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Analysis

战争的紧迫性如何促使伊朗拉拢沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦

德黑兰推动建立独立于华盛顿的地区安全秩序的努力可能正在获得外交动力，但伊朗伊斯兰共和国与其希望接触的国家之间存在着竞争而非冲突的战略优先事项。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Lina Attalah in an undated photo

埃及下令关闭《Mada Masr》杂志，此前法院判处该杂志编辑莉娜·阿塔拉有罪。

保护记者委员会将埃及列为世界上监禁记者最多的国家之一。

Mourners attend the funeral of those who were killed in airstrikes carried out by Jordan the night before on the village of Al-Taf in the Al-Lajat region, located in the northeastern countryside of Daraa, on Oct. 27, 2026.

叙利亚谴责约旦发动跨境袭击，否认与约旦协调行动：你需要了解什么

约旦称其空袭目标是ISIS武装分子，而叙利亚则称空袭造成平民伤亡，引发众怒。

Tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Hamas-Israeli war are pitched between the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip, Oct. 20, 2026.

Analysis

以色列大选对加沙和西岸的巴勒斯坦人意味着什么

总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡下台可能会给巴勒斯坦人带来一些慰藉，但不太可能改善他们建国的前景。

由 Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

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议会批准后，是什么驱使埃及对沙特阿拉伯提供“防御性”支持？

Egyptian soldiers man an infantry fighting vehicle

快速支援部队无人机摧毁苏丹五座发电站，导致停电

Displaced families sit together on mats and bedding inside a communal shelter in Al-Ubayyid, North Kordofan, Sudan, on March 30, 2026.

约旦逮捕三名教堂袭击案嫌疑人：你需要了解什么

church on October 25, 2026 in Hmoud, Jordan. Nine people were killed and around 40 injured on October 23 after unidentified gunmen arrived during a funeral service at Saint George's Greek Orthodox church and opened fire. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)

沙特阿拉伯广播电视台（KBS）与土耳其和巴基斯坦高级官员在伊朗举行罕见会晤：你需要了解哪些信息

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黎巴嫩和以色列计划举行第三轮会谈，但内塔尼亚胡和奥恩会面仍遥遥无期。

美国似乎正在推动黎巴嫩总统约瑟夫·奥恩和以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡会面，但黎巴嫩政府表示，只要以色列继续对黎巴嫩发动袭击，会面就不会发生。

A billboard with the image of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wraps the front of a building in Tehran on May 5, 2026.

Analysis

伊朗在海湾地区的策略：攻击阿联酋以改变美国的战略考量

德黑兰正通过袭击和言论加大对阿拉伯联合酋长国的压力，这表明其战略旨在扩大冲突，并间接迫使华盛顿放松对伊朗港口的封锁。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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伊朗外长阿拉格奇前往中国，美国就霍尔木兹海峡问题向北京施压：你需要了解什么

此次访问是在唐纳德·特朗普总统期待已久的下周北京之行之前进行的。

A picture taken near Kars on Feb. 28, 2024 shows the ruins of a bridge over Arpacay river, the natural border between Turkey and Armenia.

土耳其和亚美尼亚同意修复一座中世纪桥梁，以推动关系正常化

在6月议会选举前夕，安卡拉正寻求与亚美尼亚实现关系正常化，此举也旨在推进其更广泛的“中部走廊”计划。

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欧盟称，与霍尔木兹海峡危机相关的能源成本已飙升至350亿美元以上。

尽管欧洲对经由霍尔木兹海峡输送的天然气的依赖程度有限，但与霍尔木兹海峡中断相关的全球能源价格上涨正在推高欧洲的进口成本。

The charred remains of a tank from clashes between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) lie on a road near Gereb Agew, Southern Tigray, on March 3, 2026.

埃塞俄比亚否认苏丹的袭击指控，并指责喀土穆支持提格雷叛军。

苏丹官员此前指责埃塞俄比亚参与了对其领土的无人机袭击，其中包括对该国最大机场的袭击。

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Analysis

以色列担心特朗普在霍尔木兹海峡问题上寻求胜利，却回避伊朗核问题。

尽管美国总统唐纳德·特朗普不断向伊朗施压，要求其重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，但以色列担心这位美国领导人会决定止损，放弃核威胁问题。

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

Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, shake hands before a bilateral meeting ahead of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 5, 2025.

随着金砖国家关系日益密切，阿联酋从巴西购买了10架军用飞机。

阿联酋空军购买 C-390 千禧飞机，正值阿联酋在与伊朗的战争中寻求增强军事能力并加强与金砖国家的关系之际。

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R), French President Emmanuel Macron (L), and European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted President Zelensky at the White House for a bilateral meeting and an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

随着法美分歧加剧，马克龙对特朗普的霍尔木兹行动表示质疑

法国总统马克龙抨击美国总统特朗普单方面采取行动重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，而不是与伊朗进行协调努力。

Sabah Fidan

土耳其接待科威特外长，阿联酋退出OAPEC加剧海湾裂痕

在阿联酋退出欧佩克及其附属联盟后，海湾地区的裂痕加深，迫使安卡拉在沙特阿拉伯和阿布扎比之间寻求平衡。科威特最高外交官访问了土耳其。

A security personnel sits in a market after markets reopened in Islamabad on April 23, 2026, following heightened security measures amid the ongoing US-Iran peace talks.

Analysis

阿联酋从巴基斯坦撤出34.5亿美元，这反映了阿布扎比的哪些优先事项？

随着阿布扎比撤回长期展期存款并进行选择性投资，巴基斯坦面临着一个与战略联盟挂钩的、有条件的海湾支持时代。

Sabena Siddiqui

由 Sabena Siddiqui

In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran

Members of Lebanese security forces stand guard in the perimeter of the Parliament, a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president in Beirut on January 8, 2025. Lebanese political heavyweights held talks on January 8, a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president of the tiny Mediterranean country, already deep in economic and political crisis, and which has been without a president for more than two years. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

在美国的压力下，黎巴嫩会废除抵制以色列法吗？

1955 年的法律将与以色列的一切往来定为犯罪，这引发了人们对贝鲁特目前在与以色列的接触（目前处于大使级别）究竟能走多远的疑问。