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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.

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德国逮捕真主党嫌疑人：我们所知道的情况

德国逮捕了一名涉嫌加入真主党的男子，他被指控在德国经营两个附属协会。

An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after jihadis and their allies entered the northern Syrian city, on Nov. 30, 2024.

Analysis

以色列关注伊朗，警惕叙利亚叛军的进攻，倾向于阿萨德

以色列目前正在讨论最近叙利亚叛军的崛起是否会增加地区威胁及其战略利益。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

An Israeli tank is transported to a position in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, Sept. 29, 2024.

Analysis

以色列能否在对真主党进行报复的同时维持黎巴嫩停火？

以色列在对其所认为的真主党违法行为进行报复的同时，坚称与黎巴嫩的停火协议仍然有效。

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

Anti-government fighters pose for a picture in front of a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kuweires military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province, on Dec. 1, 2024.

叙利亚的猛烈攻势使拜登的中东行动变得更加困难

随着叙利亚反对派持续对该国北部地区发动快速进攻，美国国务院呼吁“降级”。

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Shouba, on April 25, 2024.

真主党袭击后以色列重击黎巴嫩，脆弱的停火局势紧张

真主党在周一宣称在以色列和真主党达成停火协议后首次对以色列发动袭击，随后以色列以大范围空袭予以回击。

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继阿勒颇之后，叙利亚叛军逼近哈马，亲伊朗民兵集结支援阿萨德

叙利亚政府否认反政府武装占领阿勒颇省大部分地区后向哈马推进的报道。

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伊朗外长在土耳其会见菲丹，叙利亚问题持续存在：我们知道什么

尽管伊朗和土耳其高级外交官都同意需要缓和叙利亚局势，但两国的立场仍然存在分歧。

Fighters enter the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on their motorbikes with smoke billowing in the background during fighting on Nov. 29, 2024, as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadists and allied factions continue their offensive in the Aleppo province against government forces.

Analysis

埃尔多安希望 HTS 攻势能为美土在俄罗斯和叙利亚的重启打开大门

乌克兰战争加强了俄伊联盟。

Andrew Parasiliti

由 Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security

Anti-government fighters ride military vehicles as they drive along a road in the eastern part of Aleppo province on Dec. 1, 2024.

占领阿勒颇后，土耳其支持的武装分子袭击叙利亚库尔德人

虽然土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安尚未对此事发表评论，但如果没有安卡拉的默许，HTS 不可能采取这一行动。

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day, honoring fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of attacks, Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, May 13, 2024.

以色列军方负责人哈勒维暗示将在 10 月 7 日调查后辞职

中将赫尔齐·哈勒维暗示，在对哈马斯袭击以色列南部事件进行调查后，他打算因军队当天的失败而辞职。

US President Joe Biden (R) holds a bilateral meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, Oct. 30, 2024.

土耳其认为希腊塞浦路斯加入北约的任何尝试都是“不可接受的”

土耳其发表声明之际，塞浦路斯总统暗示该国最终可能成为北约成员国。

Supporters wave national flags as well as orange flags of the Free Patriotic Movement and the yellow flag of the Hezbollah movement, as Lebanon's outgoing President Michel Aoun leaves the presidential palace in Babda, at the end of his mandate, east of the capital Beirut, on October 30, 2022.

黎巴嫩将在脆弱停火中举行一月总统选举

在经历了两年多的总统真空期之后，以色列宣布召开议会会议选举国家元首，与此同时，以色列和黎巴嫩宣布停火，以色列军方称南部的停火协议遭到破坏。