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An aerial view shows a campaign billboard depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, on Oct. 26, 2026, on the eve of Israel's legislative elections.

Explainer

民主党在中期选举中大获全胜，艾森科特誓言重塑美以关系，美以关系面临考验。

政治人士将民主党的中期选举胜利描述为对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的一次政治打击。

Iranians walk along a building installed with a giant poster depicting Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a rally in front of the former US embassy to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in Tehran on Nov. 4, 2026.

Analysis

伊朗对民主党中期选举的胜利表示欢迎，但担忧特朗普的下一步举动。

民主党的胜利是德黑兰一直期待的胜利，他们希望借此证明特朗普对伊朗的对抗适得其反。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

The sun sets on the US Capitol on Election Day evening on Nov. 3, 2026 in Washington.

从德黑兰到特拉维夫，民主党中期选举的胜利引发中东地区的强烈反响

伊朗官员对民主党在参议院和众议院取得压倒性胜利表示欣喜，而地区媒体则重点报道了阿卜杜勒·赛义德当选为美国首位穆斯林参议员。

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“世代毁灭”：民主党的胜利将重塑特朗普的最后几年

周二的投票改变了华盛顿的权力平衡，使民主党人拥有更大的筹码，可以在特朗普总统任期的最后两年挑战特朗普政府。

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阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德在密歇根州获胜，成为历史上首位穆斯林参议员

YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 2: Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at Eastern Michigan University on November 2, 2026, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. El-Sayed is running against Republican Senate candidate, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) for the open U.S. Senate seat. (Photo by Salwan Georges/Getty Images)

民主党预计将赢得众议院，选民对特朗普的伊朗战争表示不满。

Britain's King Charles III speaks to a Joint Meeting of Congress in the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

曾在加沙担任志愿者的医生亚当·哈马维赢得众议院选举

Nurse Monica Johnston (L) listens as Adam Hamawy speaks during an AFP interview before a meeting at the White House in Washington DC, on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

伊朗处决两名与1月份抗议活动有关的男子：你需要了解什么

A police officer monitors traffic as he stands under portraits of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, on Oct. 21, 2026.

A view of the Pentagon on Dec. 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings.

特朗普选择五角大楼中东政策负责人表明伊朗战略发生转变

特朗普解雇了其长期担任伊朗问题特使的布莱恩·胡克，并撤销了前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿的安全许可。他挑选的五角大楼下一任中东政策负责人迈克尔·迪米诺曾反对美以联合打击伊朗核设施的想法。

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特朗普就职后，伊朗军队在阿富汗边境举行演习

伊朗军方表示，他们部署了一套新的无人机对抗系统，以提高对武装分子和伊朗敌人的防御能力。

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be Ambassador to the United Nations on Capitol Hill on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

特朗普任命的联合国特使斯特凡尼克批评该组织的“反犹太腐败”

这位共和党议员还告诉参议员们，她相信以色列根据《圣经》对整个西岸拥有主权。

WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain delivers a speech at the first meeting of the Global School Meals Coalition, in Paris, on Oct. 18, 2023.

Interview

世界粮食计划署署长麦凯恩呼吁提供资金缓解叙利亚饥荒危机

世界粮食计划署执行主任辛迪麦凯恩警告称，叙利亚经历近14年的内战后，捐助者已经感到疲劳。

Cindy McCain

Cindy McCain

WFP Executive Director

Former US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton, on Sept. 19, 2024, in Washington.

Analysis

内塔尼亚胡会坚持结束加沙战争吗？

尽管总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡向唐纳德特朗普总统承诺结束加沙战争，但他也向极右翼财政部长贝扎雷尔斯莫特里奇保证，战斗将持续到哈马斯被击败为止。

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

Donald Trump is sworn in as US president in the Rotunda of the US Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2025.

从叙利亚到也门：中东对唐纳德·特朗普就职典礼的反应

唐纳德·特朗普的就职典礼在中东地区引发了乐观与谨慎的混合反应，美国盟友表达了继续合作的希望，而伊朗、巴勒斯坦和地区代理人则对他的政策及其对地区稳定的影响表示担忧。

A car belonging to Palestinian villagers set on fire during clashes after the Israeli settlers stormed the village of Qusra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

特朗普撤销对约旦河西岸以色列定居者的制裁：我们所知道的情况

特朗普总统上任第一天，就签署了一系列行政命令，从退出世界卫生组织到撤销对约旦河西岸暴力以色列定居者的制裁。

The fire at a hotel in Turkey’s northwestern province of Bolu at a 12-story wooden-clad hotel

土耳其滑雪胜地发生火灾，造成至少 10 人死亡，数十人受伤

大火袭击了受欢迎的滑雪度假酒店，造成至少 10 人死亡，数十人受伤。

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Donald Trump is sworn into office as Melania Trump holds the Bible in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

Analysis

特朗普上任后，共和党三巨头将如何重塑中东？

特朗普的白宫将在战后以色列和加沙问题、伊朗威慑、沙特关系正常化等问题上得到众议院和参议院的支持。

Megan Mineiro

由 Megan Mineiro

In Washington, DC, reporting on US Congress

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土耳其埃尔多安将与普京讨论俄罗斯向斯洛伐克供应天然气

此前，乌克兰关闭了长期输送俄罗斯天然气至中欧的管道。

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黎巴嫩军队与叙利亚贩运者发生冲突，打击走私力度加大

阿萨德政权垮台后，黎巴嫩和叙利亚当局加大了对芬乃他林贸易的打击力度，因为阿萨德政权严重依赖该行业作为其主要收入来源之一。

Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Palestinian militants react while watching a live TV broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 19, 2025.

人质获释带来的宽慰短暂掩盖了以色列的政治分歧

以色列周日庆祝艾米莉·达马里、罗米·戈南和多伦·施泰因布雷彻回国，但以色列极右翼仍然反对与哈马斯达成调解协议。