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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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伊朗哈梅内伊向亚美尼亚总理重申反对阿塞拜疆走廊计划

伊朗仍然反对阿塞拜疆通过亚美尼亚修建走廊，因为这将切断阿塞拜疆伊斯兰共和国通往黑海的通道。

🚨 [#Picture] Photos of the aftermath of the strike on Haret Hreik sent to L'Orient Today by Hassan Chaitani, local resident in the area.

以色列袭击贝鲁特郊区，目标是真主党指挥官

周末戈兰高地发生火箭弹袭击后，紧张局势加剧，周二，以色列无人机袭击了黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特南部郊区。

Israeli-armored vehicles take position near the border with Syria in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, Oct. 25, 2021.

Analysis

以色列计划对真主党做出“痛苦而尖锐”的回应，但不会对黎巴嫩发动全面战争

以色列领导人评估说，他们不能对造成迈季代勒沙姆斯 12 名儿童死亡的火箭弹袭击不予回应，但同时又试图避免与黎巴嫩真主党爆发全面战争。

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

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, July 11, 2024.

以色列外长要求北约驱逐土耳其，因为埃尔多安威胁对加沙发动战争

随着土耳其威胁对加沙进行军事干预以及以色列推动土耳其退出北约，人们开始质疑土耳其和以色列本已紧张的关系将受到怎样的影响。

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极右翼暴徒袭击以色列基地内塔尼亚胡和哈马斯互相指责停火停滞

哈马斯表示，总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡提出了新的要求，旨在破坏协议，而以色列总理则声称该加沙组织正在阻挠。

TOPSHOT - Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese border village of Chihine on July 28, 2024. Fallout from the Gaza war is regularly felt on the Israel-Lebanon frontier, where deadly cross-border exchanges have escalated between Israeli troops and mainly Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP) (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU/AFP via Getty Images)

为避免以色列与真主党全面开战，黎巴嫩出现航班中断和恐慌

戈兰高地发生致命火箭弹袭击事件后，以色列与真主党之间的跨境交流仍在继续，这促使以色列威胁在黎巴嫩采取更广泛的报复行动。

Armenia's foreign minister, Ararat Mirzoyan, meets with his counterpart from Iran in Tehran on July 24, 2023.

尽管伊朗拒绝与亚美尼亚达成 5 亿美元武器交易，但在高加索地区立足仍是当务之急

该报道发布之际，伊朗被指控在与阿塞拜疆的冲突中站在亚美尼亚一边，同时德黑兰也在推进其在高加索地区的影响力计划，以对抗西方对手和以色列的存在。

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - JULY 20: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus on July 20, 2024 in occupied northern Nicosia, Cyprus. Fifty years has passed since Turkey's invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus, spurred in 1974 by Greece's attempts to oust the Cypriot president and forge a political union with the island. Over time, the northern part became the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is largely populated

Analysis

随着阿萨德态度软化，土耳其和叙利亚的关系能否恢复正常？

随着土耳其与叙利亚关系正常化以及土耳其总统与叙利亚总统会晤的消息不断传出，许多战略和技术问题需要解决。

Barin Kayaoglu

由 Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers' 88th National Convention, Houston, July 25, 2024.

加沙巴勒斯坦人对卡马拉·哈里斯热情，宁愿选择“任何人，而不是特朗普”

在加沙进行的一次非正式调查显示，巴勒斯坦人最希望选择美国副总统作为下一任美国总统。

Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed (L), the wife of Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, comforts a Kurdish woman during a ceremony marking the Anfal mass killings, after corpses were transferred from Baghdad to the Kurdish town of Chamchamal for burial, on February 21, 2024.

安卡拉驳斥了伊拉克第一夫人谴责土耳其为“侵略者”的指控

第一夫人出人意料地厚颜无耻地指责土耳其造成数百人流离失所并摧毁了大片农业区。

Meeting between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 25, 2024.

拜登敦促内塔尼亚胡缩小与哈马斯在停火谈判上的差距

据报道，美国总统敦促内塔尼亚胡在与哈马斯的谈判中接受妥协，以结束加沙冲突，因为华盛顿的一些人担心以色列领导人可能为政治利益而拖延战争。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

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

A stray dog sits in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Aug. 23, 2022.

Analysis

土耳其反对派担心流浪狗法案背后有政治动机

随着土耳其即将通过一项可能导致大规模扑杀流浪狗的法案，一些批评人士认为，这将为政府提供一种机制，以向反对派控制的城市施加压力。

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO