利亚的军事压力，两国关系还有有限的改善空间。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Turkish Navy sailors wave their caps from the flight deck

Explainer

在欧盟拒绝后，土耳其如何拉拢埃及达成海上协议

土耳其再次推动与埃及达成海上协议，试图以此缓和开罗对其与利比亚达成海上协议的反对意见，但这一努力面临着重重阻力。

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Analysis

在最新的美伊外交努力中，谁会先让步？

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A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

霍尔木兹岛发生的磁性水雷袭击事件表明，伊朗可能正在改变策略。

Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait

阿联酋的努赛贝在联合国秘书长最新民意调查中排名第四：你需要了解什么

Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, speaks at a Sudan Humanitarian Fund event at the Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2026. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

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以色列大选对其与中国的关系意味着什么

China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2017.

A screengrab depicting Joe Kent participating in a congressional debate on Oct. 14, 2024.

参议院批准乔·肯特担任美国反恐负责人

肯特的提名引起了民主党人的警惕，因为他曾宣扬右翼阴谋论，并且最近还向一名高级情报官员施压，要求其修改与特朗普政府的说法相矛盾的评估。

Protesters hold Palestinian flags during a demonstration organized by several peace organizations in support of Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, at Dam Square in Amsterdam, on Oct. 13, 2024.

巴勒斯坦建国意识日益增强美国对巴勒斯坦官员实施签证禁令

预计制裁效果有限，因为巴勒斯坦官员通常会因 2019 年反恐法的限制而避免前往美国。

Analysis

内塔尼亚胡支持以色列驻阿联酋大使，争议暴露了与阿布扎比的分歧

以色列驻阿联酋大使约西·雪莱 (Yossi Shelley) 在一系列关于其不良行为的报道以及阿联酋东道主的抱怨之后陷入困境。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Afghan refugees are pictured at the Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran on June 28, 2025, following their deportation from Iran.

过去三个月180万阿富汗人被驱逐出境后，塔利班抨击伊朗：需要了解的情况

近年来，伊朗与阿富汗关系在某些方面有所改善，尽管越来越多的阿富汗人被驱逐出伊朗伊斯兰共和国，导致局势紧张。

An Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on Aug. 18, 2019.

特朗普政府公布迄今为止最大规模的制裁，针对伊朗石油“航运帝国”

制裁针对的是财政部认定与伊朗和俄罗斯石油运输网络有关联的 115 多名个人、实体和船只。

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani looks on as he leaves following a press conference and a meeting with French President at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025. Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Paris on May 7, state media reported, on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

叙利亚外长前往俄罗斯，这是阿萨德上任后首次高层访问莫斯科

随着叙利亚新政府寻求重新定义与莫斯科的关系，俄罗斯旨在保留其在叙利亚的海军和空军基地。

TOPSHOT - A person holds a sign with the Arabic slogan "we will not relinquish arms" as Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah supporters take part in a ceremony during the peak of Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 6, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

美国加大压力，黎巴嫩内阁将讨论真主党解除武装问题

黎巴嫩正面临美国越来越大的压力，要求其尽快就解除真主党武装做出正式决定。美国驻黎巴嫩大使候选人、黎巴嫩裔米歇尔·伊萨表示，这一问题是“必要的”。

Workers walk past the gas turbine and heat recovery system of Syria's largest power plant on June 12, 2025 in Deir Ali, Syria.

土耳其将于8月2日开始向叙利亚出口天然气：须知

土耳其能源部长表示，土耳其将通过与阿塞拜疆的互换协议供应天然气，并由卡塔尔提供融资。

Florida's Republican state senator, Randy Fine, speaks with the media on April 1, 2025, in Ormond Beach, Florida.

美国以色列公共事务委员会否认因兰迪·费恩发表有关加沙饥荒的贬损言论而撤回对他的支持

兰迪·费恩 (Randy Fine) 是特朗普和美国以色列公共事务委员会 (AIPAC) 支持的共和党众议员，他因在加沙地带日益恶化的饥饿危机中呼吁加沙人“饿死”而引发强烈反对。

The low water inlet of the river upstream of the Amir Kabir dam along the Karaj river is pictured in Iran's northern Alborz mountain range on June 1, 2025. Tehran is facing a water shortage due to low rainfall last year and the beginning of summer. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

伊朗接近“归零日”：干旱、动乱和管理不善导致水危机加剧

伊朗缺水危机引发多个城市民众愤怒，基础设施落后和管理不善加剧了民众的不满。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Mazlum Kobane, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during the pan-Kurdish "Unity and Consensus" conference in Qamishli in northeastern Syria, on April 26, 2025.

Analysis

受苏韦达事件影响，叙利亚库尔德人与大马士革政府站在一起

苏韦达危机增强了库尔德人的信心，并威胁到埃尔多安争取库尔德人支持连任第三任期的努力。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Iranians cross a street by a billboard with a portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Enqelab Square, Tehran, July, 9, 2025.

伊朗议会考虑对间谍行为施以更严厉的惩罚，处决人数翻倍至625人

联合国表示，今年迄今为止被处决的囚犯至少有 625 人，是去年同期的两倍多。