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Iraq's prime minister-designate, Ali al-Zaidi, at Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office on April 28, 2026.

特朗普致电祝贺伊拉克候任总理扎伊迪：你需要了解哪些信息

唐纳德·特朗普总统曾公开批评此前被认为与伊朗关系密切的候选人努里·马利基，但现在却对伊拉克主要什叶派联盟提出的新候选人表示欢迎。

This photo obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim shows an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly taking part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on April 21, 2026.

随着霍尔木兹海峡对峙加剧，特朗普在伊朗战争中面临三条道路。

随着霍尔木兹海峡对峙加剧，特朗普必须在军事升级、有限的外交协议或继续对伊朗施压之间做出选择。

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伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊发出挑衅信号，威胁美国，但同时呼吁海湾国家支持伊朗。

这是最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊上任以来的第三次讲话，其中包括一项将美国势力从海湾地区清除出去的承诺。

Members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), from the British Army's 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, No. 2 Company, patrol along the buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the divided capital Nicosia on Feb. 17, 2026.

土耳其就法国在塞浦路斯部署军队一事向法国发出警告：你需要了解什么

在土耳其日益担忧其在东地中海地区面临战略包围之际，法国可能向希腊族控制的塞浦路斯地区部署兵力。

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美国封锁考验着伊朗的底线，但全球的痛苦能否迫使特朗普采取行动？

QESHM ISLAND, IRAN - APRIL 28: Boats navigate the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's latest proposal for ending its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz calls on the United States to end its naval blockade of Iran's ports, and sets aside questions about what to do with Iran's nuclear program. The United States has not formally responded to the latest proposal, which was delivered by Iran's foreign minister to Pakistan two days ago. (Photo by Asghar Besharati/Getty Images

与伊朗有关联的组织声称对伦敦犹太区发生的持刀袭击事件负责：你需要了解哪些信息

Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on April 29, 2026, following the stabbing to two people nearby.

特朗普与内塔尼亚胡、普京通话，伊朗施压行动升级

President Donald Trump gives a speech during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn on April 28, 2026, in Washington.

随着东地中海竞争加剧，土耳其推进通往北塞浦路斯的天然气管道计划

This aerial photograph shows Turkey's first floating natural gas production platform, "Osman Gazi," passing through the Bosphorus, in Istanbul, on May 29, 2025.

Newly elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun reviews an honor guard upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on Jan. 9, 2025.

从沙特到美国，黎巴嫩新总统奥恩的祝贺纷至沓来

黎巴嫩议会周四选举约瑟夫·奥恩将军为总统，结束了该国两年的总统真空期。

In this picture taken on Dec. 16, 2024, Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun (C) walks toward the Grand Serail in Beirut.

选举前夕，约瑟夫·奥恩成为黎巴嫩总统候选人领跑者

黎巴嫩寻求在两年多的空缺之后选举新总统，真主党候选人于周三退出并支持黎巴嫩武装部队领导人。

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (R) and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Jan. 8, 2024.

哈梅内伊会见苏丹总统敦促美国从伊拉克撤军

叙利亚总理穆罕默德·什叶派·苏丹尼此次访问德黑兰，是叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德下台后他首次出访德黑兰，此时正值唐纳德·特朗普重返白宫。

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库尔德人领导的叙利亚民主军称土耳其袭击叙利亚大坝造成平民死亡

随着人们对大坝可能倒塌的担忧加剧，土耳其支持的部队正在加强对库尔德人控制地区的攻击，目标是平民和关键基础设施。

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意大利记者塞西莉亚·萨拉从伊朗监狱获释后抵达罗马

经过三个多星期的拘留，塞西莉亚·萨拉从德黑兰的埃文监狱获释，并在罗马机场受到了总理乔治亚·梅洛尼的迎接。

US President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) take part in a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 13, 2019. President Donald Trump greeted his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House for a high-stakes meeting Wednesday that underlined his claim to be ignoring the impeachment drama unfolding simultaneously in Congress. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

特朗普赞扬埃尔多安，土耳其称已准备好控制叙利亚的 ISIS 监狱

土耳其高级外交官表示，土耳其准备控制伊斯兰国拘留营，同时他淡化了以色列对叙利亚民主力量的支持。

A general view of the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility is seen on April 9, 2007, 180 miles south of Tehran, Iran.

在以色列威胁下，伊朗革命卫队在纳坦兹核设施附近进行演习

此次演习是更大规模演习的一部分，测试了旨在阻止对伊朗核设施的潜在袭击的多种防空系统的能力。

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Gideon Saar, Israel's Foreign Minister, in Abu Dhabi.

以色列和阿联酋外长在阿布扎比举行会晤讨论加沙人道主义危机

阿联酋外交部长阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德与以色列外交部长吉迪恩·萨尔在阿布扎比会晤，这是自 2023 年 10 月 7 日以来两国首次高层官方会晤。

A man stands by burnt vehicles at the site of a reported attack by Israeli settlers in a residential area on the outskirts of Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, on November 4, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

以色列定居者破坏约旦河西岸巴勒斯坦财产：我们所知道的情况

此次袭击是在该地区发生致命以色列人枪击事件之后发生的，同时以色列和巴勒斯坦部队也对武装团体进行了突袭。

A picture taken on July 15, 2021, shows an abandoned Israeli army post in the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank near the border with Jordan (background). - As scientific warnings of dire climate change-induced drought grow, many in Israel and Jordan cast worried eyes at the river running between them and the critical but limited resources they share. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

以色列发现伊朗通过约旦向西岸走私武器数量激增

伊朗在加沙、黎巴嫩和叙利亚的代理人几乎陷入瘫痪，因此正在鼓励巴勒斯坦人在约旦河西岸发动反抗以色列的起义。

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

This picture shows a view of the newsroom at the main headquarters of Qatari news broadcaster Al Jazeera in the capital Doha on May 6, 2024. Al Jazeera went off-air in Israel on May 5, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government decided to shut it down following a long-running feud, a move the Qatar-based channel decried as "criminal". (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

巴勒斯坦当局关闭半岛电视台和网站的原因

巴勒斯坦权力机构上周三下令半岛电视台位于被占领的约旦河西岸的办事处暂时关闭。

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The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2023.

美国公布对叙利亚制裁豁免以加强援助

拜登政府并未解除旨在惩罚阿萨德政权的全面制裁。