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Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid (L) speaks to outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a meeting at the Knesset (parliament), in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. - Final approval of the parliament dissolution bill was initially expected by midnight but was postponed to June 30 as coalition and opposition lawmakers sparred over last-minute legislative details, several sources familiar with the parliamentary said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

贝内特和拉皮德能否团结以色列反对派，推翻内塔尼亚胡？

在以色列下次选举前六个月，反对派领导人纳夫塔利·贝内特和亚伊尔·拉皮德决定以反内塔尼亚胡的竞选组合参选。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Analysis

海湾地区的“铁穹”：伊朗战争如何使阿联酋与以色列的防务关系投入运作

此次部署是该系统在以色列境外首次用于实战，标志着阿联酋与以色列的关系正从政治正常化转向军事协调。

Francesco Schiavi

由 Francesco Schiavi

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

Soldiers from Iran's land, navy, air force and special forces parade on the occasion of National Army Day in Tehran, capital of Iran on April 18, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

伊朗如何在停火掩盖其战略调整的同时重建其遭受重创的军队

伊朗正利用脆弱的停火协议，通过重新部署和逆向工程来恢复元气，为再次发生冲突做好更全面的准备。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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Analysis

如果没有退出策略，以色列将面临气焰嚣张的真主党，在伊朗问题上的选择也将十分有限。

尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统仍未决定是否再次打击伊朗，但以色列军队却在黎巴嫩泥潭中越陷越深，真主党也得到了加强。

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

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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

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

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.

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。

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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

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.

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沙特外长突然访问伊拉克并会见苏丹：我们所知道的情况

沙特阿拉伯和海湾国家对伊朗控制的伊拉克表现出越来越大的兴趣。

Iraqi security forces monitor the area during a demonstration to demand the withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the Bashiqa camp, located in the Mosul province, on Oct. 8, 2016, outside the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad.

Analysis

土耳其与伊拉克的安全协议：哪一方胜出？

对于巴格达来说，最具争议的存在是土耳其军队于 2015 年在伊拉克城镇巴希加附近建立的军事基地。

Amberin Zaman

由 Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

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埃及总统塞西将首次访问土耳其，与埃尔多安关系升温

预计土耳其和埃及将在此次访问期间签署多项合作协议，这将结束两国十多年的敌对状态。

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) reacts next to his nominee for the foreign ministry cabinet position Abbas Araghchi (R) as the former greets parliament members after giving an address during a session to approve his new cabinet appointments in Tehran on August 21, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

阿拉格奇、纳西尔扎德和哈提卜：会见佩泽什基安领导下的伊朗新内阁

新一届部长中既有强硬派官员，也有温和派官员，其中还包括十多年来第一位女部长。

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伊朗警方因与柏林的最新争执而关闭德国大使馆学校

伊朗当局于周二关闭了一所德语学校，广泛认为此举是对德国政府七月禁止汉堡伊斯兰中心的报复。

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布林肯会见埃及总统塞西，费城走廊仍是加沙谈判的症结所在

美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯正在该地区访问以动员支持，本周，开罗将主持新一轮会谈，就加沙停火和释放人质达成协议。

Yahya al-Sinwar (C), Gaza Strip chief of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, waves to supporters during a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the group's foundation, in Gaza City on December 14, 2022. Hamas will end talks on securing a prisoner exchange with Israel unless there is progress soon, the militant group's leader in the Gaza Strip said on December 14. Since Israel's 2014 invasion of the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group has held the bodies of Israeli soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, altho

Analysis

由于内塔尼亚胡犹豫不决，哈马斯的辛瓦尔犹豫不决是协议还是地区战争

以色列总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡已经接近关键时刻，他必须决定是否达成释放哈马斯人质和加沙停火的协议。

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

Fire sweeps over the Marjayoun plain in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel after being hit by Israeli shelling on August 16, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.

以色列加强对黎巴嫩的打击，杀死真主党指挥官，袭击仓库

以色列袭击了贝卡谷地的真主党武器，引发大规模爆炸，引发全面战争的担忧。

Israeli security and emergency personnel cordon off the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv, Aug. 18, 2024.

哈马斯和伊斯兰圣战组织声称对特拉维夫爆炸事件负责：我们所知道的情况

警方正在调查周日晚上在该市南部发生的一起爆炸，爆炸导致携带爆炸装置的人员死亡。

bbas Araghchi, political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, speaks to the media after the meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) attended by the E3+2 (China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom) and Iran on July 28, 2019 at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP) (Photo by ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)

伊朗外长候选人誓言优先发展与俄罗斯、中国的关系

伊朗议会就其提名进行投票之前，这位候任外交部长发表了谨慎的外交政策言论，称德黑兰对伊朗核协议的立场将保持不变。

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Analysis

土耳其的钢穹防御系统：潜力巨大，实施棘手

土耳其新型综合防空系统“钢穹”能够保卫国家，最终还可作为弹道导弹防御平台，从而创造与土耳其无人机类似的出口成功案例。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on August 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

五角大楼密切关注伊朗袭击以色列的迹象

拜登政府大力宣传本周最后一轮加沙停火谈判，试图阻止伊朗及其代理人袭击以色列，但官员们表示，协同袭击的威胁尚未减弱。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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