[
  {
    "id": "2025-01-07-irans-military-and-irgc-hold-air-defence-drills",
    "date": "2025-01-07",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's military and IRGC hold air defence drills around Natanz nuclear site",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗軍方與革命衛隊在納坦茲核設施周邊舉行防空演習",
    "summary": "Iran's army and the IRGC began a joint air defence exercise, Eqtedar 1403, around the Natanz nuclear facility on 7 January 2025 to rehearse protecting the site from attack. The IRGC Aerospace Force said it engaged 30 aerial targets and debuted a new loitering air-defence system codenamed 358, alongside Dezful and Tor-M1 systems.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗陸軍與伊斯蘭革命衛隊於2025年1月7日在納坦茲核設施周邊展開聯合防空演習「權力1403」，演練保護該設施免受攻擊。革命衛隊航太部隊表示共攔擊30個空中目標，並首度展示代號358的新型遊蕩式防空系統，另動用德茲富勒及Tor-M1系統。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202501072600"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al-Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/01/what-make-irans-irgc-drills-near-natanz-nuclear-site-amid-israeli-threats"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "natanz",
      "air defense",
      "military exercise",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-08-iran-frees-italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-who-returns",
    "date": "2025-01-08",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran frees Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who returns to Rome",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗釋放義大利記者塞西莉亞·薩拉，當日返抵羅馬",
    "summary": "Iran released Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison on 8 January 2025, and she flew back to Rome the same day. Her detention had become a diplomatic issue between Tehran and Rome.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年1月8日將義大利記者塞西莉亞·薩拉（Cecilia Sala）釋放出獄，她於同日搭機返回羅馬。她遭拘押一事曾成為德黑蘭與羅馬之間的外交議題。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hostage diplomacy",
      "italy",
      "journalist",
      "detention"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-10-irgc-unveils-underground-missile-city-housing-emad-qadr",
    "date": "2025-01-10",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC unveils underground 'missile city' housing Emad, Qadr and Qiam missiles",
    "headlineZh": "革命衛隊公開存放伊馬德、卡德爾及基亞姆飛彈的地下「飛彈城」",
    "summary": "IRGC chief Hossein Salami and Aerospace Force commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh unveiled an underground missile base on 10 January 2025 during the Great Prophet 19 drills. State TV said it housed liquid-fuelled Emad, Qadr and Qiam missiles, called it a 'dormant volcano deep in the heart of mountains', and said 90% of the facility was not shown.",
    "summaryZh": "革命衛隊司令侯賽因·薩拉米與航太部隊司令阿米爾·阿里·哈吉札德於2025年1月10日「偉大先知19」演習期間公開一座地下飛彈基地。官方電視稱基地存放液體燃料的伊馬德、卡德爾及基亞姆飛彈，形容其為「深藏群山之中的休眠火山」，並表示90%的設施未予展示。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Press TV via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2025/iran-250111-presstv03.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202502017151"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "missile city",
      "underground base",
      "irgc aerospace",
      "salami",
      "hajizadeh"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-15-pezeshkian-tells-nbc-iran-does-not-fear-war",
    "date": "2025-01-15",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian tells NBC Iran \"does not fear war\" but does not seek it, urges Trump toward peace",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安接受NBC專訪：伊朗「不懼戰爭」但不尋求戰爭，促川普走向和平",
    "summary": "In an interview with NBC News aired days before Donald Trump's inauguration, Iran's president denied any Iranian plot to assassinate Trump and said Iran's nuclear programme is peaceful.",
    "summaryZh": "在川普就職前數日播出的NBC新聞專訪中，伊朗總統否認伊朗曾策劃暗殺川普，並稱伊朗核計劃屬和平用途。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/15/iran-president-denies-plot-to-kill-trump-calls-for-him-to-pursue-peace"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "trump",
      "nuclear",
      "interview"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "I do hope that Trump will conduce to peace in the region and the world, not conversely contribute to bloodshed or war. We will react to any action. We do not fear war, but we do not seek it.",
      "quoteZh": "我確實希望川普會促進地區與世界的和平，而不是反過來助長流血或戰爭。我們會對任何行動作出反應。我們不懼怕戰爭，但我們不尋求戰爭。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-17-pezeshkian-signs-comprehensive-strategic-partnership-treaty-with-russia",
    "date": "2025-01-17",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian signs comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安與俄羅斯簽署全面戰略夥伴條約",
    "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia on 17 January 2025. The pact formalised deeper cooperation between Tehran and Moscow days before Donald Trump's inauguration.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統裴澤斯基安於2025年1月17日與俄羅斯簽署全面戰略夥伴條約。該條約在川普就職前數日將德黑蘭與莫斯科之間更深層的合作正式化。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "treaty",
      "pezeshkian",
      "strategic partnership"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-18-gunman-kills-two-supreme-court-judges-inside-tehrans",
    "date": "2025-01-18",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Gunman kills two Supreme Court judges inside Tehran's Palace of Justice",
    "headlineZh": "槍手在德黑蘭司法宮內殺害兩名最高法院法官",
    "summary": "A gunman shot dead two Iranian Supreme Court judges inside the Palace of Justice in Tehran on 18 January 2025 and then killed himself. The attack targeted senior members of the judiciary in the capital.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年1月18日，一名槍手在德黑蘭司法宮內槍殺兩名伊朗最高法院法官，隨後自盡。此次襲擊針對首都司法體系的資深成員。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "judiciary",
      "shooting",
      "tehran",
      "assassination"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-22-houthis-free-25-galaxy-leader-crew-after-14",
    "date": "2025-01-22",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis free 25 Galaxy Leader crew after 14 months, flown to Muscat",
    "headlineZh": "青年運動釋放「銀河領袖號」25名船員，關押14個月後飛抵馬斯開特",
    "summary": "The Houthis released the 25 crew of the car carrier Galaxy Leader on 22 January 2025, nearly 14 months after seizing the ship in the Red Sea in November 2023, in a move they said supported the Gaza ceasefire. A Royal Air Force of Oman jet flew the crew, including 17 Filipinos, from Sanaa to Muscat; the US thanked Oman but noted the ship itself was still held.",
    "summaryZh": "青年運動於2025年1月22日釋放汽車運輸船「銀河領袖號」的25名船員，距其2023年11月在紅海劫船近14個月，該組織稱此舉是為支持加薩停火。阿曼皇家空軍專機將包括17名菲律賓人在內的船員從沙那載往馬斯開特；美國感謝阿曼，但指出船隻本身仍遭扣押。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "USNI News",
        "url": "https://news.usni.org/2025/01/22/houthis-release-galaxy-leader-crew-trump-designates-group-a-foreign-terrorist-organization"
      },
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/houthi-rebels-release-crew-of-galaxy-leader-ship-seized-in-red-sea-in-november-2023"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "galaxy leader",
      "hostages",
      "oman",
      "seafarers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-22-trump-order-starts-process-to-redesignate-houthis-as",
    "date": "2025-01-22",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump order starts process to redesignate Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization",
    "headlineZh": "川普簽署行政命令啟動將青年運動重新列為外國恐怖組織程序",
    "summary": "President Trump signed Executive Order 14175 on 22 January 2025, beginning the process of redesignating Ansar Allah (the Houthis) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and citing support from the IRGC Quds Force, more than 300 projectiles fired at Israel and more than 100 attacks on shipping. Secretary of State Marco Rubio completed the designation on 4 March 2025.",
    "summaryZh": "川普總統於2025年1月22日簽署第14175號行政命令，啟動將「真主虔信者」（青年運動）重新列為外國恐怖組織的程序，理由包括獲革命衛隊聖城旅支持、向以色列發射逾300枚彈體及攻擊航運逾100次。國務卿盧比歐於2025年3月4日完成該項認定。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "White House Fact Sheet",
        "url": "https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-re-designates-the-houthis-as-a-foreign-terrorist-organization/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Congressional Research Service",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/HTML/IF12882.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "fto",
      "terrorist designation",
      "executive order"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-26-israeli-fire-kills-22-in-south-lebanon-as",
    "date": "2025-01-26",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israeli fire kills 22 in south Lebanon as residents defy expired withdrawal deadline",
    "headlineZh": "撤軍期限屆滿居民返鄉，以軍開火致黎巴嫩南部22人死亡",
    "summary": "Israeli troops opened fire on residents trying to return to villages in south Lebanon on 26 January 2025, the day the 60-day withdrawal deadline under the November 2024 ceasefire expired, killing at least 22 people including a Lebanese soldier and injuring more than 120, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel said it fired to remove threats and blamed Hezbollah for stirring the protests; the deadline was extended the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年1月26日，即2024年11月停火協議規定的60天撤軍期限屆滿當日，以軍向試圖返回黎巴嫩南部村莊的居民開火。據黎巴嫩衛生部，至少22人死亡，包括一名黎巴嫩士兵，逾120人受傷。以色列稱開火是為排除威脅，並指真主黨煽動抗議；撤軍期限於當天延長。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/01/26/israeli-forces-fire-on-residents-returning-to-south-lebanon-as-withdrawal-deadline-expires/"
      },
      {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250126-israeli-fire-kills-one-person-as-hundreds-of-residents-try-to-return-to-south-lebanon"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "ceasefire",
      "withdrawal deadline",
      "civilian casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-01-27-handala-hackers-hijack-pa-systems-in-20-plus",
    "date": "2025-01-27",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Handala hackers hijack PA systems in 20-plus Israeli kindergartens to play sirens",
    "headlineZh": "Handala駭客入侵以色列逾20所幼稚園廣播系統播放警報聲",
    "summary": "The Iran-linked Handala group breached public address systems at more than 20 Israeli kindergartens through supplier Maager-Tec, playing Arabic messages, anti-Israel songs and rocket-siren sounds. The intrusion targeted systems used to communicate with children and staff. Israeli media reported the incident as part of a wave of Iranian-linked cyber harassment.",
    "summaryZh": "與伊朗有關的Handala組織透過供應商Maager-Tec入侵以色列逾20所幼稚園的廣播系統，播放阿拉伯語訊息、反以色列歌曲和火箭警報聲。此次入侵針對用於與兒童和教職員溝通的系統。以色列媒體將事件視為伊朗相關網路騷擾浪潮的一部分。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-839386"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202501265679"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "hacktivism",
      "kindergartens"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-02-iran-unveils-1700-km-range-etemad-ballistic-missile",
    "date": "2025-02-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran unveils 1,700 km-range 'Etemad' ballistic missile as Pezeshkian tours defence expo",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在佩澤希齊安參觀國防展時公開射程1,700公里的「信任」彈道飛彈",
    "summary": "Iran's Defence Ministry unveiled the Etemad ('trust') ballistic missile at an aerospace exhibition in Tehran attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian. State media said the missile is 16 metres long with a 1,700 km range and a precision-guided warhead. A day earlier Iran had presented the Ghadr-380 cruise missile, billed with a range of more than 1,000 km.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗國防部在德黑蘭一場航太展覽上公開「信任」（Etemad）彈道飛彈，總統佩澤希齊安出席。官方媒體稱該飛彈長16公尺、射程1,700公里，配備精確導引彈頭。前一天伊朗才展示了號稱射程逾1,000公里的Ghadr-380巡弋飛彈。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The New Arab (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-unveils-new-ballistic-missile-show-force"
      },
      {
        "name": "Israel Hayom",
        "url": "https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/02/02/iran-says-it-has-powerful-new-ballistic-missile/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran Watch",
        "url": "https://www.iranwatch.org/news-brief/iran-unveils-new-ballistic-missile-called-etemad"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "missiles",
      "etemad",
      "defence-industry"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-04-trump-if-iran-tries-to-assassinate-him-they",
    "date": "2025-02-04",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: if Iran tries to assassinate him, \"they get obliterated\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：若伊朗企圖暗殺他，伊朗將被「徹底摧毀」",
    "summary": "Speaking on the day he signed a memorandum restoring 'maximum pressure' on Iran, Trump said he had left instructions for Iran to be destroyed if it tried to kill him, while also saying he hoped for a deal.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在簽署恢復對伊朗「極限施壓」備忘錄當天表示，他已留下指示，若伊朗企圖殺害他，伊朗將被摧毀；同時他也表示希望達成協議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/10/irans-pezeshkian-accuses-trump-of-fake-diplomacy"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "maximum pressure",
      "threat"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "I've left instructions — if they do it, they get obliterated. There won't be anything left.",
      "quoteZh": "我已經留下指示——如果他們這麼做，他們就會被徹底摧毀。什麼都不會剩下。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-04-trump-signs-nspm-2-restoring-maximum-pressure-aims",
    "date": "2025-02-04",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump signs NSPM-2 restoring 'maximum pressure,' aims to drive Iran oil exports to zero",
    "headlineZh": "川普簽署NSPM-2恢復「極限施壓」，目標將伊朗石油出口降至零",
    "summary": "President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 on 4 February 2025, ordering the State Department and Treasury to drive Iran's oil exports to zero, including crude sales to China. The memo also directed the Attorney General to impound illicit Iranian oil cargoes and to review waivers including those tied to Chabahar port. Trump said at the signing he hoped a deal could still be reached.",
    "summaryZh": "川普總統於2025年2月4日簽署第2號國家安全總統備忘錄（NSPM-2），指示國務院與財政部將伊朗石油出口（包括輸往中國的原油）壓至零。備忘錄並指示司法部長扣押非法伊朗石油貨物，並檢討包括恰巴哈爾港在內的制裁豁免。川普在簽署時表示仍希望能達成協議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/04/trump-reimposes-maximum-pressure-on-iran-aims-to-drive-oil-exports-to-zero.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "GovInfo – NSPM-2 text",
        "url": "https://govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500223/html/DCPD-202500223.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "maximum pressure",
      "nspm-2",
      "oil exports",
      "trump",
      "china"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-06-first-maximum-pressure-oil-sanctions-target-network-shipping",
    "date": "2025-02-06",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "First maximum-pressure oil sanctions target network shipping Iranian crude to China",
    "headlineZh": "極限施壓首輪石油制裁鎖定運送伊朗原油至中國的網絡",
    "summary": "On 6 February 2025 OFAC sanctioned an international network that shipped millions of barrels of Iranian crude worth hundreds of millions of dollars to China on behalf of Iran's Armed Forces General Staff and its front company Sepehr Energy, the first oil sanctions round after NSPM-2. Targets included vessels and management firms in China, India and the UAE.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部海外資產控制辦公室於2025年2月6日制裁一個國際網絡，指其代表伊朗武裝部隊總參謀部及其掩護公司Sepehr Energy，將價值數億美元的數百萬桶伊朗原油運往中國。這是NSPM-2後首輪石油制裁，對象包括位於中國、印度與阿聯的船隻及船舶管理公司。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury",
        "url": "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0015"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg Law",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/international-trade/us-unveils-fresh-iran-sanctions-under-maximum-pressure-push"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "sepehr energy",
      "china",
      "oil",
      "maximum pressure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-06-irgc-navy-inaugurates-shahid-bagheri-irans-first-drone",
    "date": "2025-02-06",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC Navy inaugurates Shahid Bagheri, Iran's first drone-carrier warship",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍啟用伊朗首艘無人機母艦「沙希德·巴蓋里號」",
    "summary": "The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy inaugurated the vessel Shahid Bagheri on 6 February 2025, describing it as Iran's first drone-carrier warship.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍於2025年2月6日啟用「沙希德·巴蓋里號」，稱其為伊朗首艘無人機母艦。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc navy",
      "drone carrier",
      "shahid bagheri",
      "navy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-07-khamenei-calls-talks-with-us-not-intelligent-wise",
    "date": "2025-02-07",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei calls talks with US 'not intelligent, wise or honorable'; rial slides to 872,000",
    "headlineZh": "哈米尼稱與美談判「不明智、不高明、不光彩」，里亞爾跌至87.2萬",
    "summary": "Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told air force commanders on 7 February 2025 that negotiating with the US was 'not intelligent, wise or honorable,' citing Trump's 2018 exit from the nuclear deal, and warned 'if they threaten our security, we will threaten theirs.' He stopped short of banning talks. The rial fell to a record 872,000 per dollar after the remarks.",
    "summaryZh": "最高領袖哈米尼於2025年2月7日對空軍指揮官表示，與美國談判「不明智、不高明、不光彩」，並以川普2018年退出核協議為例，警告「若他們威脅我們的安全，我們也將威脅他們的安全」，但未明令禁止談判。講話後里亞爾跌至每美元87.2萬的新低。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/irans-supreme-leader-criticizes-proposed-nuclear-talks-with-the-us"
      },
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-supreme-leader-khamenei-nuclear-deal-trump-obama-oil-sanctions-rcna191142"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "negotiations",
      "rial",
      "nuclear talks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-08-rial-falls-to-record-892500-per-dollar-days",
    "date": "2025-02-08",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rial falls to record 892,500 per dollar days after Trump restores 'maximum pressure'",
    "headlineZh": "川普恢復「極限施壓」數日後，里亞爾跌至每美元892,500的歷史低點",
    "summary": "Iran's rial fell to a record low of 892,500 to the US dollar on the unofficial market, down from 869,500 a day earlier. The slide followed Trump's 4 February memorandum restoring 'maximum pressure' sanctions. The rate represented roughly a 75% devaluation from a year earlier, when the dollar traded around 510,000 rials.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗里亞爾在非官方市場跌至每美元892,500的歷史低點，前一日為869,500。此前川普於2月4日簽署備忘錄恢復「極限施壓」制裁。與一年前約510,000里亞爾兌1美元相比，貶值約75%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/02/10/iranian-rial-falls-to-record-low-amid-return-of-trumps-maximum-pressure-sanctions/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "maximum-pressure"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-10-pezeshkian-on-revolution-anniversary-trump-talks-of-negotiation",
    "date": "2025-02-10",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian on revolution anniversary: Trump talks of negotiation while seeking to bring Iran \"to its knees\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安於革命紀念日：川普口稱談判，卻企圖讓伊朗「屈膝」",
    "summary": "Addressing a rally in Tehran's Azadi Square for the 46th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, Pezeshkian criticised Trump's reimposed sanctions while saying Iran was not seeking war.",
    "summaryZh": "裴澤斯基安在德黑蘭自由廣場出席1979年革命46週年集會時，批評川普重新實施制裁，同時表示伊朗不尋求戰爭。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/10/irans-pezeshkian-accuses-trump-of-fake-diplomacy"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/12/iran-denounces-reckless-trump-remarks-on-nuclear-deal"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "maximum pressure",
      "revolution anniversary"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "Trump says he wants to negotiate, yet at the same time, he signs off on every possible conspiracy to bring this revolution to its knees.",
      "quoteZh": "川普說他想談判，但與此同時，他卻批准一切可能的陰謀，要讓這場革命屈膝。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-11-irans-un-envoy-iravani-tells-security-council-trumps",
    "date": "2025-02-11",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's UN envoy Iravani tells Security Council Trump's threats are \"reckless and inflammatory\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗駐聯合國大使伊拉瓦尼致函安理會：川普的威脅「魯莽且煽動」",
    "summary": "In a letter to the UN Security Council, Iran's ambassador protested Trump's media remarks suggesting Iran's nuclear programme could be stopped \"with bombs or with a written piece of paper\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗駐聯合國大使致函聯合國安理會，抗議川普在媒體上暗示可「用炸彈或一紙協議」阻止伊朗核計劃的言論。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/12/iran-denounces-reckless-trump-remarks-on-nuclear-deal"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iravani",
      "un security council",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Amir Saeid Iravani",
      "speakerZh": "伊拉瓦尼",
      "role": "Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "伊朗常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "These reckless and inflammatory statements flagrantly violate international law and the UN Charter, particularly Article 2(4), which prohibits threats or use of force against sovereign states.",
      "quoteZh": "這些魯莽且煽動性的言論公然違反國際法和《聯合國憲章》，特別是禁止對主權國家威脅或使用武力的第二條第四項。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-13-lebanon-bars-mahan-air-flight-from-landing-in",
    "date": "2025-02-13",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanon bars Mahan Air flight from landing in Beirut amid Israeli cash-smuggling allegations",
    "headlineZh": "以色列指控走私現金，黎巴嫩禁止伊朗馬漢航空班機降落貝魯特",
    "summary": "Lebanese authorities told Iran that a Beirut-bound Mahan Air flight would not be allowed to land, after Israel's military alleged the IRGC Quds Force used civilian flights to smuggle cash to Hezbollah. Reports said Washington relayed a warning that Israel could strike the airport. Hezbollah supporters blocked the airport road and burned tyres in protest, and Iran said it would refuse Lebanese flights in return.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列軍方指控伊斯蘭革命衛隊聖城旅利用民航班機向真主黨走私現金後，黎巴嫩當局通知伊朗一班飛往貝魯特的馬漢航空班機不得降落。報導指美方轉達以色列可能轟炸機場的警告。真主黨支持者封鎖機場道路並焚燒輪胎抗議，伊朗則表示將拒絕黎巴嫩航班作為回應。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202502131214"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al-Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/02/lebanon-bars-iranian-flight-landing-beirut-sparking-protests"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hezbollah-supporters-protest-lebanons-prevention-of-iranian-planes-landing-in-beirut/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "mahan air",
      "beirut airport"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-14-rioters-attack-unifil-convoy-on-beirut-airport-road",
    "date": "2025-02-14",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Rioters attack UNIFIL convoy on Beirut airport road, injuring deputy force commander",
    "headlineZh": "暴徒在貝魯特機場道路襲擊聯黎部隊車隊，副司令受傷",
    "summary": "Protests over the ban on Iranian flights turned into riots on the Beirut airport road, where a UNIFIL convoy was attacked and a UN vehicle set on fire. UNIFIL's outgoing deputy commander, Nepalese Maj. Gen. Chok Bahadur Dhakal, was injured, and 23 Lebanese soldiers were reported hurt in the unrest. Lebanese authorities arrested more than 25 people.",
    "summaryZh": "抗議禁止伊朗航班的示威在貝魯特機場道路演變為暴動，聯合國駐黎巴嫩臨時部隊（UNIFIL）車隊遭襲，一輛聯合國車輛被焚。即將卸任的副司令、尼泊爾籍少將Chok Bahadur Dhakal受傷，另有23名黎巴嫩士兵受傷。黎巴嫩當局逮捕逾25人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/02/14/hezbollah-supporters-block-beirut-roads-after-iranian-plane-prohibited-from-landing/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Beirut_riots"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unifil",
      "hezbollah",
      "riots"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-18-israel-withdraws-from-south-lebanon-villages-but-keeps",
    "date": "2025-02-18",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israel withdraws from south Lebanon villages but keeps troops at five hilltop posts",
    "headlineZh": "以色列撤出黎巴嫩南部村莊，但在五個山頭據點留駐部隊",
    "summary": "Israeli troops pulled out of southern Lebanese border villages on the extended ceasefire deadline but stayed at five 'strategic points' overlooking both sides of the border. IDF spokesman Nadav Shoshani called it a temporary measure until the Lebanese army fully implements the deal. The Lebanese army deployed into villages including Mais al-Jabal, Blida and Yaroun, while Beirut called the remaining presence an occupation.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列部隊在延長後的停火期限當天撤出黎巴嫩南部邊境村莊，但仍駐守可俯瞰邊界兩側的五個「戰略據點」。以軍發言人Nadav Shoshani稱這是臨時措施，直至黎巴嫩軍隊全面落實協議。黎巴嫩軍隊進駐Mais al-Jabal、Blida、Yaroun等村莊，貝魯特則稱以軍留駐屬於占領。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "eNCA (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.enca.com/news/israel-withdraws-keeps-five-positions-south-lebanon"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/lebanese-sources-say-idf-completes-withdrawal-from-southern-lebanon-except-for-5-key-posts/"
      },
      {
        "name": "L'Orient Today",
        "url": "https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1448249/israel-to-keep-troops-at-five-strategic-points-in-lebanon-beyond-tuesday.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ceasefire",
      "hezbollah",
      "idf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-20-rights-groups-iran-executed-at-least-975-people",
    "date": "2025-02-20",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rights groups: Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, highest since 2008",
    "headlineZh": "人權組織：伊朗2024年至少處決975人，為2008年以來最多",
    "summary": "Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and ECPM said in their annual report that Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a 17% rise from 834 in 2023. Only 95 of the executions were officially announced, and 31 of those executed were women. IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said five people were executed on average every day in the last three months of the year.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗人權組織（IHRNGO）與ECPM在年度報告中指出，伊朗2024年至少處決975人，較2023年的834人增加17%。其中僅95宗獲官方公布，被處決者中有31名女性。該組織負責人Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam表示，年底最後三個月平均每天處決五人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "France 24 (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250220-iran-executed-975-people-in-horrifying-2024-escalation-rights-groups"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-executed-at-least-975-people-in-2024-in-horrifying-escalation-rights-groups-say/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran Human Rights",
        "url": "https://www.iranhr.net/en/articles/7350/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "ihrngo",
      "death-penalty"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-23-israeli-f-35s-and-f-15s-fly-low",
    "date": "2025-02-23",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israeli F-35s and F-15s fly low over Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut",
    "headlineZh": "以色列F-35與F-15低空飛越貝魯特納斯魯拉葬禮",
    "summary": "Four Israeli jets, reportedly two F-35Is and two F-15Is, flew low over Beirut's Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium on 23 February 2025 as tens of thousands attended the funeral of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine. Defence Minister Israel Katz said the flyover sent 'a clear message'; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who attended, condemned it as a violation of Lebanese sovereignty.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年2月23日，數萬人在貝魯特卡米勒·夏蒙體育城出席真主黨領袖哈桑·納斯魯拉與哈希姆·薩菲丁的葬禮時，四架以色列戰機（據報為兩架F-35I與兩架F-15I）低空飛越會場。國防部長卡茨稱此舉傳遞「明確訊息」；出席葬禮的伊朗外長阿拉格齊譴責此舉侵犯黎巴嫩主權。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-pack-stadium-for-nasrallah-funeral-as-israeli-fighters-fly-overhead/"
      },
      {
        "name": "The War Zone",
        "url": "https://www.twz.com/air/israel-performs-parade-like-fighter-jet-flyover-for-arch-enemys-funeral"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nasrallah",
      "funeral",
      "hezbollah",
      "flyover",
      "araghchi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-24-us-sanctions-22-people-and-13-vessels-in",
    "date": "2025-02-24",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US sanctions 22 people and 13 vessels in Iran oil 'shadow fleet' network",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁伊朗石油「影子船隊」網絡中的22人及13艘船",
    "summary": "The US Treasury on 24 February 2025 sanctioned 22 individuals and entities and 13 vessels based in Iran, China, Hong Kong, India and the UAE for moving Iranian oil, while the State Department designated 16 further entities and vessels, including the Iranian Oil Terminals Company. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran relied on 'a shadowy network of vessels, shippers, and brokers.' It was one of the first sanctions rounds under NSPM-2.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部於2025年2月24日制裁22名位於伊朗、中國、香港、印度與阿聯的個人與實體及13艘船隻，指其運送伊朗石油；國務院另制裁16個實體與船隻，包括伊朗石油碼頭公司。財政部長貝森特表示，德黑蘭依賴「由船隻、航運商和掮客組成的隱密網絡」。此為NSPM-2下最早的幾輪制裁之一。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "USIP Iran Primer",
        "url": "https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2025/feb/24/us-sanctions-more-iran%E2%80%99s-shadow-fleet"
      },
      {
        "name": "gCaptain",
        "url": "https://gcaptain.com/u-s-treasury-sanctions-12-tankers-in-irans-shadow-fleet/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "shadow fleet",
      "tankers",
      "bessent",
      "oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-25-lavrov-visits-tehran-araghchi-rules-out-direct-us",
    "date": "2025-02-25",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Lavrov visits Tehran; Araghchi rules out direct US talks under 'maximum pressure'",
    "headlineZh": "拉夫羅夫訪問德黑蘭；阿拉格齊排除在「極限施壓」下與美直接談判",
    "summary": "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made his first visit to Tehran since Pezeshkian took office, a week after the first high-level US–Russia talks in three years. At a joint press conference Abbas Araghchi said there was no possibility of direct negotiations with Washington while maximum pressure continued. Lavrov said diplomacy remained an option on the nuclear issue.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫自佩澤希齊安上任以來首次訪問德黑蘭，時值美俄三年來首次高層會談一週後。伊朗外長阿拉格齊在聯合記者會上表示，只要極限施壓持續，就不可能與華府直接談判。拉夫羅夫則稱外交仍是解決核問題的選項。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "RFE/RL",
        "url": "https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-russia-lavrov-oil-sanctions/33327814.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Moscow Times",
        "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/25/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-visits-tehran-for-talks-a88162"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "lavrov",
      "araghchi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-26-iaea-irans-60-enriched-uranium-stock-rises-925",
    "date": "2025-02-26",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IAEA: Iran's 60% enriched uranium stock rises 92.5 kg to 274.8 kg",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署：伊朗60%濃縮鈾庫存增加92.5公斤至274.8公斤",
    "summary": "A confidential IAEA quarterly report said that as of 8 February Iran held 274.8 kg of uranium enriched up to 60%, up 92.5 kg since November. The agency called the 'significantly increased production' of high-enriched uranium by a non-nuclear-weapon state a matter of serious concern. Iran's total enriched stockpile stood at 8,294.4 kg.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署一份機密季度報告指出，截至2月8日伊朗持有274.8公斤豐度達60%的濃縮鈾，較11月增加92.5公斤。該機構稱，一個非核武國家「大幅增加」高濃縮鈾生產令人嚴重關切。伊朗濃縮鈾總庫存為8,294.4公斤。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour (AP)",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-increases-stock-of-near-weapons-grade-uranium-un-nuclear-agency-says"
      },
      {
        "name": "IAEA GOV/2025/8",
        "url": "https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/25/03/gov2025-8.pdf"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "enrichment",
      "stockpile"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-02-28-lebanon-seizes-25-million-in-cash-reportedly-bound",
    "date": "2025-02-28",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanon seizes $2.5 million in cash reportedly bound for Hezbollah at Beirut airport",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩在貝魯特機場查獲據報流向真主黨的250萬美元現金",
    "summary": "Lebanese authorities seized $2.5 million in cash at Beirut airport from a traveller arriving from Turkey. Three sources told Reuters the money was intended for Hezbollah. The seizure came amid a tightened inspection regime at the airport following the ban on Iranian flights.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩當局在貝魯特機場從一名自土耳其抵達的旅客身上查獲250萬美元現金。三名消息人士向路透表示，這筆錢原本要交給真主黨。此次查獲正值禁止伊朗航班後機場加強檢查之際。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al-Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/02/lebanon-seizes-25m-cash-intended-hezbollah-beirut-airport"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "financing",
      "beirut airport"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-02-irans-parliament-impeaches-economy-minister-hemmati-by-182",
    "date": "2025-03-02",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's parliament impeaches economy minister Hemmati by 182 votes",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗國會以182票彈劾經濟部長赫馬提",
    "summary": "Iran's parliament removed Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati on 2 March 2025, with 182 of 273 lawmakers voting to impeach him amid the rial's slide and rising prices.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗國會於2025年3月2日罷免經濟部長阿卜杜勒納賽爾·赫馬提，273名議員中有182人投票贊成彈劾，背景為里亞爾貶值及物價上漲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "parliament",
      "impeachment",
      "hemmati",
      "economy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-04-us-formally-designates-houthis-as-foreign-terrorist-organization",
    "date": "2025-03-04",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "US formally designates Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization; $15m reward offered",
    "headlineZh": "美國正式將胡塞武裝列為外國恐怖組織，懸賞1,500萬美元",
    "summary": "Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation of Ansarallah, the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, completing a process launched by Trump's January executive order. The Rewards for Justice programme offered up to $15 million for information disrupting the group's finances. The next day Treasury sanctioned seven senior Houthi officials, including Muscat-based spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國務卿盧比歐宣布將胡塞武裝（Ansarallah）列為外國恐怖組織，完成川普1月行政命令啟動的程序。「正義獎賞」計畫懸賞最高1,500萬美元，徵求可瓦解該組織財務的情報。翌日美國財政部制裁七名胡塞高層，包括駐馬斯喀特的發言人Mohammed Abdulsalam。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US State Department",
        "url": "https://www.state.gov/designation-of-ansarallah-as-a-foreign-terrorist-organization"
      },
      {
        "name": "US News (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-04/us-state-designates-yemens-houthis-foreign-terrorist-organization"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "fto",
      "terrorism-designation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-07-trump-two-ways-iran-can-be-handled-militarily",
    "date": "2025-03-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: \"two ways Iran can be handled, militarily or you make a deal\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：處理伊朗「有兩種方式：軍事手段，或者達成協議」",
    "summary": "In a Fox interview, Trump said he had sent a letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei proposing nuclear negotiations and framed the alternative as military action.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在接受福斯專訪時表示，他已致函最高領袖哈梅內伊提議進行核談判，並將另一選項描述為軍事行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/g-s1-52882/trump-iran-nuclear"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/8/bully-irans-khamenei-rejects-trump-demands-for-nuclear-talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "nuclear",
      "letter",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "There are two ways Iran can be handled, militarily or you make a deal. I would prefer to make a deal, because I'm not looking to hurt Iran.",
      "quoteZh": "處理伊朗有兩種方式，軍事手段，或者達成協議。我比較希望達成協議，因為我並不想傷害伊朗。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-08-khamenei-for-bullying-governments-negotiation-is-a-means",
    "date": "2025-03-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei: for \"bullying governments\", negotiation is \"a means to introduce new demands\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊：對「霸凌政府」而言，談判是「提出新要求的手段」",
    "summary": "A day after Trump said he had written to Iran's leadership, the Supreme Leader rejected pressure for talks, saying unnamed governments use negotiations to impose expectations rather than resolve issues.",
    "summaryZh": "川普表示已致函伊朗領導層翌日，最高領袖拒絕談判壓力，稱某些政府利用談判強加期望，而非解決問題。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/8/bully-irans-khamenei-rejects-trump-demands-for-nuclear-talks"
      },
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/g-s1-52882/trump-iran-nuclear"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "negotiations",
      "trump letter"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "For them, negotiation is a means to introduce new demands. The issue is not just about nuclear matters, they raise new expectations that Iran will certainly not accept.",
      "quoteZh": "對他們而言，談判是提出新要求的手段。問題不僅在於核問題，他們還提出伊朗肯定不會接受的新期望。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-11-houthis-reimpose-ban-on-israeli-ships-after-gaza",
    "date": "2025-03-11",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis reimpose ban on Israeli ships after Gaza aid deadline expires",
    "headlineZh": "加薩援助期限屆滿，青年運動恢復禁止以色列船隻通行",
    "summary": "After a four-day ultimatum from leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi expired at 22:00 Yemen time on 11 March 2025, Houthi military spokesman Ameen Hayyan declared all Israeli ships banned from the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden until aid crossings into Gaza reopened. Israel had halted all aid into Gaza since 2 March.",
    "summaryZh": "青年運動領袖阿卜杜勒－馬利克·胡塞的四天最後通牒於2025年3月11日葉門時間22時屆滿後，軍方發言人阿明·海延宣布禁止所有以色列船隻進入紅海、阿拉伯海、曼德海峽及亞丁灣，直至加薩援助通道重新開放。以色列自3月2日起已停止所有援助進入加薩。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/12/yemens-houthis-to-resume-shipping-attacks-over-gaza-aid-cutoff"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lloyd's List",
        "url": "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1152845/Houthis-resume-blockade-on-Israeli-shipping-in-Red-Sea"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "red sea",
      "shipping ban",
      "gaza aid"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-12-uae-envoy-gargash-delivers-trump-letter-to-tehran",
    "date": "2025-03-12",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "UAE envoy Gargash delivers Trump letter to Tehran as Khamenei calls offer 'a deception'",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯特使加爾加什將川普信函送抵德黑蘭，哈米尼稱其為「欺騙」",
    "summary": "UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash handed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi a letter from Donald Trump addressed to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 12 March 2025, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said. Trump had said the letter warned Iran could be handled 'militarily, or you make a deal.' The same day Khamenei told an audience in Tehran that Trump's offer of talks was 'a deception.'",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外交部發言人巴蓋伊表示，阿聯總統顧問安瓦爾·加爾加什於2025年3月12日將川普致最高領袖哈米尼的信函交給外長阿拉格齊。川普曾表示信中警告，伊朗問題可「以軍事方式處理，或者達成協議」。同日哈米尼在德黑蘭演說中稱川普的談判提議是「欺騙」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "RFE/RL",
        "url": "https://www.rferl.org/a/uae-delegate-letter-trump-khamenei-iran/33345485.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2025/03/12/trump-khamenei-iran-nuclear-negotiations"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump letter",
      "khamenei",
      "uae",
      "gargash",
      "nuclear talks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-15-us-launches-operation-rough-rider-strikes-on-houthis",
    "date": "2025-03-15",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "US launches Operation Rough Rider strikes on Houthis; 15 reported killed in one Sanaa raid",
    "headlineZh": "美國對青年運動發動「莽騎兵行動」空襲，沙那一處住宅區據報15人死亡",
    "summary": "The United States began a large air and naval campaign against Yemen's Houthis on 15 March 2025, later codenamed Operation Rough Rider, with at least 40 raids mainly in Sanaa and Saada. One strike on a residential area of Sanaa killed 15 people and injured nine, while another hit Sanaa International Airport. The campaign ran until a 6 May ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "美國於2025年3月15日對葉門青年運動（胡塞武裝）展開大規模空中與海上攻勢，後來代號「莽騎兵行動」，首日至少空襲40次，主要針對沙那與薩達。其中一次空襲擊中沙那住宅區，造成15人死亡、9人受傷；另一次擊中沙那國際機場。行動持續至5月6日停火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%E2%80%93May_2025_United_States_attacks_in_Yemen"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "rough rider",
      "airstrikes",
      "sanaa",
      "centcom"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-17-iran-frees-french-national-olivier-grondeau-held-since",
    "date": "2025-03-17",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Iran frees French national Olivier Grondeau, held since 2022 on spying charges",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗釋放自2022年以間諜罪被拘的法國公民格隆多",
    "summary": "French national Olivier Grondeau, detained in Iran since 2022 on espionage charges, was freed and repatriated to France on 17 March 2025.",
    "summaryZh": "自2022年起以間諜罪在伊朗遭拘押的法國公民奧利維耶·格隆多（Olivier Grondeau）於2025年3月17日獲釋並遣返法國。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "france",
      "detainee",
      "hostage diplomacy",
      "espionage"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-17-trump-every-houthi-shot-will-be-treated-as",
    "date": "2025-03-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: every Houthi shot will be treated as \"a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：胡塞武裝每一次開火都將被視為「出自伊朗的武器與領導層」",
    "summary": "After ordering strikes on Yemen's Houthis, Trump warned on Truth Social that Iran would be held directly responsible for Houthi attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "川普下令空襲葉門胡塞武裝後，在Truth Social上警告，伊朗將為胡塞武裝的攻擊直接負責。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/17/trump-warns-iran-will-be-held-responsible-for-houthi-attacks-from-yemen"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/15/iran-must-stop-and-eliminate-nuclear-enrichment-says-us-envoy-witkoff"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "houthis",
      "truth social",
      "proxy"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire!",
      "quoteZh": "從現在起，胡塞武裝開的每一槍都將被視為出自伊朗的武器與領導層，伊朗將被追究責任並承擔後果，而且後果將十分嚴重！"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-20-ofac-sanctions-chinese-teapot-refinery-luqing-petrochemical-over",
    "date": "2025-03-20",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "OFAC sanctions Chinese 'teapot' refinery Luqing Petrochemical over Iranian crude",
    "headlineZh": "美財政部制裁中國「茶壺」煉油廠魯清石化，指其處理伊朗原油",
    "summary": "The US Treasury's OFAC on 20 March 2025 sanctioned Shandong-based teapot refinery Luqing Petrochemical along with 19 entities and vessels involved in shipping millions of barrels of Iranian oil. Treasury described it as the fourth round of Iran oil sanctions since NSPM-2 and the first targeting an independent Chinese refinery.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部海外資產控制辦公室（OFAC）於2025年3月20日制裁中國獨立煉油廠（俗稱「茶壺」）魯清石化，以及19個涉及運送數百萬桶伊朗石油的實體與船隻。財政部稱這是NSPM-2以來第四輪針對伊朗石油的制裁，也是首次針對中國獨立煉油廠。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2025/iran-250320-treasury01.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "teapot refinery",
      "china",
      "oil",
      "sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-25-irans-rial-breaks-past-1-million-per-dollar",
    "date": "2025-03-25",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's rial breaks past 1 million per dollar for the first time",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗里亞爾首度跌破每美元100萬",
    "summary": "The Iranian rial fell to about 1,039,000 per US dollar on Tehran's open market on 25 March 2025, less than half its value when Masoud Pezeshkian took office in July 2024. The slide followed Trump's warnings to Iran over Houthi attacks and the reimposition of maximum pressure sanctions.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年3月25日，伊朗里亞爾在德黑蘭自由市場跌至約每美元1,039,000里亞爾，不到裴澤斯基安2024年7月上任時價值的一半。貶值發生在川普就青年運動攻擊向伊朗發出警告、以及極限施壓制裁恢復之後。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202503257031"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/03/26/maximum-pressure-irans-rial-hits-record-low-due-to-u-s-sanctions/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "inflation",
      "record low"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-25-satellite-images-show-up-to-seven-b-2",
    "date": "2025-03-25",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Satellite images show up to seven B-2 bombers massed at Diego Garcia",
    "headlineZh": "衛星影像顯示多達7架B-2轟炸機集結迪戈加西亞",
    "summary": "Planet Labs imagery from 25 March 2025 showed up to seven US B-2 Spirit stealth bombers on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, along with KC-135 tankers and C-17 transports; an ABC News analysis confirmed at least six, about 30% of the B-2 fleet, within range of Iran and Yemen. The deployment came as Trump threatened Iran with 'bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.'",
    "summaryZh": "Planet Labs於2025年3月25日拍攝的影像顯示，印度洋迪戈加西亞島上有多達7架美軍B-2「幽靈」匿蹤轟炸機，另有KC-135加油機及C-17運輸機；ABC新聞分析確認至少6架，約占B-2機隊30%，航程可及伊朗與葉門。部署之際，川普威脅將對伊朗進行「前所未見的轟炸」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "ABC News",
        "url": "https://abcnews.com/International/satellite-images-show-multiple-us-2-nuclear-capable/story?id=120431730"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49780"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "b-2",
      "diego garcia",
      "deployment",
      "show of force"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-30-pezeshkian-iran-replied-to-trump-letter-via-oman",
    "date": "2025-03-30",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian: Iran replied to Trump letter via Oman, rejecting direct talks but open to indirect ones",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安：伊朗經阿曼回覆川普信函，拒絕直接談判但願意間接談判",
    "summary": "Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Iran's president disclosed Tehran's response to Trump's letter on nuclear negotiations.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統在內閣會議上披露德黑蘭對川普核談判信函的回覆。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/30/iran-rejects-direct-nuclear-talks-with-trump-open-to-indirect-negotiations"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "negotiations",
      "oman"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "We responded to the US president's letter via Oman and rejected the option of direct talks, but we are open to indirect negotiations.",
      "quoteZh": "我們已透過阿曼回覆美國總統的信函，拒絕了直接談判的選項，但我們對間接談判持開放態度。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-03-30-trump-if-they-dont-make-a-deal-there",
    "date": "2025-03-30",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: \"If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：「如果他們不達成協議，就會有轟炸」",
    "summary": "In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump threatened military action if Iran did not agree to a nuclear deal, and also raised the prospect of secondary tariffs.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在接受NBC新聞電話訪問時威脅，若伊朗不同意核協議將採取軍事行動，並提到次級關稅的可能性。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/30/iran-rejects-direct-nuclear-talks-with-trump-open-to-indirect-negotiations"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-there-will-be-bombing-if-iran-does-not-make-nuclear-deal-2025-03-30/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "threat",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing.",
      "quoteZh": "如果他們不達成協議，就會有轟炸。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-01-pentagon-sends-uss-carl-vinson-to-join-truman",
    "date": "2025-04-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Pentagon sends USS Carl Vinson to join Truman as second carrier in Middle East",
    "headlineZh": "五角大廈派遣卡爾·文森號與杜魯門號會合，成為中東第二艘航艦",
    "summary": "The Pentagon announced on 1 April 2025 that it was sending the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group to the Middle East to join the USS Harry S. Truman, whose deployment Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth extended, amid strikes on the Houthis and threats against Iran. A THAAD battery was also sent to Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "五角大廈於2025年4月1日宣布，派遣卡爾·文森號航艦打擊群前往中東，與國防部長赫格塞斯延長部署的哈利·杜魯門號會合，正值美軍打擊青年運動並對伊朗發出威脅之際。美國亦向以色列部署一套薩德反飛彈系統。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "ABC News",
        "url": "https://abcnews.com/International/satellite-images-show-multiple-us-2-nuclear-capable/story?id=120431730"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ynet News",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1eogkvckg"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "carl vinson",
      "aircraft carrier",
      "truman",
      "thaad",
      "deployment"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-01-us-charges-two-iranian-businessmen-with-procuring-drone",
    "date": "2025-04-01",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US charges two Iranian businessmen with procuring drone parts for the IRGC",
    "headlineZh": "美國起訴兩名伊朗商人為伊斯蘭革命衛隊採購無人機零件",
    "summary": "US prosecutors on 1 April 2025 charged Iranian businessmen Hossein Akbari and Reza Amidi with money laundering and procuring US-origin drone components for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.",
    "summaryZh": "美國檢方於2025年4月1日起訴伊朗商人侯賽因·阿克巴里與禮薩·阿米迪，指控二人洗錢並為伊斯蘭革命衛隊採購美國製無人機零件。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "indictment",
      "drones",
      "irgc",
      "export controls"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-05-rial-slides-further-to-1043000-per-dollar-as",
    "date": "2025-04-05",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rial slides further to 1,043,000 per dollar as traders return after Nowruz",
    "headlineZh": "新年假期後交易恢復，里亞爾續貶至每美元1,043,000",
    "summary": "When Tehran currency traders reopened on 5 April 2025 after the Nowruz holiday, the rial fell further to 1,043,000 to the dollar, a new record low, as tensions with the United States mounted.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年4月5日德黑蘭外匯商於波斯新年假期後復業，里亞爾進一步跌至每美元1,043,000，創歷史新低，美伊緊張情勢升溫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/5/irans-currency-falls-to-record-low-as-tensions-with-us-mount"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "nowruz",
      "record low"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-06-araghchi-on-direct-talks-with-us-if-you",
    "date": "2025-04-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi on direct talks with US: \"If you want negotiations, then what is the point of threatening?\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊談與美直接談判：「如果你想談判，那威脅又有何意義？」",
    "summary": "Iran's foreign minister described direct negotiations with Washington as \"meaningless\" amid Trump's threats, saying Iran wanted to negotiate on an \"equal footing\".",
    "summaryZh": "在川普發出威脅之際，伊朗外長稱與華府直接談判「毫無意義」，並表示伊朗希望在「平等基礎」上談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/6/iran-foreign-minister-rejects-direct-talks-with-us"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "If you want negotiations, then what is the point of threatening?",
      "quoteZh": "如果你想談判，那威脅又有何意義？"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-07-trump-alongside-netanyahu-announces-direct-talks-with-iran",
    "date": "2025-04-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump, alongside Netanyahu, announces \"direct talks with Iran\" set for Saturday",
    "headlineZh": "川普與納坦雅胡同台宣布將於週六與伊朗「直接談判」",
    "summary": "Speaking at the White House with Israel's prime minister, Trump announced talks with Iran and warned Tehran would be in \"great danger\" if diplomacy failed; Iran said the talks would be indirect.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在白宮與以色列總理同台時宣布與伊朗談判，並警告若外交失敗伊朗將面臨「巨大危險」；伊朗則表示談判將是間接形式。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/7/trump-claims-direct-us-talks-with-iran-on-nuclear-deal-have-begun"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "netanyahu",
      "negotiations",
      "oman"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "We're having direct talks with Iran, and they've started. It'll go on Saturday. We have a very big meeting, and we'll see what can happen.",
      "quoteZh": "我們正在與伊朗直接談判，而且已經開始了。週六將會進行。我們有一場非常重要的會議，看看會有什麼結果。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-12-eight-pakistani-laborers-killed-in-attack-in-sistan",
    "date": "2025-04-12",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Eight Pakistani laborers killed in attack in Sistan and Baluchestan",
    "headlineZh": "錫斯坦－俾路支斯坦省遭襲，8名巴基斯坦勞工遇害",
    "summary": "Eight Pakistani laborers were killed in an attack in Mehrestan County in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province on 12 April 2025.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年4月12日，伊朗錫斯坦－俾路支斯坦省梅赫雷斯坦縣發生襲擊，8名巴基斯坦勞工遇害。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "sistan and baluchestan",
      "pakistan",
      "attack",
      "laborers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-12-witkoff-and-araghchi-hold-first-round-of-usiran",
    "date": "2025-04-12",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Witkoff and Araghchi hold first round of US–Iran nuclear talks in Muscat",
    "headlineZh": "威特科夫與阿拉格齊在馬斯開特舉行首輪美伊核談判",
    "summary": "US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held the first high-level US–Iran nuclear talks since 2018 in Muscat, Oman, on 12 April 2025, with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi mediating. Both Tehran and the White House described the talks as constructive.",
    "summaryZh": "美國特使威特科夫與伊朗外長阿拉格齊於2025年4月12日在阿曼馬斯開特舉行自2018年以來首次高層美伊核談判，由阿曼外長巴德爾·布賽義迪居中斡旋。德黑蘭與白宮均稱會談具建設性。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/20/everything-you-need-to-know-about-iran-us-nuclear-negotiations"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "oman",
      "witkoff",
      "araghchi",
      "muscat"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-14-eu-sanctions-seven-iranian-judicial-and-prison-officials",
    "date": "2025-04-14",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "EU sanctions seven Iranian judicial and prison officials, including Evin director",
    "headlineZh": "歐盟制裁7名伊朗司法及監獄官員，包括艾文監獄典獄長",
    "summary": "The European Union on 14 April 2025 sanctioned seven Iranian judges, prosecutors and prison officials, including Evin Prison director Hedayatollah Farzadi, over the detention of EU citizens in Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "歐盟於2025年4月14日制裁7名伊朗法官、檢察官與監獄官員，包括艾文監獄典獄長赫達亞圖拉·法爾札迪，理由是歐盟公民在伊朗遭拘押。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eu sanctions",
      "evin prison",
      "detainees",
      "human rights"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-15-khamenei-on-us-talks-neither-too-optimistic-nor",
    "date": "2025-04-15",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei on US talks: \"neither too optimistic nor too pessimistic\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊談美伊會談：「既不過度樂觀，也不過度悲觀」",
    "summary": "Iran's Supreme Leader commented on the indirect negotiations with Washington, according to the official IRNA news agency.",
    "summaryZh": "據官方伊朗國家通訊社報導，伊朗最高領袖就與華府的間接談判發表評論。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/15/iran-must-stop-and-eliminate-nuclear-enrichment-says-us-envoy-witkoff"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "The negotiations may or may not yield results. We are neither too optimistic nor too pessimistic about them. Of course, we are very sceptical of the other party, but confident in our own capabilities.",
      "quoteZh": "談判可能有結果，也可能沒有。我們對此既不過度樂觀，也不過度悲觀。當然，我們對另一方非常懷疑，但對自身的能力充滿信心。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-15-witkoff-iran-must-stop-and-eliminate-its-nuclear",
    "date": "2025-04-15",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Witkoff: Iran \"must stop and eliminate\" its nuclear enrichment programme",
    "headlineZh": "威特科夫：伊朗「必須停止並消除」其核濃縮計劃",
    "summary": "Days after the first round of talks in Muscat, the US special envoy issued a statement that appeared to raise US demands ahead of a second round.",
    "summaryZh": "在馬斯喀特首輪會談數日後，美國特使發表聲明，似乎在第二輪會談前提高了美方要求。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/15/iran-must-stop-and-eliminate-nuclear-enrichment-says-us-envoy-witkoff"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "witkoff",
      "enrichment",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Steve Witkoff",
      "speakerZh": "威特科夫",
      "role": "US Special Envoy to the Middle East",
      "roleZh": "美國中東特使",
      "quote": "Any final arrangement must set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East – meaning that Iran must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.",
      "quoteZh": "任何最終安排都必須為中東的和平、穩定與繁榮建立框架——這意味著伊朗必須停止並消除其核濃縮與武器化計劃。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-18-us-strike-on-yemens-ras-isa-fuel-port",
    "date": "2025-04-18",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "US strike on Yemen's Ras Isa fuel port kills at least 80",
    "headlineZh": "美軍空襲葉門拉斯伊薩燃料港，至少80人死亡",
    "summary": "A US airstrike on the Houthi-held Ras Isa fuel port on Yemen's Red Sea coast on 18 April 2025 killed at least 80 people and wounded about 150, according to Houthi figures, making it the deadliest single incident of the US campaign.",
    "summaryZh": "根據青年運動公布的數字，美軍於2025年4月18日空襲葉門紅海沿岸、由青年運動控制的拉斯伊薩燃料港，造成至少80人死亡、約150人受傷，為美國此輪攻勢中傷亡最慘重的單一事件。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%E2%80%93May_2025_United_States_attacks_in_Yemen"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "ras isa",
      "airstrike",
      "civilian casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-19-araghchi-after-rome-round-better-understanding-on-certain",
    "date": "2025-04-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi after Rome round: \"better understanding on certain principles and goals\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊於羅馬會談後：雙方在「若干原則與目標上達成更好理解」",
    "summary": "After the second round of Oman-mediated US–Iran talks in Rome, Iran's foreign minister described the negotiations as constructive, according to the Tasnim news agency.",
    "summaryZh": "據塔斯尼姆通訊社報導，在羅馬舉行由阿曼斡旋的第二輪美伊會談後，伊朗外長形容談判具建設性。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/19/iran-says-progress-in-nuclear-talks-with-us-confirms-third-round-next-week"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "negotiations",
      "rome"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "We succeeded in reaching a better understanding on certain principles and goals. The negotiations were conducted in a constructive atmosphere and are progressing.",
      "quoteZh": "我們成功在若干原則與目標上達成更好的理解。談判在建設性的氣氛中進行，並且正在取得進展。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-19-second-round-of-usiran-talks-in-rome-moves",
    "date": "2025-04-19",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Second round of US–Iran talks in Rome moves to expert-level work",
    "headlineZh": "第二輪美伊會談在羅馬舉行，同意進入專家級磋商",
    "summary": "Witkoff and Araghchi held a second round of indirect talks at the Omani embassy in Rome on 19 April 2025, with Oman's foreign minister shuttling messages between separate rooms. The sides agreed to begin expert-level talks to draft a framework.",
    "summaryZh": "威特科夫與阿拉格齊於2025年4月19日在羅馬的阿曼大使館舉行第二輪間接會談，由阿曼外長在分隔的房間之間傳遞訊息。雙方同意展開專家級會談以草擬框架。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-and-u-s-move-to-expert-level-talks-over-tehrans-nuclear-program-after-2nd-round-of-negotiations"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "rome",
      "oman",
      "witkoff",
      "araghchi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-26-explosion-at-bandar-abbass-shahid-rajaee-port-kills",
    "date": "2025-04-26",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Explosion at Bandar Abbas's Shahid Rajaee port kills 57, injures over 1,000",
    "headlineZh": "阿巴斯港沙希德拉賈伊港區爆炸，57人死亡、逾千人受傷",
    "summary": "A massive explosion and fire at the Port of Shahid Rajaee near Bandar Abbas, Iran's largest container port, killed 57 people and injured more than 1,000 on 26 April 2025.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年4月26日，伊朗最大貨櫃港——阿巴斯港附近的沙希德拉賈伊港發生大爆炸及火災，造成57人死亡、逾1,000人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bandar abbas",
      "port explosion",
      "shahid rajaee",
      "disaster"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-26-third-round-of-usiran-talks-in-muscat-adds",
    "date": "2025-04-26",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Third round of US–Iran talks in Muscat adds expert-level track",
    "headlineZh": "第三輪美伊會談在馬斯開特舉行，增設專家級磋商",
    "summary": "The third round of US–Iran talks took place in Muscat on 26 April 2025 and included the first expert-level session, led by Michael Anton for the US and Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi for Iran, alongside Witkoff and Araghchi.",
    "summaryZh": "第三輪美伊會談於2025年4月26日在馬斯開特舉行，除威特科夫與阿拉格齊外，首次舉行專家級會議，由美方麥可·安東與伊朗副外長塔赫特－拉萬奇率隊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "IRNA via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2025/iran-250426-irna06.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Soufan Center",
        "url": "https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2025-april-30/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "muscat",
      "expert talks",
      "takht-ravanchi",
      "anton"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-28-us-strike-hits-migrant-detention-center-in-saada",
    "date": "2025-04-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "US strike hits migrant detention center in Saada; Houthis report dozens killed",
    "headlineZh": "美軍空襲薩達移民拘留中心，青年運動稱數十人死亡",
    "summary": "A US strike hit a migrant detention center in Yemen's Saada on 28 April 2025, killing at least 68 people according to Houthi-run authorities. CENTCOM said around the same time it had struck more than 800 targets since 15 March, killing hundreds of Houthi fighters.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年4月28日，美軍空襲擊中葉門薩達一處移民拘留中心，據青年運動當局稱至少68人死亡。美軍中央司令部同期表示，自3月15日以來已打擊逾800個目標，擊斃數百名青年運動武裝人員。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houthis-us-strikes-yemen-saada-migrant-detention-center-deaths"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-says-it-hit-800-targets-in-yemen-since-march-15-killed-hundreds-of-houthis/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "saada",
      "migrants",
      "airstrike",
      "centcom"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-30-iran-executes-mohsen-langarneshin-for-alleged-israel-spying",
    "date": "2025-04-30",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes Mohsen Langarneshin for alleged Israel spying and 2022 IRGC colonel killing",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決被控為以色列從事間諜活動的蘭加爾內欣",
    "summary": "Iran executed Mohsen Langarneshin, a Ghezel Hesar prison inmate convicted of spying for Israel and of involvement in the 2022 killing of IRGC colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, on 30 April 2025. Rights advocates said his trial was unfair.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年4月30日處決蓋澤勒希薩爾監獄囚犯莫赫森·蘭加爾內欣，他被判為以色列從事間諜活動，並涉及2022年伊斯蘭革命衛隊上校哈桑·薩亞德·霍代伊遇刺案。人權人士指其審判不公。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "execution",
      "espionage",
      "mossad",
      "human rights"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-04-30-lebanese-army-says-it-has-dismantled-over-90",
    "date": "2025-04-30",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanese army says it has dismantled over 90% of Hezbollah sites south of the Litani",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩軍方稱已拆除利塔尼河以南逾九成真主黨設施",
    "summary": "A Lebanese security official told AFP the army had dismantled 'over 90 percent' of Hezbollah's military infrastructure near the Israeli border, filling in tunnels and detonating degraded munitions. President Joseph Aoun told Sky News Arabia the army controlled over 85% of southern Lebanon and that Israel's hold on five border positions was the main obstacle to full deployment. The official said Hezbollah had cooperated.",
    "summaryZh": "一名黎巴嫩安全官員向法新社表示，軍方已拆除以色列邊境附近「逾九成」的真主黨軍事設施，填封地道並引爆受損彈藥。總統奧恩向天空新聞阿拉伯頻道表示，軍方控制黎南逾85%地區，以色列占據五個邊境據點是全面部署的主要障礙。該官員稱真主黨予以配合。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "France 24 (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250430-lebanese-army-dismantled-over-90-of-hezbollah-sites-near-israel-security-official-says"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/05/02/beirut-official-claims-lebanese-army-has-dismantled-90-percent-of-hezbollah-infrastructure-near-israeli-border/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "disarmament",
      "litani",
      "laf"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-04-houthi-ballistic-missile-lands-inside-ben-gurion-airport",
    "date": "2025-05-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Houthi ballistic missile lands inside Ben Gurion Airport perimeter after failed interceptions",
    "headlineZh": "青年運動彈道飛彈攔截失敗，落入本古里安機場範圍",
    "summary": "A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthis struck a grove beside an access road near Terminal 3 of Ben Gurion Airport on 4 May 2025 after several Israeli interception attempts failed, leaving a crater. Times of Israel reported six people lightly injured, and flights were briefly halted. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree declared an 'air blockade' on Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年5月4日，葉門青年運動發射的一枚彈道飛彈在以色列多次攔截失敗後，落在本古里安機場第三航廈附近聯外道路旁的樹林，炸出彈坑。《以色列時報》報導6人輕傷，航班短暫停飛。青年運動發言人薩雷亞宣布對以色列實施「空中封鎖」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthi-missile-hits-grounds-of-ben-gurion-airport-after-interception-fails-6-injured/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/middleeast/flights-halted-at-israel-airport-yemen-strike-intl"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "ben gurion",
      "ballistic missile",
      "air defense"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-04-iran-unveils-new-qassem-basir-ballistic-missile",
    "date": "2025-05-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran unveils new 'Qassem Basir' ballistic missile",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗公開新型「卡西姆·巴西爾」彈道飛彈",
    "summary": "Iran's defence ministry announced the test and unveiling of a new ballistic missile named Qassem Basir on 4 May 2025, amid ongoing nuclear talks with the United States.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗國防部於2025年5月4日宣布試射並公開名為「卡西姆·巴西爾」的新型彈道飛彈，正值美伊核談判進行之際。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ballistic missile",
      "qassem basir",
      "missile test",
      "defence ministry"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-04-lufthansa-group-air-india-and-others-suspend-tel",
    "date": "2025-05-04",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Lufthansa Group, Air India and others suspend Tel Aviv flights after airport strike",
    "headlineZh": "漢莎集團、印度航空等暫停特拉維夫航班",
    "summary": "After the Houthi missile hit Ben Gurion Airport on 4 May 2025, the Lufthansa Group suspended Tel Aviv flights until after 6 May, Air India suspended flights until 6 May and diverted flight AI139 to Abu Dhabi, and carriers including Delta, Air France, Ryanair and LOT cancelled same-day services.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年5月4日青年運動飛彈擊中本古里安機場後，漢莎航空集團暫停特拉維夫航班至5月6日之後，印度航空暫停航班至5月6日並將AI139班機改降阿布達比，達美、法航、瑞安航空及波蘭航空等也取消當日航班。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-04/ty-article/several-airlines-cancel-israel-flights-after-houthi-missile-strike-at-ben-gurion-airport/00000196-9a98-d22a-a3de-babca4370000"
      },
      {
        "name": "Tribune India",
        "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/air-india-suspends-tel-aviv-operations-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-ben-gurion-airport"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "airlines",
      "flight suspensions",
      "tel aviv",
      "aviation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-06-oman-brokers-ushouthi-ceasefire-trump-says-houthis-capitulated",
    "date": "2025-05-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Oman brokers US–Houthi ceasefire; Trump says Houthis 'capitulated'",
    "headlineZh": "阿曼促成美國與青年運動停火，川普稱對方「投降」",
    "summary": "Oman announced on 6 May 2025 that the US and the Houthis had agreed not to target each other, including US vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, ending Operation Rough Rider. Trump said the US would stop bombing 'effective immediately' and claimed the group had 'capitulated'. The Houthis said the deal did not cover Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "阿曼於2025年5月6日宣布，美國與青年運動同意互不攻擊，包括紅海與曼德海峽的美國船隻，莽騎兵行動就此結束。川普表示美國將「立即」停止轟炸，並稱該組織已「投降」。青年運動則表示協議不涵蓋以色列。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/6/trump-says-bombing-of-yemen-to-stop-as-oman-confirms-us-houthi-ceasefire"
      },
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/yemen/oman-says-mediated-ceasefire-us-yemens-houthis-rcna205175"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "ceasefire",
      "oman",
      "red sea",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-11-fourth-round-of-usiran-nuclear-talks-held-in",
    "date": "2025-05-11",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Fourth round of US–Iran nuclear talks held in Muscat",
    "headlineZh": "第四輪美伊核談判在馬斯開特舉行",
    "summary": "The fourth round of indirect US–Iran nuclear talks, led by Araghchi and Witkoff, opened in Muscat on 11 May 2025 after an earlier plan to hold it in Rome on 3 May was dropped.",
    "summaryZh": "由阿拉格齊與威特科夫率領的第四輪美伊間接核談判於2025年5月11日在馬斯開特展開，原訂5月3日在羅馬舉行的計畫已取消。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "IRNA via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2025/iran-250511-irna08.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "muscat",
      "oman",
      "fourth round"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-13-trump-in-riyadh-if-iran-rejects-this-olive",
    "date": "2025-05-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump in Riyadh: if Iran rejects \"this olive branch\", US will inflict \"massive maximum pressure\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普在利雅德：若伊朗拒絕「這根橄欖枝」，美國將施加「大規模極限施壓」",
    "summary": "During a speech on his Gulf tour, Trump said he wanted a deal with Iran but warned of escalated pressure if Tehran's leadership refused.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在海灣之行的演說中表示希望與伊朗達成協議，但警告若德黑蘭領導層拒絕，將升級施壓。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/pezeshkian-says-iran-will-not-bow-to-bullying-from-trump"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "gulf tour",
      "maximum pressure"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "if Iran's leadership rejects this olive branch … we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure",
      "quoteZh": "如果伊朗領導層拒絕這根橄欖枝……我們將別無選擇，只能施加大規模的極限施壓"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-14-pezeshkian-responds-to-trumps-gulf-tour-we-will",
    "date": "2025-05-14",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian responds to Trump's Gulf tour: \"We will not bow to any bully\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安回應川普海灣之行：「我們不會向任何霸凌者低頭」",
    "summary": "In remarks broadcast live on state television, Iran's president rejected Trump's criticism of Tehran made during his three-day Gulf visit.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統在國家電視台直播的講話中，駁斥川普在為期三天的海灣訪問期間對德黑蘭的批評。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/pezeshkian-says-iran-will-not-bow-to-bullying-from-trump"
      },
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/iran-enriched-uranium-nuclear-deal-trump-rcna206833"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "trump",
      "gulf tour"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "He [Trump] thinks he can come here, chant slogans, and scare us. For us, martyrdom is far sweeter than dying in bed. You came to frighten us? We will not bow to any bully.",
      "quoteZh": "他（川普）以為他可以來這裡喊喊口號就嚇倒我們。對我們來說，殉道遠比死在床上甜美。你是來恐嚇我們的嗎？我們不會向任何霸凌者低頭。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-16-araghchi-no-scenario-in-which-iran-abandons-its",
    "date": "2025-05-16",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: \"no scenario in which Iran abandons its hard-earned right to enrichment\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：「伊朗絕不會放棄來之不易的濃縮權利」",
    "summary": "As Trump urged Iran to move quickly on a US proposal, Iran's foreign minister said on social media that enrichment for peaceful purposes was non-negotiable.",
    "summaryZh": "在川普敦促伊朗盡快回應美方提案之際，伊朗外長在社群媒體上表示，用於和平目的的濃縮不容談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/16/trump-calls-on-iran-to-move-quickly-on-nuclear-proposal"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "enrichment",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "Mark my words: there is no scenario in which Iran abandons its hard-earned right to enrichment for peaceful purposes.",
      "quoteZh": "記住我的話：伊朗在任何情況下都不會放棄其來之不易、用於和平目的的濃縮權利。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-16-france-files-icj-case-against-iran-over-two",
    "date": "2025-05-16",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "France files ICJ case against Iran over two French nationals detained since 2022",
    "headlineZh": "法國就兩名自2022年被拘公民向國際法院起訴伊朗",
    "summary": "France filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Iran on 16 May 2025 over two French nationals held in Iran since 2022.",
    "summaryZh": "法國於2025年5月16日就兩名自2022年起遭伊朗拘押的法國公民，向國際法院對伊朗提起訴訟。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "france",
      "icj",
      "detainees",
      "hostage diplomacy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-20-khamenei-calls-us-demand-to-halt-enrichment-nonsense",
    "date": "2025-05-20",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei calls US demand to halt enrichment \"nonsense\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊斥美國要求停止濃縮鈾為「胡說八道」",
    "summary": "In a speech reported by Mehr News Agency, the Supreme Leader rejected the US position that Iran should not be allowed to enrich uranium, which US envoy Steve Witkoff had called a \"red line\".",
    "summaryZh": "據邁赫爾通訊社報導，最高領袖在演說中駁斥美國不允許伊朗濃縮鈾的立場；美國特使威特科夫曾稱此為「紅線」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/20/irans-khamenei-slams-nonsense-us-nuclear-demands"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "enrichment"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "Saying things like 'We will not allow Iran to enrich uranium' is nonsense. No one [in Iran] is waiting for others' permission.",
      "quoteZh": "說出「我們不會允許伊朗濃縮鈾」這類話是胡說八道。（伊朗）沒有人在等待別人的許可。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-22-araghchi-warns-un-chief-iran-will-decisively-respond",
    "date": "2025-05-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi warns UN chief Iran will \"decisively respond\" to any Israeli attack",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊致函聯合國秘書長：伊朗將「果斷回應」以色列任何攻擊",
    "summary": "In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iran's foreign minister warned against an Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities after reports Israel was preparing one.",
    "summaryZh": "在有報導指以色列正準備攻擊伊朗核設施後，伊朗外長致函聯合國秘書長古特雷斯，警告以色列勿採取行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/22/iran-says-will-hold-us-responsible-for-any-israeli-attack-on-nuclear-sites"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "israel",
      "un",
      "nuclear facilities"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "Iran strongly warns against any adventurism by the Zionist regime of Israel and will decisively respond to any threat or unlawful act by this regime.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗強烈警告以色列錫安主義政權勿進行任何冒險行動，並將對該政權的任何威脅或非法行為作出果斷回應。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-23-fifth-round-of-usiran-talks-held-in-rome",
    "date": "2025-05-23",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Fifth round of US–Iran talks held in Rome with Omani mediation",
    "headlineZh": "第五輪美伊會談在羅馬舉行，阿曼居中斡旋",
    "summary": "Araghchi travelled to Rome for a fifth round of indirect talks with Witkoff on 23 May 2025, again mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, as uranium enrichment remained the central dispute.",
    "summaryZh": "阿拉格齊於2025年5月23日前往羅馬，與威特科夫舉行第五輪間接會談，仍由阿曼外長布賽義迪斡旋，鈾濃縮問題依然是核心爭議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Press TV via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2025/iran-250523-presstv04.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "rome",
      "enrichment",
      "oman"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-28-trump-says-he-told-netanyahu-an-iran-strike",
    "date": "2025-05-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump says he told Netanyahu an Iran strike \"would be inappropriate\" while talks near a solution",
    "headlineZh": "川普稱已告訴納坦雅胡，在談判接近解決之際攻擊伊朗「並不恰當」",
    "summary": "Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he had relayed to Israel's prime minister that a strike on Iran should not go ahead during negotiations.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在白宮對記者表示，他已向以色列總理轉達，談判期間不應對伊朗發動攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/28/trump-warns-netanyahu-off-iran-strike-as-nuclear-talks-continue"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "netanyahu",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "would be inappropriate to do right now because we're very close to a solution",
      "quoteZh": "現在這麼做並不恰當，因為我們已經非常接近解決方案"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-05-31-iaea-report-irans-60-enriched-uranium-stockpile-jumps",
    "date": "2025-05-31",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IAEA report: Iran's 60% enriched uranium stockpile jumps to 408.6 kg",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署報告：伊朗60%濃縮鈾庫存增至408.6公斤",
    "summary": "An IAEA quarterly report dated 31 May 2025 said Iran held 408.6 kg of uranium enriched up to 60% as of 17 May, up 133.8 kg or almost 50% since February. The agency called Iran 'the only non-nuclear-weapon state to produce such material,' a matter of 'serious concern.' Tehran rejected the report as politically motivated.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署（IAEA）2025年5月31日的季度報告指出，截至5月17日，伊朗持有408.6公斤豐度最高達60%的濃縮鈾，較2月增加133.8公斤、增幅近50%。總署稱伊朗是「唯一生產此類材料的非核武國家」，令人「嚴重關切」。德黑蘭則斥報告出於政治動機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/31/iran-increases-stockpile-of-enriched-uranium-by-50-percent-iaea-says"
      },
      {
        "name": "IAEA GOV/2025/24",
        "url": "https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/25/06/gov2025-24.pdf"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "enriched uranium",
      "stockpile",
      "60 percent"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-04-khamenei-us-nuclear-proposal-contradicts-irans-principle-of",
    "date": "2025-06-04",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei: US nuclear proposal contradicts Iran's principle of \"We Can\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊：美國核提案違背伊朗「我們做得到」的原則",
    "summary": "Speaking on the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's death, Iran's Supreme Leader rejected the latest US proposal and vowed to keep enriching uranium.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗最高領袖在何梅尼逝世週年紀念日發表演說，拒絕美國最新提案，並誓言繼續濃縮鈾。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/4/irans-khamenei-slams-us-nuclear-proposal-vows-to-keep-enriching-uranium"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "enrichment",
      "us proposal"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "Some people think that rationality means bowing down to America and surrendering to the oppressive power; this is not rationality.",
      "quoteZh": "有些人以為理性就是向美國低頭、向壓迫性的強權投降；這不是理性。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-04-trump-proclamation-bars-iranian-nationals-from-entering-the",
    "date": "2025-06-04",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump proclamation bars Iranian nationals from entering the US",
    "headlineZh": "川普發布公告禁止伊朗公民入境美國",
    "summary": "President Trump issued a proclamation on 4 June 2025 barring Iranian nationals from entering the United States, as part of a broader travel ban covering several countries.",
    "summaryZh": "川普總統於2025年6月4日發布公告，禁止伊朗公民入境美國，屬於涵蓋多國的更廣泛旅行禁令的一部分。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "travel ban",
      "visas",
      "trump",
      "immigration"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-11-us-orders-nonessential-staff-out-of-baghdad-embassy",
    "date": "2025-06-11",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US orders nonessential staff out of Baghdad embassy as Iran tensions rise",
    "headlineZh": "美伊緊張升溫，美國下令巴格達大使館非必要人員撤離",
    "summary": "The State Department ordered all nonessential staff to leave the US embassy in Baghdad on 11 June 2025 and authorised voluntary departures from Bahrain and Kuwait, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised military dependents to leave locations across the region. The move followed a warning from Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh that Tehran would target US bases if talks collapsed.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國務院於2025年6月11日下令駐巴格達大使館所有非必要人員撤離，並授權駐巴林與科威特人員自願離境；國防部長赫格塞斯亦授權區內各地軍眷撤離。此前伊朗國防部長納西爾札德警告，若談判破裂，德黑蘭將攻擊美軍基地。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "ABC News",
        "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/state-department-orders-departure-nonessential-staff-baghdad-embassy/story?id=122746709"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/12/us-evacuates-personnel-from-middle-east-in-sign-of-growing-regional-tension"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "evacuation",
      "embassy",
      "baghdad",
      "ordered departure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-12-iaea-board-finds-iran-in-breach-of-safeguards",
    "date": "2025-06-12",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IAEA board finds Iran in breach of safeguards for first time since 2005",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署理事會2005年以來首度裁定伊朗違反保障監督義務",
    "summary": "The IAEA's 35-member Board of Governors adopted resolution GOV/2025/38 on 12 June 2025 finding Iran in non-compliance with its safeguards obligations, with 19 votes in favour, three against (Russia, China, Burkina Faso) and 11 abstentions. Iran responded by announcing a new enrichment site in a 'secure location' and plans to replace IR-1 centrifuges at Fordow with IR-6 machines.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署35國理事會於2025年6月12日通過GOV/2025/38號決議，裁定伊朗未遵守保障監督義務，表決結果為19票贊成、3票反對（俄羅斯、中國、布吉納法索）、11票棄權。伊朗隨即宣布將在「安全地點」設立新濃縮設施，並以IR-6離心機取代福爾多的IR-1機組。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/12/un-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-non-compliant-of-nuclear-safeguards"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/middleeast/iran-threatens-nuclear-escalation-iaea-intl"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "board of governors",
      "non-compliance",
      "safeguards",
      "fordow"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-armenia-condemns-israels-unilateral-attack-on-iran-as",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "caucasus",
    "headline": "Armenia condemns Israel's 'unilateral attack' on Iran as 'deeply concerning'",
    "headlineZh": "亞美尼亞譴責以色列對伊朗的「單方面攻擊」，稱「令人深感憂慮」",
    "summary": "Armenia's government and Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's 13 June 2025 strikes on neighbouring Iran, calling the unilateral attack deeply concerning. Neighbouring Azerbaijan instead called on all parties to exercise restraint and return to dialogue.",
    "summaryZh": "亞美尼亞政府及外交部譴責以色列於2025年6月13日對鄰國伊朗的空襲，稱此單方面攻擊令人深感憂慮；同為鄰國的亞塞拜然則呼籲各方保持克制、重返對話。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "OC Media",
        "url": "https://oc-media.org/armenia-condemns-while-azerbaijan-calls-for-dialogue-following-israeli-strikes-on-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "armenia",
      "azerbaijan",
      "twelve-day war",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia",
      "speakerZh": "亞美尼亞外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of Armenia",
      "roleZh": "亞美尼亞外交部",
      "quote": "unilateral attack ... deeply concerning",
      "quoteZh": "單方面攻擊……令人深感憂慮"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-brent-settles-up-7-at-7423-after-israel",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent settles up 7% at $74.23 after Israel strikes Iran, with intraday spike of 13%",
    "headlineZh": "以色列空襲伊朗，布蘭特原油收漲7%至74.23美元，盤中一度飆13%",
    "summary": "Brent crude futures settled at $74.23 a barrel on 13 June 2025, up $4.87 or 7.02%, after soaring as much as 13% to an intraday high of $78.50 following Israel's strikes on Iran. WTI closed at $72.98, up 7.62%. Both benchmarks posted their largest intraday moves since 2022.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列空襲伊朗後，布蘭特原油期貨於2025年6月13日收在每桶74.23美元，上漲4.87美元（7.02%），盤中一度飆升13%至78.50美元高點。西德州原油收在72.98美元，漲7.62%。兩大基準油價均創2022年以來最大盤中漲幅。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters via MarketScreener",
        "url": "https://in.marketscreener.com/quote/index/S-P-GSCI-PETROLEUM-INDEX-46869201/news/Oil-settles-up-7-as-Israel-Iran-trade-air-strikes-50230490/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil prices",
      "brent",
      "wti",
      "markets"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-chief-cabinet-secretary-hayashi-vows-all-out-diplomatic",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi vows 'all-out diplomatic efforts' as Israel strikes Iran",
    "headlineZh": "內閣官房長官林芳正誓言在以色列空襲伊朗之際「全力展開外交努力」",
    "summary": "Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on 13 June 2025 that the government would continue all-out diplomatic efforts to prevent the situation from worsening and would take every possible measure to protect Japanese nationals in the region.",
    "summaryZh": "內閣官房長官林芳正於2025年6月13日表示，政府將繼續全力展開外交努力，防止局勢惡化，並採取一切可能措施保護區內日本國民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Nippon.com (Jiji Press)",
        "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2025061300444/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "hayashi",
      "twelve-day war",
      "japanese nationals"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Yoshimasa Hayashi",
      "speakerZh": "林芳正",
      "role": "Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本內閣官房長官",
      "quote": "continue all-out diplomatic efforts to prevent the situation from worsening",
      "quoteZh": "繼續全力展開外交努力，防止局勢惡化"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-china-urges-israel-iran-calm-in-ways-conducive",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "China urges Israel-Iran calm in 'ways conducive to regional peace'; UN envoy condemns strikes",
    "headlineZh": "中國呼籲以伊以「有利於地區和平穩定的方式」降溫；駐聯合國大使譴責空襲",
    "summary": "Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian called for steps conducive to regional peace and stability after Israel's 13 June 2025 strikes on Iran, while China's UN ambassador Fu Cong condemned the strikes. The Chinese embassy in Tehran described the situation as severe and complex and advised citizens to stay alert.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年6月13日空襲伊朗後，中國外交部發言人林劍呼籲採取有利於地區和平穩定的做法，中國常駐聯合國代表傅聰則譴責空襲。中國駐伊朗大使館形容局勢嚴峻複雜，提醒公民保持警惕。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/13/live-explosions-reported-in-iran-amid-israel-tensions"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-un-envoy-condemns-israeli-strikes-iran-state-media-2025-06-14/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "twelve-day war",
      "lin jian",
      "fu cong"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Lin Jian",
      "speakerZh": "林劍",
      "role": "Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China",
      "roleZh": "中國外交部發言人",
      "quote": "ways conducive to regional peace and stability",
      "quoteZh": "有利於地區和平穩定的方式"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-danon-at-unsc-when-iran-openly-declares-its",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Danon at UNSC: when Iran \"openly declares its intent to destroy us, we believe them\"",
    "headlineZh": "達農於安理會：當伊朗「公開宣示要消滅我們時，我們相信他們」",
    "summary": "Israel's UN ambassador defended the opening strikes of the Twelve-Day War at an emergency Security Council meeting, saying Israel had waited while Iran advanced its programme.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列駐聯合國大使在安理會緊急會議上為十二日戰爭的首波空襲辯護，稱以色列一直在等待，而伊朗卻持續推進其計劃。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16087)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16087.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164401"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "danon",
      "un security council",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Danny Danon",
      "speakerZh": "達農",
      "role": "Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "以色列常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "When a regime builds ballistic missiles, enriches uranium to near weapons-grade and openly declares its intent to destroy us, we believe them.",
      "quoteZh": "當一個政權製造彈道飛彈、把鈾濃縮到接近武器級，並公開宣示要消滅我們時，我們相信他們。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-former-aeoi-head-fereydoon-abbasi-among-nuclear-figures",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Former AEOI head Fereydoon Abbasi among nuclear figures killed in Israeli strikes",
    "headlineZh": "前伊朗原子能組織負責人阿巴西於以軍空襲中喪生",
    "summary": "Fereydoon Abbasi, former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, was among those killed in Israel's opening strikes on 13 June 2025. The same day Israel hit missile launch sites near Tabriz, the Sobashi air-defence radar in Hamadan province and an underground missile facility in Kermanshah.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗原子能組織前負責人費雷敦·阿巴西在以色列2025年6月13日首波空襲中喪生。同日以軍亦打擊大不里士附近飛彈發射場、哈馬丹省索巴希防空雷達站，以及克爾曼沙阿的地下飛彈設施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear scientists",
      "abbasi",
      "targeted killing",
      "kermanshah"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-india-closely-monitoring-israel-iran-escalation-including-reports",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "India 'closely monitoring' Israel-Iran escalation, including reports of attacks on nuclear sites",
    "headlineZh": "印度「密切關注」以伊局勢升級，包括核設施遇襲的報道",
    "summary": "India's Ministry of External Affairs said it was closely monitoring the situation after Israel's strikes on Iran India later launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列空襲伊朗後，印度外交部表示正密切關注局勢。印度其後展開「信德行動」撤離在伊朗的國民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-strikes-news-06-12-25-hnk-intl"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "twelve-day war",
      "mea"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Randhir Jaiswal",
      "speakerZh": "蘭迪爾·賈斯瓦爾",
      "role": "Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs of India",
      "roleZh": "印度外交部發言人",
      "quote": "closely monitoring the evolving situation, including reports related to attacks on nuclear sites",
      "quoteZh": "密切關注事態發展，包括有關核設施遇襲的報道"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-indonesia-calls-israels-attack-on-iran-an-unlawful",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Indonesia calls Israel's attack on Iran an 'unlawful act' that undermines international law",
    "headlineZh": "印尼稱以色列攻擊伊朗是破壞國際法的「非法行為」",
    "summary": "Indonesia's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Israel's attack on Tehran and warned it could spiral into a broader conflict, urging all parties to exercise restraint. Government data showed 383 Indonesians living in Iran at the time.",
    "summaryZh": "印尼外交部強烈譴責以色列攻擊德黑蘭，警告衝突可能擴大，呼籲各方克制。政府資料顯示當時有383名印尼人居於伊朗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jakarta Globe",
        "url": "https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-condemns-israels-attack-on-iran-warns-of-broader-conflict"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "indonesia",
      "twelve-day war",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia",
      "speakerZh": "印尼外交部",
      "role": "Post on X",
      "roleZh": "X平台貼文",
      "quote": "Indonesia strongly condemns Israel's attack on Iran. This unlawful act undermines the very foundations of international law",
      "quoteZh": "印尼強烈譴責以色列攻擊伊朗。這一非法行為破壞了國際法的根基"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-iran-launches-operation-true-promise-iii-missile-and",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iran launches Operation True Promise III missile and drone barrages at Israel",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗發動「真實承諾III行動」，以飛彈及無人機轟擊以色列",
    "summary": "Beginning on the evening of 13 June 2025, Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at military, intelligence and residential areas in Israel under the codename Operation True Promise III. Over the war Iran fired more than 500 ballistic missiles and about 1,100 drones at Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "自2025年6月13日晚起，伊朗以「真實承諾III行動」為代號，向以色列的軍事、情報及住宅區發射彈道飛彈與無人機。整場戰爭中，伊朗共向以色列發射逾500枚彈道飛彈及約1,100架無人機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Casualties of the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "true promise iii",
      "ballistic missiles",
      "drones",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-iravani-at-emergency-unsc-session-israeli-strikes-amount",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iravani at emergency UNSC session: Israeli strikes amount to a \"declaration of war\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉瓦尼於安理會緊急會議：以色列空襲等同「宣戰」",
    "summary": "At an emergency Security Council meeting convened after Israel's first strikes, Iran's ambassador condemned the attack on the Natanz site and said supporters of Israel, foremost the US, were complicit.",
    "summaryZh": "在以色列首波空襲後召開的安理會緊急會議上，伊朗大使譴責對納坦茲設施的攻擊，並稱以色列的支持者——首先是美國——是共犯。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16087)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16087.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164401"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iravani",
      "un security council",
      "twelve-day war",
      "natanz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Amir Saeid Iravani",
      "speakerZh": "伊拉瓦尼",
      "role": "Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "伊朗常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "Only a regime devoid of humanity and responsibility would endanger millions of lives in pursuit of its destructive ambitions.",
      "quoteZh": "只有一個毫無人性、毫無責任感的政權，才會為了追求其破壞性野心而危及數百萬人的生命。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-israel-launches-operation-rising-lion-irgc-chief-salami",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israel launches Operation Rising Lion; IRGC chief Salami and armed forces chief Bagheri killed",
    "headlineZh": "以色列發動「崛起之獅行動」，革命衛隊司令薩拉米與參謀總長巴蓋里身亡",
    "summary": "Israel struck more than a dozen locations across Iran on 13 June 2025, with the Israeli Air Force flying five waves of strikes by more than 200 fighter jets dropping over 330 munitions on about 100 targets by 06:30. The attacks killed IRGC commander Hossein Salami and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, starting what became the Twelve-Day War.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年6月13日空襲伊朗十多處地點，至當地時間06:30，以色列空軍已出動逾200架戰機分五波投下逾330枚彈藥，打擊約100個目標。攻擊造成伊斯蘭革命衛隊司令侯賽因·薩拉米與武裝部隊參謀總長穆罕默德·巴蓋里少將身亡，揭開「十二日戰爭」序幕。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rising lion",
      "israel",
      "salami",
      "bagheri",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-israel-shuts-ben-gurion-airport-as-operation-rising",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Israel shuts Ben Gurion Airport as Operation Rising Lion begins, stranding Israelis abroad",
    "headlineZh": "「崛起雄獅」行動展開，以色列關閉本古里昂機場，大批以色列人滯留海外",
    "summary": "Israel closed Ben Gurion International Airport and its airspace after launching strikes on Iran, with Israeli airlines having moved their fleets out of the country beforehand. Civil Aviation Authority director Shmuel Zakai warned it could take 'weeks — not days or hours' for normal operations to resume. Estimates of Israelis stranded abroad ranged from 100,000 to 200,000, while land crossings to Jordan and Egypt stayed open.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列對伊朗發動空襲後關閉本古里昂國際機場及領空，以色列航空公司事先已將機隊移出國外。民航局局長Shmuel Zakai警告，恢復正常營運可能需要「數週，而非數天或數小時」。估計滯留海外的以色列人介於10萬至20萬，通往約旦和埃及的陸路口岸仍開放。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Media Line",
        "url": "https://themedialine.org/life-lines/were-stuck-israelis-abroad-scramble-for-answers-after-ben-gurion-airport-closes/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/200000-israelis-stranded-abroad-airline-heads-warn-government-rescue-plan-falls-short/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ben gurion",
      "airspace",
      "stranded travellers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-japans-fm-iwaya-calls-israels-strikes-on-iran",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan's FM Iwaya calls Israel's strikes on Iran 'completely unacceptable', strongly condemns them",
    "headlineZh": "日本外相岩屋毅稱以色列空襲伊朗「完全不可接受」並予以強烈譴責",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya issued a statement on 13 June 2025 saying Israel's use of military means amid US-Iran diplomacy was completely unacceptable and deeply regrettable. Japan also voiced grave concern over Iran's retaliatory attacks and urged maximum restraint; it later distanced itself from a G7 statement on the conflict.",
    "summaryZh": "外相岩屋毅於2025年6月13日發表談話，指以色列在美伊外交努力進行之際動用軍事手段，「完全不可接受，深表遺憾」。日本亦對伊朗的報復攻擊表示嚴重關切並呼籲最大克制；其後日本與七國集團就衝突發表的聲明保持距離。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250615123302/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pressite_000001_01371.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Nikkei Asia",
        "url": "https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Middle-East-crisis/Japan-distances-itself-from-G7-statement-on-Israel-Iran-conflict"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "iwaya",
      "twelve-day war",
      "israel strikes"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Takeshi Iwaya",
      "speakerZh": "岩屋毅",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "The use of military means amid the ongoing diplomatic efforts, including U.S.-Iran talks aimed at the peaceful resolution of the Iran's nuclear issue, is completely unacceptable and deeply regrettable. The Government of Japan strongly condemns these actions.",
      "quoteZh": "在包括旨在和平解決伊朗核問題的美伊談判等外交努力持續進行之際動用軍事手段，完全不可接受，深表遺憾。日本政府強烈譴責此等行為。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-netanyahu-launches-iran-strikes-iran-could-build-a",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu launches Iran strikes: Iran could build a bomb \"in a very short time\"",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡宣布空襲伊朗：伊朗可能「在很短時間內」造出核彈",
    "summary": "In a video address announcing Operation Rising Lion, Israel's prime minister said Iran had taken unprecedented steps toward weaponising enriched uranium and that Israel had no choice but to act.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列總理在宣布「崛起之獅行動」的影片講話中表示，伊朗已採取前所未有的步驟將濃縮鈾武器化，以色列別無選擇只能行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/13/israel-strikes-iran-nuclear-program-netanyahu"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-857577"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "operation rising lion",
      "twelve-day war",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "if not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time. It could be a year. It could be within a few months, less than a year. That is why we have no choice but to act and act now.",
      "quoteZh": "如果不加以阻止，伊朗可能在很短時間內製造出核武。可能是一年，也可能在幾個月內，不到一年。這就是為什麼我們別無選擇，只能行動，而且必須立即行動。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-pakistan-condemns-unjustified-and-illegitimate-aggression-by-israel",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan condemns 'unjustified and illegitimate aggression' by Israel, backs Iran's right to self-defence",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦譴責以色列「無理且非法的侵略」，支持伊朗自衛權",
    "summary": "Pakistan's Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's strikes on Iran and affirmed Iran's right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on the UN to take urgent steps to prevent further escalation.",
    "summaryZh": "巴基斯坦外交部譴責以色列空襲伊朗，並確認伊朗享有《聯合國憲章》第51條規定的自衛權。總理夏立夫呼籲聯合國採取緊急措施，防止局勢進一步升級。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-strongly-condemns-unjustified-and-illegitimate-aggression-by-israel-against-the-islamic-republic-of-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Express Tribune",
        "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2550664/pakistan-condemns-israeli-attacks-on-iran-calls-for-international-action"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "twelve-day war",
      "self-defence",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦外交部",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "Pakistan Strongly Condemns Unjustified and Illegitimate Aggression by Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran",
      "quoteZh": "巴基斯坦強烈譴責以色列對伊朗伊斯蘭共和國無理且非法的侵略"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-turkiye-condemns-israeli-strike-on-iran-as-blatant",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "turkey",
    "headline": "Türkiye condemns Israeli strike on Iran as 'blatant violation of international law'",
    "headlineZh": "土耳其譴責以色列空襲伊朗「公然違反國際法」",
    "summary": "Türkiye's Foreign Ministry issued press release No. 121 on 13 June 2025 condemning Israel's airstrikes on Iran. It described the attack as a provocation serving what it called Israel's strategy of destabilising the region.",
    "summaryZh": "土耳其外交部於2025年6月13日發布第121號新聞稿，譴責以色列空襲伊朗，稱此舉是服務於以色列破壞地區穩定戰略的挑釁行為。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Türkiye MFA (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260805173108/https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-121_-israil-in-iran-a-yonelik-saldirisi-hk.en.mfa"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "turkey",
      "twelve-day war",
      "israel strikes",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye",
      "speakerZh": "土耳其外交部",
      "role": "Press release No. 121",
      "roleZh": "第121號新聞稿",
      "quote": "We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli airstrike on Iran. This attack, which constitutes a blatant violation of international law, is a provocation that serves Israel's strategic destabilization policy in the region.",
      "quoteZh": "我們以最強烈措辭譴責以色列對伊朗的空襲。此次攻擊公然違反國際法，是服務於以色列在地區推行戰略性破壞穩定政策的挑釁行為。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-uae-condemns-israels-strikes-on-iran-in-the",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE condemns Israel's strikes on Iran 'in the strongest terms', urges utmost restraint",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋以「最強烈措辭」譴責以色列空襲伊朗，呼籲最大克制",
    "summary": "Hours after Israel struck Iranian nuclear and military sites on 13 June 2025, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack and voiced deep concern over the escalation and its repercussions for regional security. It urged restraint to prevent the conflict from widening.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年6月13日空襲伊朗核設施與軍事目標後數小時，阿聯酋外交部譴責該攻擊，並對局勢升級及其對地區安全的影響深表關切，呼籲克制以防衝突擴大。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2025/6/13/13-6-2025-uae-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "twelve-day war",
      "israel strikes",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms Israel's military targeting of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and expressed its deep concern over the ongoing escalation and its repercussions on regional security and stability.",
      "quoteZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國以最強烈措辭譴責以色列對伊朗伊斯蘭共和國的軍事打擊，並對持續升級的局勢及其對地區安全與穩定的影響深表關切。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-13-us-at-unsc-this-dangerous-regime-cannot-be",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US at UNSC: \"This dangerous regime cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國於安理會：「絕不能允許這個危險政權擁有核武」",
    "summary": "A senior State Department official told the emergency Security Council session the US was informed of Israel's strikes in advance but was not militarily involved, and urged Iran to negotiate.",
    "summaryZh": "一名美國國務院高級官員在安理會緊急會議上表示，美國事先獲知以色列的空襲，但未參與軍事行動，並敦促伊朗談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16087)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16087.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164401"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "united states",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "McCoy Pitt",
      "speakerZh": "麥科伊·皮特",
      "role": "Senior US State Department official, speaking for the United States at the UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國國務院高級官員（代表美國於聯合國安理會發言）",
      "quote": "This dangerous regime cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons.",
      "quoteZh": "絕不能允許這個危險的政權擁有核武。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-14-iranian-missile-kills-four-women-of-one-family",
    "date": "2025-06-14",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missile kills four women of one family in Arab-Israeli town of Tamra",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中阿拉伯裔以色列城鎮塔姆拉，一家四名女性罹難",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile struck a residential building in the Arab-Israeli town of Tamra on 14 June 2025, killing at least four people: a woman, her two daughters and another female relative.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年6月14日，一枚伊朗飛彈擊中阿拉伯裔以色列城鎮塔姆拉的一棟住宅，造成至少4人死亡，包括一名婦女、她的兩個女兒及另一名女性親屬。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tamra",
      "civilian casualties",
      "missile strike",
      "arab israelis"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-14-israel-strikes-south-pars-gas-facility-and-tehrans",
    "date": "2025-06-14",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israel strikes South Pars gas facility and Tehran's Shahran fuel depot",
    "headlineZh": "以色列空襲南帕爾斯天然氣設施及德黑蘭沙赫蘭油庫",
    "summary": "Israeli strikes on 14 June 2025 hit a gas processing facility at South Pars and the Fajr-e Jam gas refinery in Bushehr province, causing fires, as well as the Shahran oil depot north of Tehran, which reportedly holds three days of fuel for the capital. Iran's oil ministry said gas production was halted at affected sites.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年6月14日空襲南帕爾斯一處天然氣處理設施及布什爾省法吉爾賈姆天然氣煉廠並引發火災，另擊中德黑蘭北部沙赫蘭油庫，該油庫據報儲存首都三天的燃料。伊朗石油部表示受影響設施的天然氣生產已中斷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "south pars",
      "energy infrastructure",
      "shahran",
      "gas"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-15-iranian-missile-partially-collapses-bat-yam-apartment-block",
    "date": "2025-06-15",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missile partially collapses Bat Yam apartment block, deadliest civilian strike of the war",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中巴特亞姆公寓樓致部分倒塌，為戰爭中最致命的平民傷亡事件",
    "summary": "A ballistic missile with a warhead of hundreds of kilograms directly hit a residential building in Bat Yam south of Tel Aviv, killing at least seven people including two children, with more than 100 wounded and several missing. Mayor Tzvika Brot said 61 buildings were damaged. The same barrage hit buildings in Rehovot, where rescuers pulled a survivor from rubble, and the Home Front Command said all Bat Yam casualties were outside shelters.",
    "summaryZh": "一枚載有數百公斤彈頭的彈道飛彈直接擊中特拉維夫以南巴特亞姆的一棟住宅樓，至少七人死亡，包括兩名兒童，逾百人受傷，數人失蹤。市長Tzvika Brot表示61棟建築受損。同一波攻擊亦擊中雷霍沃特的建築，救援人員從瓦礫中救出一名生還者；後方司令部表示巴特亞姆所有傷亡者當時都不在防空洞內。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-dead-including-2-children-in-iranian-missile-strike-on-bat-yam-apartment-building/amp"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-857755"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ynet",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/lghr0w3sx"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bat yam",
      "rehovot",
      "home front",
      "casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-15-irgc-intelligence-chief-mohammad-kazemi-killed-irans-foreign",
    "date": "2025-06-15",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC intelligence chief Mohammad Kazemi killed; Iran's Foreign Ministry building hit",
    "headlineZh": "革命衛隊情報組織負責人卡澤米身亡，伊朗外交部大樓遭擊中",
    "summary": "Mohammad Kazemi, head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization, was killed on 15 June 2025. The same day Israeli strikes damaged the Tehran buildings of the ministries of justice and intelligence and the Law Enforcement Command, and set fire to the library of the Foreign Ministry.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊情報組織負責人穆罕默德·卡澤米於2025年6月15日遇襲身亡。同日以色列空襲損毀德黑蘭的司法部、情報部及執法司令部大樓，並使外交部圖書館起火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kazemi",
      "irgc intelligence",
      "foreign ministry",
      "tehran"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-16-iran-hangs-esmail-fekri-for-alleged-mossad-espionage",
    "date": "2025-06-16",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran hangs Esmail Fekri for alleged Mossad espionage amid war",
    "headlineZh": "戰爭期間伊朗以替摩薩德從事間諜活動罪名絞死費克里",
    "summary": "Iran executed Esmail Fekri on 16 June 2025 after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for allegedly spying for Israel's Mossad since 2023, according to the judiciary. Rights group Hengaw said he was hanged secretly in Ghezel Hesar prison without notice to family or lawyers, and IHRNGO called the trial grossly unfair.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗司法部門稱，最高法院維持死刑判決後，伊朗於2025年6月16日處決伊斯梅爾·費克里，指其自2023年起為以色列摩薩德從事間諜活動。人權組織Hengaw表示，他在未通知家屬或律師的情況下於蓋澤勒希薩爾監獄被秘密絞死；伊朗人權組織（IHRNGO）稱審判嚴重不公。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202506168297"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hengaw",
        "url": "https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/06/article-63"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "execution",
      "espionage",
      "mossad",
      "human rights"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-16-iranian-missiles-kill-four-in-petah-tikva-and",
    "date": "2025-06-16",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missiles kill four in Petah Tikva and three at Haifa's Bazan refinery",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈在佩塔提克瓦造成4死，海法巴贊煉油廠3死",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile hit a 20-storey building in Petah Tikva early on 16 June 2025, killing four people including Holocaust survivor Ivette Shmilovitz, while one person was killed in Bnei Brak. Iranian ballistic missiles also struck the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa, killing three people and causing a large fire.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年6月16日凌晨，一枚伊朗飛彈擊中佩塔提克瓦一棟20層大樓，造成4人死亡，包括大屠殺倖存者伊薇特·什米洛維茨；另有1人在布內布拉克喪生。伊朗彈道飛彈亦擊中海法的巴贊煉油廠，造成3人死亡並引發大火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "petah tikva",
      "haifa",
      "bazan refinery",
      "civilian casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-16-israel-bombs-irib-state-broadcaster-headquarters-during-live",
    "date": "2025-06-16",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israel bombs IRIB state broadcaster headquarters during live broadcast",
    "headlineZh": "以色列在直播期間轟炸伊朗國家廣播電視台總部",
    "summary": "Israel struck the headquarters of Iranian state broadcaster IRIB in Tehran on 16 June 2025 while a programme was on air, with at least four missiles hitting the complex and taking live broadcasts offline. At least one person was killed.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年6月16日在節目直播期間空襲伊朗國家廣播電視台（IRIB）位於德黑蘭的總部，至少4枚飛彈擊中該建築群，直播一度中斷，至少1人死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irib",
      "state media",
      "tehran",
      "broadcast"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-16-israel-launches-safe-return-operation-using-airlines-and",
    "date": "2025-06-16",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Israel launches 'Safe Return' operation using airlines and cruise ships to bring home stranded citizens",
    "headlineZh": "以色列啟動「安全返鄉」行動，動用航空公司和郵輪接回滯留公民",
    "summary": "Transport Minister Miri Regev announced Operation Safe Return, mobilising Israeli airlines and Mano Maritime to bring citizens home by air or sea while departures from Israel remained banned. Two Mano cruise ships, each carrying about 2,000 people, were assigned to ferry Israelis from Cyprus. The first Safe Return flight landed at Ben Gurion on 18 June.",
    "summaryZh": "交通部長Miri Regev宣布「安全返鄉」行動，動員以色列航空公司及Mano Maritime航運公司經空中或海上接回公民，同時仍禁止民眾出境。兩艘各可載約2,000人的Mano郵輪獲派從賽普勒斯接載以色列人。首班「安全返鄉」航班於6月18日降落本古里昂機場。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-857879"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ynet",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkjjtsp7xl"
      },
      {
        "name": "World Israel News",
        "url": "https://worldisraelnews.com/israel-to-launch-rescue-boats-for-citizens-stranded-abroad/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "safe return",
      "evacuation",
      "ben gurion"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-16-iwaya-urges-araghchi-to-show-maximum-restraint-iran",
    "date": "2025-06-16",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Iwaya urges Araghchi to show maximum restraint; Iran pledges to help Japanese nationals",
    "headlineZh": "岩屋毅促阿拉格齊最大克制；伊朗承諾協助日本國民",
    "summary": "In a 15-minute call on 16 June 2025, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that any further escalation should be avoided and asked for Iran's support in ensuring the safety of Japanese nationals. Araghchi replied that Iran would fully support Japan.",
    "summaryZh": "外相岩屋毅於2025年6月16日與伊朗外長阿拉格齊通話15分鐘，表示應避免任何進一步升級，並請伊朗協助確保日本國民安全；阿拉格齊回應伊朗將全力支持日本。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251110230958/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01376.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "iwaya",
      "araghchi",
      "phone call"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日伊外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister Iwaya expressed deep concern about the current exchange of attacks spreading throughout the Middle East region, stating that any action that further escalates the situation should be avoided, and that Japan urges all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint.",
      "quoteZh": "岩屋外相對當前攻擊互相交火並蔓延至整個中東地區深表關切，表示應避免任何令局勢進一步升級的行動，日本敦促各方保持最大克制。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-16-pakistan-indefinitely-closes-its-border-with-iran",
    "date": "2025-06-16",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pakistan indefinitely closes its border with Iran",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦無限期關閉與伊朗邊界",
    "summary": "Pakistan indefinitely closed its border crossings with Iran on 16 June 2025 as the Israel–Iran war escalated.",
    "summaryZh": "隨著以伊戰爭升級，巴基斯坦於2025年6月16日無限期關閉與伊朗的邊境口岸。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "border closure",
      "refugees"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-17-israel-kills-ali-shadmani-days-after-he-took",
    "date": "2025-06-17",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israel kills Ali Shadmani days after he took over Khatam al-Anbiya HQ",
    "headlineZh": "沙德馬尼接掌哈塔姆安比亞總部數日即遭以軍擊殺",
    "summary": "The Israeli military killed Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani on 17 June 2025, days after he was appointed commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters to replace Gholam Ali Rashid, who was killed on the war's first day.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列軍方於2025年6月17日擊殺阿里·沙德馬尼少將。他數日前才獲任命為哈塔姆安比亞中央總部司令，接替在開戰首日身亡的戈拉姆·阿里·拉希德。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "shadmani",
      "khatam al-anbiya",
      "targeted killing",
      "idf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-17-predatory-sparrow-hackers-claim-wiper-attack-on-irans",
    "date": "2025-06-17",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Predatory Sparrow hackers claim wiper attack on Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah",
    "headlineZh": "「掠食麻雀」駭客聲稱以清除型惡意程式攻擊伊朗國營賽帕銀行",
    "summary": "The pro-Israel hacking group Predatory Sparrow (Gonjeshke Darande) claimed a cyberattack on 17 June 2025 that disrupted services at state-owned Bank Sepah, saying it destroyed the bank's data and accusing it of financing Iran's military. Reports said wiper malware was used.",
    "summaryZh": "親以色列駭客組織「掠食麻雀」（Gonjeshke Darande）聲稱於2025年6月17日發動網攻，癱瘓國營賽帕銀行服務，稱已摧毀該行資料，並指控其資助伊朗軍方。報導指攻擊使用了清除型惡意程式。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CCDCOE Cyber Law Toolkit",
        "url": "https://cyberlaw.ccdcoe.org/wiki/Predatory_Sparrow%E2%80%99s_operations_against_Iranian_financial_cyber_infrastructure_(2025)"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Predatory Sparrow",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_Sparrow"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "predatory sparrow",
      "bank sepah",
      "cyberattack",
      "wiper"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-18-hackers-drain-and-burn-over-90-million-from",
    "date": "2025-06-18",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Hackers drain and 'burn' over $90 million from Iran's Nobitex crypto exchange",
    "headlineZh": "駭客從伊朗Nobitex加密貨幣交易所轉走並「銷毀」逾9,000萬美元",
    "summary": "Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said on 18 June 2025 that more than $90 million was drained from Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, into vanity addresses with anti-IRGC messages that no one controls, effectively destroying the funds. Predatory Sparrow claimed the attack and later leaked the exchange's source code.",
    "summaryZh": "區塊鏈分析公司Elliptic於2025年6月18日表示，伊朗最大加密貨幣交易所Nobitex遭轉走逾9,000萬美元，資金被送往帶有反革命衛隊訊息、無人掌握私鑰的地址，等同被銷毀。「掠食麻雀」宣稱犯案，其後並公開該交易所原始碼。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/pro-israel-hackers-iran-crypto.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "SecurityWeek",
        "url": "https://www.securityweek.com/predatory-sparrow-burns-90-million-on-iranian-crypto-exchange-in-cyber-shadow-war/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nobitex",
      "cryptocurrency",
      "predatory sparrow",
      "cyberattack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-18-iran-imposes-near-total-nationwide-internet-shutdown-during",
    "date": "2025-06-18",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran imposes near-total nationwide internet shutdown during war with Israel",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在與以色列交戰期間實施近乎全面的全國斷網",
    "summary": "Iranian authorities cut the country off from the global internet, a step the communications ministry described as temporary and necessary because of the 'special conditions' created by Israeli attacks. NetBlocks said that after 24 hours it was the most severe blackout it had tracked in Iran since the November 2019 protests. Researchers at Miaan Group described it as a phased 'stealth blackout' that kept parts of the domestic network running.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗當局切斷全國與國際網路的連線，通訊部稱這是因以色列攻擊造成「特殊情況」而採取的臨時必要措施。NetBlocks表示，斷網24小時後，這已是自2019年11月抗議以來其追蹤到伊朗最嚴重的斷網事件。Miaan Group研究人員形容這是分階段的「隱形斷網」，國內網路部分仍可運作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "RFE/RL",
        "url": "https://www.rferl.org/a/netblocks-iranians-outage-internet/33448841.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "NetBlocks (X)",
        "url": "https://x.com/netblocks/status/1935679328353718653"
      },
      {
        "name": "Miaan Group",
        "url": "https://miaan.org/report-on-irans-blackout-of-the-global-internet/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet-shutdown",
      "netblocks",
      "censorship"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-18-israeli-strikes-hit-khojir-missile-complex-and-karaj",
    "date": "2025-06-18",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israeli strikes hit Khojir missile complex and Karaj centrifuge plant",
    "headlineZh": "以軍空襲霍吉爾飛彈生產區及卡拉季離心機工廠",
    "summary": "Israeli strikes on 18 June 2025 hit the Khojir missile production complex near Tehran, causing a large explosion and fire, and damaged the Iran Centrifuge Technology Company in Karaj and a building at the Tehran Nuclear Research Center, according to ISW assessments compiled on Wikipedia.",
    "summaryZh": "根據維基百科彙整的美國戰爭研究所（ISW）評估，以色列於2025年6月18日空襲德黑蘭附近的霍吉爾飛彈生產區，引發大爆炸與火災，並損毀卡拉季的伊朗離心機技術公司及德黑蘭核研究中心一棟建築。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khojir",
      "centrifuges",
      "karaj",
      "missile production"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-19-iranian-missile-directly-hits-beershebas-soroka-medical-center",
    "date": "2025-06-19",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missile directly hits Beersheba's Soroka Medical Center",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈直接擊中貝爾謝巴索羅卡醫療中心",
    "summary": "Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba suffered a direct hit from an Iranian missile on 19 June 2025, causing extensive damage and a suspected chemical leak; at least 80 people were injured in the area. Iran said the hospital was not the target.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年6月19日，貝爾謝巴的索羅卡醫療中心遭伊朗飛彈直接命中，造成大面積損毀並疑似發生化學品洩漏，周邊至少80人受傷。伊朗稱該醫院並非攻擊目標。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "soroka",
      "hospital",
      "beersheba",
      "missile strike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-19-israeli-strike-destroys-arak-ir-40-heavy-water",
    "date": "2025-06-19",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israeli strike destroys Arak IR-40 heavy water reactor containment building",
    "headlineZh": "以軍空襲摧毀阿拉克IR-40重水反應爐圍阻體建築",
    "summary": "An Israeli strike on 19 June 2025 destroyed the containment building of the IR-40 reactor at Arak along with distillation towers at the adjacent heavy water production plant, the BBC reported.",
    "summaryZh": "據BBC報導，以色列於2025年6月19日空襲摧毀阿拉克IR-40反應爐的圍阻體建築，以及鄰近重水生產廠的蒸餾塔。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "arak",
      "heavy water",
      "ir-40",
      "nuclear facilities"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-19-katz-khamenei-cannot-be-allowed-to-continue-to",
    "date": "2025-06-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Katz: Khamenei \"cannot be allowed to continue to exist\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡茨：哈梅內伊「不能被允許繼續存在」",
    "summary": "Speaking at the site of an Iranian missile impact in Holon on the day Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba was hit, Israel's defence minister called Khamenei a \"modern Hitler\".",
    "summaryZh": "以色列國防部長在貝爾謝巴索羅卡醫療中心遭擊中當天，於霍隆一處伊朗飛彈落點發表講話，稱哈梅內伊是「現代希特勒」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "JNS",
        "url": "https://www.jns.org/defense-minister-katz-khamenei-cannot-continue-to-exist/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/world/video/israel-defense-minister-khamenei-iran-vrtc"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "katz",
      "khamenei",
      "twelve-day war",
      "soroka"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel Katz",
      "speakerZh": "卡茨",
      "role": "Defence Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列國防部長",
      "quote": "A dictator like Khamenei, who leads Iran and has made the destruction of Israel his banner—cannot be allowed to continue to exist.",
      "quoteZh": "像哈梅內伊這樣領導伊朗、並以摧毀以色列為旗幟的獨裁者——不能被允許繼續存在。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-20-australia-suspends-tehran-embassy-operations-moves-consular-staff",
    "date": "2025-06-20",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Australia suspends Tehran embassy operations, moves consular staff to Azerbaijan",
    "headlineZh": "澳洲暫停駐德黑蘭大使館運作，領事人員移往亞塞拜然",
    "summary": "Australia suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran on 20 June 2025 and redeployed consular staff to Azerbaijan to help Australians leave Iran overland.",
    "summaryZh": "澳洲於2025年6月20日暫停駐德黑蘭大使館運作，並將領事人員調往亞塞拜然，協助澳洲公民經陸路撤離伊朗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "australia",
      "embassy",
      "evacuation",
      "azerbaijan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-20-danon-to-irans-envoy-at-unsc-you-are",
    "date": "2025-06-20",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Danon to Iran's envoy at UNSC: \"you are a wolf pretending to be a diplomat\"",
    "headlineZh": "達農在安理會對伊朗大使說：「你是一隻偽裝成外交官的狼」",
    "summary": "At a Security Council meeting on the Iran–Israel war, Israel's ambassador directly addressed his Iranian counterpart after Iran's missile strike on Soroka hospital.",
    "summaryZh": "在安理會關於伊以戰爭的會議上，以色列大使於伊朗飛彈擊中索羅卡醫院後，直接對伊朗大使發言。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16093)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16093.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "danon",
      "un security council",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Danny Danon",
      "speakerZh": "達農",
      "role": "Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "以色列常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "You are not a victim, you are not even a diplomat — you are a wolf pretending to be a diplomat.",
      "quoteZh": "你不是受害者，你甚至不是外交官——你是一隻偽裝成外交官的狼。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-20-iravani-at-unsc-israel-could-not-have-attacked",
    "date": "2025-06-20",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iravani at UNSC: Israel could not have attacked \"with such impunity\" without Western, especially US, support",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉瓦尼於安理會：若無西方特別是美國的支持，以色列不可能如此「肆無忌憚」發動攻擊",
    "summary": "Iran's ambassador urged the Security Council to determine that Israel's attacks were acts of aggression and to adopt binding Chapter VII measures.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗大使敦促安理會認定以色列的攻擊屬侵略行為，並依《憲章》第七章採取具約束力的措施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16093)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16093.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iravani",
      "un security council",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Amir Saeid Iravani",
      "speakerZh": "伊拉瓦尼",
      "role": "Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "伊朗常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "Without the support and protection of certain Western States — especially the United States — Israel could not have carried out this aggression with such impunity.",
      "quoteZh": "若沒有某些西方國家——特別是美國——的支持與庇護，以色列不可能如此肆無忌憚地實施這次侵略。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-20-two-iranian-missiles-hit-weizmann-institute-seriously-damaging",
    "date": "2025-06-20",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Two Iranian missiles hit Weizmann Institute, seriously damaging about 45 labs",
    "headlineZh": "兩枚伊朗飛彈擊中魏茨曼科學研究所，約45間實驗室嚴重受損",
    "summary": "Two Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot during the war, seriously damaging about 45 laboratories, with repairs estimated at $500 million to $1 billion. Strikes around 20 June also hit Beersheba's Gav-Yam technology park and a government office tower in Haifa.",
    "summaryZh": "戰爭期間兩枚伊朗彈道飛彈擊中雷霍沃特的魏茨曼科學研究所，約45間實驗室嚴重受損，修復費用估計達5億至10億美元。6月20日前後的攻擊亦擊中貝爾謝巴的Gav-Yam科技園區及海法一棟政府辦公大樓。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "weizmann institute",
      "rehovot",
      "science",
      "missile strike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-21-indias-operation-sindhu-evacuates-1117-nationals-from-iran",
    "date": "2025-06-21",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "India's Operation Sindhu evacuates 1,117 nationals from Iran via Mashhad flights",
    "headlineZh": "印度「信德行動」經馬什哈德航班從伊朗撤出1,117名公民",
    "summary": "Two special flights from Mashhad carrying 310 and 290 Indian nationals landed in New Delhi on 21 June, bringing the number evacuated from Iran under Operation Sindhu to 1,117, India's Ministry of External Affairs said. Many evacuees were medical students, including from Kashmir and Bihar. The operation was later extended to citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka.",
    "summaryZh": "印度外交部表示，6月21日兩班分別載有310名和290名印度公民的特別航班從馬什哈德降落新德里，使「信德行動」從伊朗撤出的人數達1,117人。許多撤離者是醫科學生，包括來自喀什米爾和比哈爾邦者。該行動其後擴展至尼泊爾和斯里蘭卡公民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Tribune India (ANI)",
        "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/evacuation/another-flight-brings-back-290-indians-from-iran-under-op-sindhu-total-evacuated-reaches-1117"
      },
      {
        "name": "All India Radio",
        "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/operation-sindhu-517-indian-nationals-return-from-iran-land-in-delhi"
      },
      {
        "name": "Gulf News",
        "url": "https://gulfnews.com/amp/story/world%2Fasia%2Findia%2Foperation-sindhu-evacuates-indian-students-from-iran-1.500169414"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "operation sindhu",
      "evacuation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-21-trump-irans-key-enrichment-sites-completely-and-totally",
    "date": "2025-06-21",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: Iran's key enrichment sites \"completely and totally obliterated\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：伊朗關鍵濃縮設施已被「完全徹底摧毀」",
    "summary": "In a televised address from the White House after US B-2 bombers struck Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, Trump called the strikes \"a spectacular military success\".",
    "summaryZh": "美國B-2轟炸機空襲福爾多、納坦茲和伊斯法罕後，川普在白宮發表電視講話，稱空襲是「輝煌的軍事成功」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/21/trump-us-nuclear-strikes-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-launches-strikes-iranian-nuclear-facilities-trump-says/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "operation midnight hammer",
      "fordow",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.",
      "quoteZh": "今晚，我可以向全世界報告，這次空襲是一次輝煌的軍事成功。伊朗關鍵的核濃縮設施已被完全徹底摧毀。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-araghchi-after-us-strikes-iran-will-respond-for",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi after US strikes: Iran will respond \"for as long as needed and necessary\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊於美國空襲後：伊朗將「在必要時間內」持續回應",
    "summary": "At a press conference in Istanbul hours after the US bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, Iran's foreign minister said Iran reserved \"all rights to defend its security, its interests and its people\".",
    "summaryZh": "美國轟炸伊朗三處核設施數小時後，伊朗外長在伊斯坦堡記者會上表示，伊朗保留「捍衛其安全、利益和人民的一切權利」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/21/trump-us-nuclear-strikes-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "operation midnight hammer",
      "self-defence"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "My country has been under attack and we have to respond based on our legitimate right to self-defence. We will do that for as long as needed and necessary.",
      "quoteZh": "我的國家遭到攻擊，我們必須基於正當的自衛權作出回應。只要有需要、有必要，我們就會持續這麼做。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-herzog-on-us-strike-principles-of-liberty-responsibility",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Herzog on US strike: \"principles of liberty, responsibility, and security have triumphed\"",
    "headlineZh": "赫佐格談美國空襲：「自由、責任與安全的原則取得勝利」",
    "summary": "Israel's president welcomed the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a social media post.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列總統在社群媒體貼文中對美國空襲伊朗核設施表示歡迎。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/herzog-on-us-strike-this-a-moment-when-liberty-responsibility-and-security-triumphed/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "herzog",
      "operation midnight hammer"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Isaac Herzog",
      "speakerZh": "赫佐格",
      "role": "President of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總統",
      "quote": "In the pages of human history, this is a moment when the principles of liberty, responsibility, and security have triumphed.",
      "quoteZh": "在人類歷史的篇章中，這是自由、責任與安全原則取得勝利的時刻。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-iran-fires-about-40-missiles-at-tel-aviv",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iran fires about 40 missiles at Tel Aviv, Ness Ziona and Haifa; 86 injured",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗向特拉維夫、內斯錫安納及海法發射約40枚飛彈，86人受傷",
    "summary": "Hours after the US strikes on 22 June 2025, Iran launched about 40 missiles at Tel Aviv, Ness Ziona and Haifa. No deaths were reported but 86 people were injured.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年6月22日美國空襲數小時後，伊朗向特拉維夫、內斯錫安納與海法發射約40枚飛彈，無人死亡，但有86人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "missile barrage",
      "tel aviv",
      "haifa",
      "ness ziona"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-iranian-parliament-backs-closing-strait-of-hormuz-final",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranian parliament backs closing Strait of Hormuz; final call left to security council",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗國會支持封鎖霍爾木茲海峽，最終決定交由國家安全最高委員會",
    "summary": "Maj. Gen. Esmaeil Kowsari, a member of parliament's National Security Commission, told Press TV on 22 June 2025 that lawmakers had concluded the Strait of Hormuz should be closed after the US strikes, adding the final decision lay with the Supreme National Security Council. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned such a move would be 'economic suicide.' The strait was not closed.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗國會國家安全委員會成員伊斯梅爾·考薩里少將於2025年6月22日向Press TV表示，美國空襲後議員們認為應封鎖霍爾木茲海峽，但最終決定權在國家安全最高委員會。美國國務卿盧比歐警告此舉將是「經濟自殺」。海峽最終並未封閉。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/23/irans-parliament-approves-blocking-strait-of-hormuz.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Arabiya",
        "url": "https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/06/22/iranian-parliament-reportedly-approves-closing-hormuz-strait-media-"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "strait of hormuz",
      "parliament",
      "kowsari",
      "rubio",
      "shipping"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-iravani-at-unsc-netanyahu-succeeded-in-hijacking-us",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iravani at UNSC: Netanyahu \"succeeded in hijacking US foreign policy\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉瓦尼於安理會：納坦雅胡「成功劫持了美國外交政策」",
    "summary": "At the emergency Security Council meeting on the US bombing of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, Iran's ambassador said the timing, nature and scale of Iran's response would be decided by its armed forces.",
    "summaryZh": "在就美國轟炸福爾多、納坦茲和伊斯法罕召開的安理會緊急會議上，伊朗大使表示，伊朗回應的時機、性質與規模將由其武裝部隊決定。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16095)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16095.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iravani",
      "un security council",
      "operation midnight hammer"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Amir Saeid Iravani",
      "speakerZh": "伊拉瓦尼",
      "role": "Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "伊朗常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "The internationally wanted war criminal Netanyahu succeeded in hijacking US foreign policy, dragging the United States into yet another costly, baseless war.",
      "quoteZh": "遭國際通緝的戰犯納坦雅胡成功劫持了美國外交政策，把美國拖入又一場代價高昂、毫無根據的戰爭。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-israel-at-unsc-after-us-strikes-last-night",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Israel at UNSC after US strikes: \"Last night, history changed\"",
    "headlineZh": "以色列於安理會談美國空襲：「昨晚，歷史改變了」",
    "summary": "Israel's representative thanked the United States at the Security Council's emergency meeting on the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列代表在安理會就美國轟炸伊朗核設施召開的緊急會議上向美國致謝。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16095)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16095.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "israel",
      "operation midnight hammer"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "以色列駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Israeli delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "以色列代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "Last night, history changed. The United States, the leader of the free world, removed the greatest existential threat facing the free world.",
      "quoteZh": "昨晚，歷史改變了。自由世界的領袖美國，消除了自由世界面臨的最大生存威脅。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-netanyahu-hails-trumps-bold-decision-to-strike-irans",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu hails Trump's \"bold decision\" to strike Iran's nuclear sites",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡讚揚川普空襲伊朗核設施的「大膽決定」",
    "summary": "In a video statement after the US strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, Israel's prime minister congratulated the US president.",
    "summaryZh": "美國空襲福爾多、納坦茲和伊斯法罕後，以色列總理發表影片聲明祝賀美國總統。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/21/trump-us-nuclear-strikes-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-conflict-06-21-25-intl-hnk"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "trump",
      "operation midnight hammer"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "Congratulations, President Trump, your bold decision to target Iran's nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history.",
      "quoteZh": "恭喜你，川普總統，你以美國令人敬畏且正義的力量打擊伊朗核設施的大膽決定，將改變歷史。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-oman-deplores-us-strikes-on-iran-as-illegal",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Oman deplores US strikes on Iran as 'illegal aggression', calls for de-escalation",
    "headlineZh": "阿曼譴責美國空襲伊朗為「非法侵略」，呼籲降溫",
    "summary": "Oman, which had mediated US-Iran nuclear talks since April 2025, issued a Foreign Ministry statement on 22 June 2025 condemning the direct US airstrikes on Iranian sites. The spokesperson said the action violated international law and the UN Charter and risked widening the conflict.",
    "summaryZh": "自2025年4月起斡旋美伊核談判的阿曼，於2025年6月22日由外交部發表聲明，譴責美國直接空襲伊朗境內目標，發言人稱此舉違反國際法與《聯合國憲章》，並有擴大衝突之虞。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.fm.gov.om/en/25970/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oman",
      "us strikes",
      "mediation",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman",
      "speakerZh": "阿曼外交部發言人",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the Sultanate of Oman",
      "roleZh": "阿曼蘇丹國外交部",
      "quote": "The Sultanate of Oman deplores this illegal aggression and calls for immediate and comprehensive de-escalation.",
      "quoteZh": "阿曼蘇丹國對此非法侵略表示強烈不滿，並呼籲立即全面降低緊張局勢。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-operation-midnight-hammer-7-b-2s-drop-14",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Operation Midnight Hammer: 7 B-2s drop 14 GBU-57 bunker busters on Fordow and Natanz",
    "headlineZh": "「午夜之鎚行動」：7架B-2對福爾多與納坦茲投下14枚GBU-57鑽地彈",
    "summary": "The US struck Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan early on 22 June 2025 (Iran time). Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said seven B-2 bombers flew 18 hours from Whiteman AFB, with a decoy group sent west over the Pacific, and dropped 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, the weapon's first combat use, while a submarine fired Tomahawks at Isfahan. The operation involved more than 125 aircraft and about 75 precision weapons.",
    "summaryZh": "美國於伊朗時間2025年6月22日凌晨空襲福爾多、納坦茲與伊斯法罕。參謀首長聯席會議主席凱恩上將表示，7架B-2轟炸機自懷特曼空軍基地起飛、航行18小時，另有誘餌機群向西飛越太平洋，共投下14枚GBU-57巨型鑽地彈，為該武器首次實戰使用；一艘潛艦則向伊斯法罕發射戰斧飛彈。行動動用逾125架飛機及約75枚精準武器。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "DefenseScoop",
        "url": "https://defensescoop.com/2025/06/22/air-force-mop-gbu-57-bomb-iranian-nuclear-sites-midnight-hammer/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-briefing-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "midnight hammer",
      "b-2",
      "gbu-57",
      "fordow",
      "natanz",
      "isfahan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-pakistan-condemns-us-strikes-on-iranian-nuclear-facilities",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan condemns US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, says Iran has right to defend itself",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦譴責美國空襲伊朗核設施，稱伊朗有權自衛",
    "summary": "Pakistan's Foreign Ministry condemned the US attacks on Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan, saying they followed a series of Israeli attacks and violated international law. It warned further escalation would have severely damaging implications for the region and beyond.",
    "summaryZh": "巴基斯坦外交部譴責美國攻擊福爾多、納坦茲及伊斯法罕，稱此舉緊隨以色列一連串攻擊之後，違反國際法，並警告進一步升級將對地區及以外造成嚴重損害。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-condemns-the-us-attacks-on-the-nuclear-facilities-of-the-islamic-republic-of-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "us strikes",
      "fordo",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦外交部",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "Pakistan condemns the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities which follow the series of attacks by Israel. We are gravely concerned at the possible further escalation of tensions in the region.",
      "quoteZh": "巴基斯坦譴責美國繼以色列一連串攻擊之後對伊朗核設施發動的攻擊。我們對地區緊張局勢可能進一步升級深表關切。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-pm-ishiba-de-escalation-the-top-priority-but",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "PM Ishiba: de-escalation the top priority, but Iran's nuclear weapons development must be prevented",
    "headlineZh": "石破茂首相：降溫為首要任務，但必須阻止伊朗發展核武",
    "summary": "Hours after the US struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said de-escalation was the most important thing while Iran's nuclear weapons development must be prevented. He ordered ministries to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals across the region, and later convened a four-minister National Security Council meeting as ASDF transport aircraft stood by in Djibouti.",
    "summaryZh": "美國空襲福爾多、納坦茲及伊斯法罕數小時後，首相石破茂表示降溫最為重要，同時必須阻止伊朗發展核武。他指示各部會確保區內日本國民安全，其後召開國家安全保障會議四大臣會議，航空自衛隊運輸機已在吉布地待命。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Prime Minister's Office of Japan (English)",
        "url": "https://japan.kantei.go.jp/103/statement/202506/0622bura.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/103/statement/2025/0622bura.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Prime Minister's Office of Japan (NSC)",
        "url": "https://japan.kantei.go.jp/103/statement/202506/0622bura2.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "ishiba",
      "us strikes",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Shigeru Ishiba",
      "speakerZh": "石破茂",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "Japan believes that the most important thing, bar none, is to de-escalate the situation as soon as possible. At the same time, Iran's development of nuclear weapons must be prevented.",
      "quoteZh": "日本認為，最重要的莫過於盡快令局勢降溫。與此同時，必須阻止伊朗發展核武。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "我が国としては、事態を早期に鎮静化することが、まずは何よりも重要であると考えております。同時に、イランの核兵器開発は阻止されなければなりません。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-turkiye-warns-us-strikes-on-irans-nuclear-sites",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "turkey",
    "headline": "Türkiye warns US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites could turn regional conflict global",
    "headlineZh": "土耳其警告美國空襲伊朗核設施恐令地區衝突升級為全球衝突",
    "summary": "In press release No. 125 issued on 22 June 2025, Türkiye's Foreign Ministry said the US strikes on Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan had raised the risk of regional spillover to its highest level. It called on all parties to cease attacks and said Türkiye was ready to help mediate.",
    "summaryZh": "土耳其外交部於2025年6月22日發布第125號新聞稿，表示美國空襲福爾多、納坦茲及伊斯法罕，已將衝突外溢的風險推至最高點，呼籲各方停止攻擊，並表示土耳其願協助斡旋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Türkiye MFA (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260304003159/https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-125_-abd-nin-iran-in-nukleer-tesislerine-gerceklestirdigi-saldiri-hk.en.mfa"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "turkey",
      "us strikes",
      "fordo",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye",
      "speakerZh": "土耳其外交部",
      "role": "Press release No. 125",
      "roleZh": "第125號新聞稿",
      "quote": "Türkiye is deeply concerned about the potential consequences of the US attack on the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current developments could escalate the regional conflict into a global one. We do not want to see this catastrophic scenario materialize.",
      "quoteZh": "土耳其對美國攻擊伊朗伊斯蘭共和國核設施可能帶來的後果深表關切。當前事態可能使地區衝突升級為全球衝突，我們不希望看到這一災難性情景成真。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-22-us-at-unsc-defends-strikes-time-came-to",
    "date": "2025-06-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US at UNSC defends strikes: time came \"to act decisively\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國於安理會為空襲辯護：已到了「果斷行動」的時刻",
    "summary": "The US representative told the emergency Security Council session that the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities aided Israel under the right of collective self-defence and warned against Iranian retaliation.",
    "summaryZh": "美國代表在安理會緊急會議上表示，空襲伊朗核設施是依集體自衛權協助以色列，並警告伊朗勿報復。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16095)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16095.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "united states",
      "operation midnight hammer"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "美國駐聯合國安理會代表",
      "role": "United States delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "The time finally came for the United States, in the defence of its ally and in the defence of our own citizens and interests, to act decisively.",
      "quoteZh": "為了保衛盟友、保衛我們自己的公民與利益，美國果斷行動的時刻終於到來。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-iran-fires-14-missiles-at-al-udeid-13",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran fires 14 missiles at Al Udeid; 13 intercepted, one hits US base in Qatar",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗向烏代德基地發射14枚飛彈，13枚被攔截、1枚擊中駐卡達美軍基地",
    "summary": "Iran fired about 14 short- and medium-range ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar at about 19:40 local time on 23 June 2025 in retaliation for Operation Midnight Hammer, after giving advance warning. US and Qatari Patriot batteries intercepted 13; the Pentagon later confirmed one missile hit the base, causing minimal damage, including to a communications radome. No casualties were reported.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年6月23日當地時間約19:40，在事先預警後向卡達烏代德空軍基地發射約14枚短程及中程彈道飛彈，以報復「午夜之鎚行動」。美國與卡達的愛國者飛彈攔截13枚；五角大廈其後證實有1枚擊中基地，造成輕微損害，包括一座通訊雷達罩。無人員傷亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Air & Space Forces Magazine",
        "url": "https://www.airandspaceforces.com/iranian-ballistic-missile-hit-al-udeid-air-base-qatar/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/23/iran-qatar-missiles-us-doha.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "al udeid",
      "qatar",
      "ballistic missiles",
      "patriot",
      "retaliation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-iraq-calls-iranian-strike-on-qatar-a-dangerous",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq calls Iranian strike on Qatar a 'dangerous and accelerating escalation'",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克稱伊朗襲擊卡達為「危險且加速的升級」",
    "summary": "Iraq's government warned that Iran's missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base could expand the conflict, as drone attacks were also reported against Iraqi bases hosting US forces, including Taji and the Victory Base Complex near Baghdad airport. Jordan separately called the strike a 'flagrant violation' of Qatar's sovereignty.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克政府警告，伊朗飛彈襲擊烏代德空軍基地恐令衝突擴大；同時亦有報道稱塔吉基地及巴格達機場附近的勝利基地群等駐有美軍的伊拉克基地遭無人機攻擊。約旦另指此次襲擊「公然侵犯」卡達主權。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Arab News",
        "url": "https://arab.news/rgfzb"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera live",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/24/live-trump-announces-ceasefire-no-confirmation-from-israel-iran?update=3796117"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "jordan",
      "al udeid",
      "taji"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Government of Iraq",
      "speakerZh": "伊拉克政府",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "dangerous and accelerating escalation",
      "quoteZh": "危險且加速的升級"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-israeli-strike-hits-main-gate-of-tehrans-evin",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israeli strike hits main gate of Tehran's Evin Prison",
    "headlineZh": "以色列空襲德黑蘭艾文監獄大門",
    "summary": "An Israeli airstrike hit the main gate of Evin Prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025, damaging nearby judicial and administrative buildings. The same day an Iranian missile struck the Eshkol power station in Ashdod, causing outages.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年6月23日空襲德黑蘭艾文監獄大門，損毀附近的司法與行政建築。同日一枚伊朗飛彈擊中阿什杜德的埃什科爾發電廠，造成停電。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "evin prison",
      "tehran",
      "ashdod",
      "power station"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-iwaya-says-japan-understands-us-strikes-reflect-determination",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Iwaya says Japan 'understands' US strikes reflect determination to stop Iranian nuclear weapons",
    "headlineZh": "岩屋毅稱日本「理解」美國空襲顯示其阻止伊朗擁核的決心",
    "summary": "In a statement on the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Foreign Minister Iwaya said the Israel-Iran exchange of attacks was extremely regrettable and that Japan was seriously concerned about Iranian attacks on US interests. Without explicitly endorsing the strikes, Japan said it understood the US action and hoped dialogue would resume.",
    "summaryZh": "外相岩屋毅就美國空襲伊朗核設施發表談話，稱以伊互相攻擊極為遺憾，並對伊朗攻擊美國利益表示嚴重關切。日本雖未明確表態支持空襲，但表示理解美方行動，並希望恢復對話。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260415103900/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pressite_000001_00002.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "iwaya",
      "us strikes",
      "legality"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Takeshi Iwaya",
      "speakerZh": "岩屋毅",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "Amidst the extremely difficult circumstances surrounding Iran's nuclear issue, the United States has been seriously pursuing dialogue, and Japan understands that the US action demonstrates its determination to de-escalate the situation while preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.",
      "quoteZh": "在伊朗核問題極其困難的情況下，美國一直認真尋求對話，日本理解美國的行動顯示其在阻止伊朗取得核武的同時令局勢降溫的決心。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-kuwait-declares-full-support-for-qatar-after-iranian",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait declares 'full support' for Qatar after Iranian strike on Al Udeid base",
    "headlineZh": "科威特在伊朗襲擊烏代德基地後宣布「全力支持」卡達",
    "summary": "Kuwait, which had closed its own airspace ahead of the Iranian retaliation, issued a statement condemning the missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base and declaring full support for Qatar. Bahrain separately affirmed its full support for 'the sisterly State of Qatar'.",
    "summaryZh": "曾在伊朗報復前關閉領空的科威特發表聲明，譴責飛彈襲擊烏代德空軍基地，並宣布全力支持卡達；巴林亦另行表態全力支持「姊妹國卡達」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/what-have-countries-said-about-irans-strike-on-a-us-base-in-qatar"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "bahrain",
      "al udeid",
      "qatar"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Government of Kuwait",
      "speakerZh": "科威特政府",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "strong condemnation and denunciation of the attacks targeting Al Udeid Air Base in the sisterly State of Qatar",
      "quoteZh": "強烈譴責並痛斥針對姊妹國卡達烏代德空軍基地的攻擊"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-qatar-says-it-reserves-right-to-respond-directly",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar says it reserves right to respond 'directly' after Iranian missile strike on Al Udeid",
    "headlineZh": "卡達稱保留「直接」回應伊朗飛彈襲擊烏代德基地的權利",
    "summary": "After Iran fired missiles at the US-run Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar said its air defences intercepted the missiles with no casualties and strongly condemned the attack. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said Qatar reserved the right to respond, and the Iranian ambassador was summoned.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗向美軍駐守的烏代德空軍基地發射飛彈後，卡達表示其防空系統已攔截飛彈、無人傷亡，並強烈譴責攻擊。外交部發言人馬吉德·安薩里稱卡達保留回應權利，並召見伊朗大使。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Armenpress",
        "url": "https://armenpress.am/en/article/1223136"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of India",
        "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/qatar-confirms-no-casualties-in-iranian-missile-strike-on-us-base-condemns-attack-as-brazen-violation-report/articleshow/122031317.cms"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "al udeid",
      "majed al-ansari",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Majed al-Ansari",
      "speakerZh": "馬吉德·安薩里",
      "role": "Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "roleZh": "卡達外交部發言人",
      "quote": "respond directly, proportionate to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression",
      "quoteZh": "以與此公然侵略的性質及規模相稱的方式直接回應"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-qatar-uae-bahrain-and-kuwait-close-airspace-ahead",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar, UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait close airspace ahead of Iranian strike",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊前，卡達、阿聯、巴林與科威特關閉領空",
    "summary": "Qatar announced the closure of its airspace at about 15:20 local time on 23 June 2025, hours before Iran's missile attack on Al Udeid, and the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait followed. The closures and shelter-in-place orders were lifted after the attack.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達於2025年6月23日當地時間約15:20宣布關閉領空，數小時後伊朗即飛彈攻擊烏代德基地；阿聯、巴林與科威特隨後也關閉領空。攻擊結束後，領空封閉與就地避難令均已解除。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Iranian strikes on Al Udeid Air Base",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_strikes_on_Al_Udeid_Air_Base"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "airspace closure",
      "aviation",
      "qatar",
      "gulf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-23-saudi-arabia-condemns-iranian-attack-on-qatar-as",
    "date": "2025-06-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Saudi Arabia condemns Iranian attack on Qatar as 'flagrant violation of international law'",
    "headlineZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯譴責伊朗襲擊卡達「公然違反國際法」",
    "summary": "Saudi Arabia condemned Iran's missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar 'in the strongest terms' on 23 June 2025 and expressed solidarity with Doha. Other Gulf and Arab states, including the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain, issued similar statements the same night.",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯於2025年6月23日以「最強烈措辭」譴責伊朗飛彈襲擊卡達烏代德空軍基地，並聲援多哈；阿聯酋、科威特、巴林等海灣及阿拉伯國家當晚亦發表類似聲明。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The New York Times",
        "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/23/world/iran-trump-israel-news/72b73dd6-5881-5e66-a00f-c15905ef9e90"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/what-have-countries-said-about-irans-strike-on-a-us-base-in-qatar"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "al udeid",
      "qatar",
      "solidarity"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia",
      "roleZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯外交部",
      "quote": "a flagrant violation of international law",
      "quoteZh": "公然違反國際法"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-24-brent-falls-61-to-6714-on-second-day",
    "date": "2025-06-24",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent falls 6.1% to $67.14 on second day of ceasefire sell-off, erasing war premium",
    "headlineZh": "停火後第二天拋售，布蘭特原油跌6.1%至67.14美元，戰爭溢價抹去",
    "summary": "Brent crude settled down 6.1% at $67.14 a barrel and US crude fell 6% to $64.37 as traders bet the Israel–Iran ceasefire would hold. On 23 June prices had already closed about 7% lower after Iran's retaliation against Al Udeid avoided energy infrastructure. The two-day slide took prices back to levels last seen before Israel's 13 June strikes.",
    "summaryZh": "市場押注以伊停火將維持，布蘭特原油收跌6.1%至每桶67.14美元，美國原油跌6%至64.37美元。6月23日伊朗報復烏代德基地時避開能源設施，油價當天已收跌約7%。兩日跌勢使油價回到以色列6月13日空襲前的水平。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/oil-prices-today-iran-israel-ceasefire.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "All India Radio",
        "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/global-oil-prices-record-sharpest-single-day-decline-in-5-years"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "oil-prices",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-24-iran-at-unsc-iran-never-initiated-this-war",
    "date": "2025-06-24",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC: \"Iran never initiated this war\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會：「伊朗從未發起這場戰爭」",
    "summary": "At the Security Council's semi-annual briefing on resolution 2231, held as the Israel–Iran ceasefire took hold, Iran's representative rejected accusations of terrorism and said Iran's forces remained prepared to respond to violations.",
    "summaryZh": "在以伊停火生效之際舉行的安理會第2231號決議半年度簡報會上，伊朗代表駁斥恐怖主義指控，並表示伊朗武裝部隊仍準備回應任何違規行為。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16100)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16100.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "ceasefire",
      "resolution 2231"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "Iran never initiated this war. Once the aggressors stop the attacks, Iran will stop its lawful military response, as well.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗從未發起這場戰爭。一旦侵略者停止攻擊，伊朗也將停止其合法的軍事回應。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-24-israel-at-unsc-if-there-was-a-nobel",
    "date": "2025-06-24",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Israel at UNSC: \"If there was a Nobel Prize for deception, the Iranian regime would win it\"",
    "headlineZh": "以色列於安理會：「若有諾貝爾欺騙獎，伊朗政權將年年得獎」",
    "summary": "At the Security Council briefing on resolution 2231, Israel's representative warned Israel would respond forcefully to any ceasefire violation.",
    "summaryZh": "在安理會第2231號決議簡報會上，以色列代表警告以色列將強力回應任何違反停火的行為。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16100)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16100.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "ceasefire",
      "resolution 2231"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "以色列駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Israeli delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "以色列代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "If there was a Nobel Prize for deception, the Iranian regime would win it every single year.",
      "quoteZh": "如果有諾貝爾欺騙獎，伊朗政權每年都會獲獎。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-24-pakistan-welcomes-iran-israel-ceasefire-urges-refraining-from",
    "date": "2025-06-24",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan welcomes Iran-Israel ceasefire, urges refraining from use of force",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦歡迎伊以停火，呼籲避免使用武力",
    "summary": "Pakistan's Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and Israel and supported efforts to revive dialogue and diplomacy in the region.",
    "summaryZh": "巴基斯坦外交部歡迎伊朗與以色列停火，並支持在地區恢復對話與外交的努力。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-welcomes-ceasefire"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "ceasefire",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦外交部",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "Pakistan believes that peace and stability in the region can only be achieved through strict adherence to the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and by refraining from the use of force.",
      "quoteZh": "巴基斯坦認為，唯有嚴格遵守《聯合國憲章》的宗旨與原則並避免使用武力，才能實現地區和平與穩定。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-24-qatar-welcomes-iran-israel-ceasefire-but-calls-irans",
    "date": "2025-06-24",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar welcomes Iran-Israel ceasefire but calls Iran's breach of its airspace 'dangerous escalation'",
    "headlineZh": "卡達歡迎伊以停火，但稱伊朗侵犯其領空屬「危險升級」",
    "summary": "Qatar's Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and Israel and thanked President Trump for facilitating it, while noting the Iranian strike on its territory the previous evening. Qatar had helped broker Iran's acceptance of the truce.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達外交部歡迎伊朗與以色列停火，並感謝川普總統促成協議，同時提及前一晚伊朗對其領土的攻擊。卡達曾協助促使伊朗接受停火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-welcomes-ceasefire-agreement-between-iran-and-israel"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "ceasefire",
      "twelve-day war",
      "airspace"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "the Ministry reaffirms that the Iranian violation of Qatar's sovereignty and airspace forms part of a dangerous escalation in the region, which require sincere and collective efforts to deter all irresponsible actions.",
      "quoteZh": "外交部重申，伊朗侵犯卡達主權與領空是地區危險升級的一部分，需要各方真誠、集體努力，遏止一切不負責任的行為。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-24-trump-announced-israeliran-ceasefire-takes-effect-after-final",
    "date": "2025-06-24",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Trump-announced Israel–Iran ceasefire takes effect after final Beersheba strike kills four",
    "headlineZh": "川普宣布的以伊停火生效，此前貝爾謝巴遭最後一擊4人罹難",
    "summary": "A ceasefire announced by Donald Trump on the evening of 23 June took effect on 24 June 2025. Hours before, at 05:40 Israeli time, an Iranian missile hit a residential building in Beersheba, killing four people and injuring 20; both sides traded accusations of violations in the first hours, but the truce held.",
    "summaryZh": "川普於6月23日晚間宣布的停火於2025年6月24日生效。數小時前，以色列時間05:40，一枚伊朗飛彈擊中貝爾謝巴一棟住宅，造成4人死亡、20人受傷。停火最初數小時雙方互控違約，但停火最終維持。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Twelve-Day War ceasefire",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_war_ceasefire"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – List of attacks during the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ceasefire",
      "trump",
      "beersheba",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-25-iran-says-700-arrested-as-alleged-israeli-agents",
    "date": "2025-06-25",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran says 700 arrested as alleged Israeli agents; three hanged in Urmia",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗稱逮捕700名涉嫌以色列特工者，3人於烏爾米耶被絞死",
    "summary": "The IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported on 25 June 2025 that more than 700 people had been arrested over 12 days as suspected agents of Israel, with Kermanshah (126) and Isfahan (76) leading. The same day Iran executed three men in Urmia accused of smuggling assassination equipment for Israel, bringing espionage executions since the war began to six.",
    "summaryZh": "與革命衛隊有關的法爾斯通訊社於2025年6月25日報導，12天內已有逾700人被以涉嫌充當以色列特工逮捕，以克爾曼沙阿（126人）與伊斯法罕（76人）最多。同日伊朗在烏爾米耶處決3名被控為以色列走私暗殺器材的男子，開戰以來因間諜罪被處決者增至6人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-700-arrested-for-wartime-ties-with-israel-3-alleged-mossad-agents-hanged/"
      },
      {
        "name": "IranWire",
        "url": "https://iranwire.com/en/news/142639-iran-arrests-700-people-for-alleged-ties-to-israeli-spy-network/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "arrests",
      "espionage",
      "executions",
      "urmia",
      "crackdown"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-25-irans-parliament-votes-to-suspend-cooperation-with-the",
    "date": "2025-06-25",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's parliament votes to suspend cooperation with the IAEA",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗國會表決暫停與國際原子能總署合作",
    "summary": "Iran's parliament voted on 25 June 2025 to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following the US and Israeli strikes; the Guardian Council approved the measure on 26 June and President Pezeshkian ordered its implementation on 2 July.",
    "summaryZh": "美以空襲後，伊朗國會於2025年6月25日表決暫停與國際原子能總署合作；憲法監護委員會於6月26日批准，裴澤斯基安總統於7月2日下令執行。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "parliament",
      "suspension",
      "guardian council"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-26-gen-caine-on-fordow-no-one-builds-such",
    "date": "2025-06-26",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Gen. Caine on Fordow: no one builds such a bunker \"for any peaceful purpose\"",
    "headlineZh": "參謀長聯席會議主席凱恩談福爾多：沒有人會「出於和平目的」建造這種地堡",
    "summary": "At a Pentagon briefing alongside Defense Secretary Hegseth, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff detailed the bunker-buster strikes on Fordow amid disputes over the damage assessment.",
    "summaryZh": "參謀長聯席會議主席與國防部長赫格塞斯在五角大廈簡報會上，於損害評估爭議中詳述對福爾多的鑽地彈攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Newsweek",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/dan-caine-iran-strike-pilot-words-explosion-2091052"
      },
      {
        "name": "American Rhetoric",
        "url": "https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/dancaineoperationmidnighthammerbriefupdate.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "caine",
      "fordow",
      "operation midnight hammer",
      "pentagon"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Dan Caine",
      "speakerZh": "凱恩",
      "role": "Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff",
      "roleZh": "美國參謀長聯席會議主席",
      "quote": "You do not build a multilayered, underground bunker complex with centrifuges and other equipment in a mountain for any peaceful purpose.",
      "quoteZh": "沒有人會出於任何和平目的，在山中建造一座配備離心機等設備的多層地下掩體綜合設施。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-26-katz-we-wanted-to-eliminate-khamenei-but-there",
    "date": "2025-06-26",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Katz: \"We wanted to eliminate Khamenei, but there was no operational opportunity\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡茨：「我們曾想除掉哈梅內伊，但沒有行動機會」",
    "summary": "In an interview with Israel's Channel 13, the defence minister said Khamenei had gone deep underground during the war and that Israel had a \"green light\" from Trump to strike again if Iran made nuclear progress.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列國防部長接受第13頻道專訪時表示，哈梅內伊在戰爭期間躲到地下深處，且以色列已獲川普「開綠燈」，若伊朗核計劃有進展可再度攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/we-wanted-to-eliminate-khamenei-israels-defence-minister"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "katz",
      "khamenei",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel Katz",
      "speakerZh": "卡茨",
      "role": "Defence Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列國防部長",
      "quote": "We wanted to eliminate Khamenei, but there was no operational opportunity.",
      "quoteZh": "我們曾想除掉哈梅內伊，但沒有行動上的機會。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-26-khamenei-in-first-post-ceasefire-speech-us-wants",
    "date": "2025-06-26",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei in first post-ceasefire speech: US wants Iran's \"surrender\" but it \"will never happen\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊停火後首度講話：美國要伊朗「投降」，但這「永遠不會發生」",
    "summary": "In pre-recorded remarks aired on state television, the Supreme Leader claimed victory in the Twelve-Day War, said the US \"gained nothing\" and that Iran had delivered a \"slap\" to America by striking a US base in Qatar.",
    "summaryZh": "最高領袖在國家電視台播出的預錄講話中宣稱在十二日戰爭中獲勝，稱美國「一無所獲」，並表示伊朗攻擊美國駐卡達基地是給了美國「一記耳光」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/defiant-khamenei-says-iran-will-never-surrender-to-the-us"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/27/trump-lambasts-irans-khamenei-says-he-would-bomb-country-again"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "ceasefire",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "The US President [Donald] Trump unveiled the truth and made it clear that Americans won't be satisfied with anything less than surrender of Iran … such an event will never happen.",
      "quoteZh": "美國總統川普揭露了真相，清楚表明美國人除了伊朗投降之外，什麼都不會滿意……這樣的事永遠不會發生。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-26-netanyahu-victory-over-iran-opens-the-path-to",
    "date": "2025-06-26",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu: victory over Iran \"opens the path to dramatically enlarge the peace accords\"",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡：對伊朗的勝利「為大幅擴大和平協議開闢道路」",
    "summary": "In a video address after the ceasefire, Israel's prime minister said the war's outcome created a window for more normalisation agreements with Arab states, in an apparent reference to the Abraham Accords.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列總理在停火後的影片講話中表示，戰爭結果為與阿拉伯國家達成更多關係正常化協議開啟窗口，顯然是指《亞伯拉罕協議》。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/we-wanted-to-eliminate-khamenei-israels-defence-minister"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "abraham accords",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "We have fought with determination against Iran and achieved a great victory. This victory opens the path to dramatically enlarge the peace accords.",
      "quoteZh": "我們堅決地與伊朗作戰並取得了偉大勝利。這場勝利為大幅擴大和平協議開闢了道路。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-27-iwaya-thanks-azerbaijan-and-jordan-for-helping-evacuate",
    "date": "2025-06-27",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Iwaya thanks Azerbaijan and Jordan for helping evacuate Japanese nationals from Iran and Israel",
    "headlineZh": "岩屋毅致函感謝亞塞拜然及約旦協助日本國民撤離伊朗及以色列",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Iwaya sent letters of gratitude to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi for their support in evacuating Japanese nationals overland from Iran and Israel during the Twelve-Day War.",
    "summaryZh": "外相岩屋毅分別致函亞塞拜然外長拜拉莫夫及約旦外長薩法迪，感謝兩國在十二日戰爭期間協助日本國民經陸路撤離伊朗及以色列。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251111201954/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01399.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251111054722/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01401.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "evacuation",
      "azerbaijan",
      "jordan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "On June 27, Foreign Minister Takeshi IWAYA sent a letter to H.E. Mr. Jeyhun BAYRAMOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, expressing his gratitude for Azerbaijan's support in evacuating Japanese nationals from Iran",
      "quoteZh": "6月27日，岩屋毅外相致函亞塞拜然共和國外交部長拜拉莫夫閣下，感謝亞塞拜然協助日本國民撤離伊朗"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-27-trump-to-khamenei-you-have-to-tell-the",
    "date": "2025-06-27",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump to Khamenei: \"You have to tell the truth. You got beat to hell\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普對哈梅內伊說：「你必須說實話。你被打得落花流水」",
    "summary": "At a White House news conference, Trump rejected Khamenei's claim of victory and said he would \"absolutely\" bomb Iran again if needed; he later said he had dropped work on possible sanctions relief.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在白宮記者會上駁斥哈梅內伊的勝利說法，並稱如有需要會「絕對」再次轟炸伊朗；他隨後表示已放棄研議可能的制裁減免。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "TIME",
        "url": "https://time.com/7298477/trump-iran-threat-khamenei-nuclear-bombs-sanctions/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/27/trump-lambasts-irans-khamenei-says-he-would-bomb-country-again"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "khamenei",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Look, you're a man of great faith. A man who's highly respected in his country. You have to tell the truth. You got beat to hell.",
      "quoteZh": "聽著，你是個信仰虔誠的人，一個在國內備受尊敬的人。你必須說實話。你被打得落花流水。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-28-hrana-final-tally-1190-killed-4475-injured-in",
    "date": "2025-06-28",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "HRANA final tally: 1,190 killed, 4,475 injured in Iran during 12-day war",
    "headlineZh": "人權組織HRANA最終統計：十二日戰爭中伊朗1,190人死亡、4,475人受傷",
    "summary": "The US-based rights group HRANA reported that Israeli strikes over 12 days killed at least 1,190 people in Iran (436 civilians, 435 military personnel, 319 unidentified) and injured 4,475 across 28 provinces. Israel's Health Ministry reported 28 killed and over 3,000 injured in Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "總部設於美國的人權組織HRANA報告，以色列12天空襲在伊朗28個省份造成至少1,190人死亡（平民436人、軍人435人、身分不明319人）、4,475人受傷。以色列衛生部則報告以色列境內28人死亡、逾3,000人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "HRANA",
        "url": "https://www.en-hrana.org/twelve-days-under-fire-a-comprehensive-report-on-the-iran-israel-war/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Casualties of the Twelve-Day War",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Twelve-Day_War"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "casualties",
      "hrana",
      "death toll",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-29-irans-judiciary-says-israeli-strike-on-evin-prison",
    "date": "2025-06-29",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's judiciary says Israeli strike on Evin prison killed 71",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗司法機構稱以色列空襲艾文監獄造成71人死亡",
    "summary": "Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said 71 people were killed in the 23 June Israeli strike on Tehran's Evin prison, including administrative staff, conscript soldiers, inmates, visiting relatives and neighbours. The judiciary had earlier confirmed that prosecutor Ali Ghanaatkar was among the dead. The rights group HRANA said at least 35 of those killed were staff members and two were inmates.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗司法機構發言人Asghar Jahangir表示，以色列6月23日空襲德黑蘭艾文監獄造成71人死亡，包括行政人員、義務役士兵、囚犯、探監家屬及附近居民。司法機構此前已證實檢察官Ali Ghanaatkar罹難。人權組織HRANA稱，死者中至少35人為職員、2人為囚犯。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250629-israeli-attack-on-tehran-s-evin-prison-killed-71-iran-judiciary-says"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/29/middleeast/israel-strike-iran-prison-death-toll-intl"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "evin prison",
      "casualties",
      "judiciary"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-06-30-un-says-more-than-250000-afghans-left-iran",
    "date": "2025-06-30",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "UN says more than 250,000 Afghans left Iran in June alone amid post-war expulsions",
    "headlineZh": "聯合國稱僅6月就有逾25萬阿富汗人離開伊朗",
    "summary": "The UN said more than 250,000 Afghans left Iran in June as deportations accelerated after the 12-day war, with Iranian state media airing a confession by an alleged Afghan 'spy'. UNICEF reported more than 5,000 unaccompanied or separated Afghan children returning. Aid workers described deaths from heat and exhaustion at the Islam Qala crossing, where temperatures exceeded 50°C.",
    "summaryZh": "聯合國表示，12日戰爭後驅逐行動加速，6月就有逾25萬阿富汗人離開伊朗，伊朗官方媒體並播出一名所謂阿富汗「間諜」的認罪片段。聯合國兒童基金會報告逾5,000名無人陪伴或與家人失散的阿富汗兒童返國。救援人員描述伊斯蘭堡卡拉口岸氣溫逾攝氏50度，有人因高溫和力竭死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "BBC",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzzxk5p38o"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/11/world/iran-expels-afghans-un-intl"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "afghan refugees",
      "deportations",
      "unhcr"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-01-g7-ministers-incl-japan-back-iran-israel-truce",
    "date": "2025-07-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "G7 ministers incl. Japan back Iran-Israel truce, express 'full solidarity' with Qatar and Iraq",
    "headlineZh": "包括日本在內的七國集團外長支持伊以停火，表達與卡達及伊拉克「全面團結」",
    "summary": "A joint statement from G7 foreign ministers who met in The Hague on 25 June 2025, published by Japan's MOFA on 1 July, backed the US-announced ceasefire and thanked Qatar for facilitating it. It expressed solidarity with Qatar and Iraq after strikes by Iran and its proxies and urged Iran to resume full IAEA cooperation.",
    "summaryZh": "七國集團外長於2025年6月25日在海牙會晤後發表聯合聲明，日本外務省於7月1日刊載。聲明支持美國宣布的停火，感謝卡達促成，並在伊朗及其代理人發動攻擊後聲援卡達與伊拉克，敦促伊朗全面恢復與國際原子能總署合作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251111043651/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01407.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "g7",
      "japan",
      "qatar",
      "iraq",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "G7 Foreign Ministers",
      "speakerZh": "七國集團外長",
      "role": "Joint statement (Japan a signatory)",
      "roleZh": "聯合聲明（日本為簽署方）",
      "quote": "We appreciate Qatar's important role in facilitating the ceasefire and express our full solidarity to Qatar and Iraq following the recent strikes by Iran and its proxies and partners against their territory.",
      "quoteZh": "我們讚賞卡達在促成停火方面的重要角色，並在伊朗及其代理人與夥伴近日攻擊卡達與伊拉克領土後，向兩國表達全面團結。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-02-pezeshkian-signs-law-suspending-irans-cooperation-with-the",
    "date": "2025-07-02",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian signs law suspending Iran's cooperation with the IAEA",
    "headlineZh": "佩澤希齊安簽署法律，暫停伊朗與國際原子能總署合作",
    "summary": "President Masoud Pezeshkian promulgated the law passed by parliament on 25 June, requiring Supreme National Security Council approval before IAEA inspectors can access Iranian nuclear sites. The law does not withdraw Iran from the NPT. The US called the move 'unacceptable', and a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Guterres called it 'obviously concerning'.",
    "summaryZh": "總統佩澤希齊安頒布國會6月25日通過的法律，規定國際原子能總署視察員進入伊朗核設施前須經最高國家安全委員會批准。該法並未讓伊朗退出《核不擴散條約》。美國稱此舉「不可接受」，聯合國秘書長古特瑞斯的發言人則稱「顯然令人擔憂」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/2/iran-president-signs-law-suspending-cooperation-with-iaea"
      },
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/07/02/irans-president-pezeshkian-approves-law-suspending-iaea-cooperation/"
      },
      {
        "name": "JURIST",
        "url": "https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/iran-president-signs-law-suspending-cooperation-with-international-atomic-energy-agency/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "npt",
      "inspections"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-03-japan-expresses-serious-concern-as-iran-suspends-cooperation",
    "date": "2025-07-03",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan expresses 'serious concern' as Iran suspends cooperation with the IAEA",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗暫停與國際原子能總署合作，日本表示「嚴重關切」",
    "summary": "After Iran enforced a law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency on 2 July 2025, MOFA Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said Japan attached great importance to the IAEA's verification role and strongly urged Iran to resume full cooperation urgently.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年7月2日實施暫停與國際原子能總署合作的法律後，日本外務省新聞官北村俊博表示，日本高度重視國際原子能總署的核查角色，強烈敦促伊朗盡快全面恢復合作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251111045835/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01425.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "iaea",
      "nuclear",
      "kitamura"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshihiro Kitamura",
      "speakerZh": "北村俊博",
      "role": "Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務省新聞官",
      "quote": "Japan attaches great importance to the activities of the IAEA in verifying Iran's nuclear program and expresses serious concern over this announcement.",
      "quoteZh": "日本高度重視國際原子能總署核查伊朗核計劃的工作，並對此宣布表示嚴重關切。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-03-us-sanctions-iraqi-british-businessman-over-iranian-oil",
    "date": "2025-07-03",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US sanctions Iraqi-British businessman over Iranian oil passed off as Iraqi crude",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁將伊朗原油偽裝成伊拉克原油出售的伊英雙重國籍商人",
    "summary": "Treasury sanctioned Salim Ahmed Said, an Iraqi-British national whose companies allegedly blended Iranian oil with Iraqi oil and sold it as purely Iraqi crude using forged documents since at least 2020. Treasury said Said bribed Iraqi officials and controls UAE-based VS Tankers. The State Department the same day sanctioned seven senior officials of Hezbollah's Al-Qard Al-Hassan financial institution.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部制裁伊拉克與英國雙重國籍的Salim Ahmed Said，指其公司至少自2020年起將伊朗原油與伊拉克原油混合，並以偽造文件當作純伊拉克原油出售。財政部稱他賄賂伊拉克官員，並控制阿聯酋的VS Tankers公司。國務院同日制裁真主黨金融機構Al-Qard Al-Hassan的七名高層。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury",
        "url": "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0188"
      },
      {
        "name": "Arab News (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/us-imposes-fresh-sanctions-targeting-iran-oil-trade-hezbollah-2606794"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Hill",
        "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/5384233-us-targets-iran-oil-trade-hezbollah-new-sanctions/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "oil-smuggling",
      "hezbollah",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-04-last-iaea-inspectors-leave-iran-as-standoff-over",
    "date": "2025-07-04",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Last IAEA inspectors leave Iran as standoff over access deepens",
    "headlineZh": "隨著准入僵局加深，最後一批國際原子能總署視察員撤離伊朗",
    "summary": "The IAEA said its team of inspectors had safely departed Iran for Vienna after staying in Tehran throughout the war. Director General Rafael Grossi stressed the importance of agreeing modalities to resume monitoring 'as soon as possible'. The departure followed Pezeshkian's signing of the law suspending cooperation with the agency.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署表示，其視察團隊在戰爭期間一直留在德黑蘭，現已安全離開伊朗返回維也納。總幹事格羅西強調必須「儘快」商定恢復監督的方式。此前佩澤希齊安已簽署暫停與該機構合作的法律。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/4/iaea-inspectors-depart-tehran-after-us-israel-iran-conflict"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/last-remaining-nuclear-inspectors-leave-iran-after-parliament-outlaws-iaea-cooperation/"
      },
      {
        "name": "IAEA (X)",
        "url": "https://x.com/iaeaorg/status/1941102218981314885"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "inspectors",
      "grossi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-06-houthis-attack-and-sink-bulk-carrier-magic-seas",
    "date": "2025-07-06",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis attack and sink bulk carrier Magic Seas in Red Sea; 22 crew rescued",
    "headlineZh": "青年運動在紅海攻擊並擊沉散貨船「魔幻之海號」，22名船員獲救",
    "summary": "Houthi forces attacked the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Magic Seas about 100 km southwest of Hodeidah on 6 July 2025 with drones, missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms, forcing its 22 crew to abandon ship. All crew were rescued and the Houthis released video of the vessel sinking.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年7月6日，青年運動在荷台達西南約100公里處，以無人機、飛彈、火箭推進榴彈及輕武器攻擊懸掛賴比瑞亞旗、由希臘公司營運的散貨船「魔幻之海號」（Magic Seas），迫使22名船員棄船。全體船員獲救，青年運動並公布該船沉沒的影片。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Human Rights Watch",
        "url": "https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/23/yemen-houthis-attacks-on-cargo-ships-apparent-war-crimes"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthi-videos-show-attacks-that-sank-two-ships-in-red-sea-this-week/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "red sea",
      "magic seas",
      "ship attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-06-irans-deadline-for-undocumented-afghans-expires-un-says",
    "date": "2025-07-06",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's deadline for undocumented Afghans expires; UN says nearly 450,000 returned since June",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗對無證阿富汗人的限期屆滿，聯合國稱6月以來近45萬人返國",
    "summary": "Iran's 6 July deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave expired, with officials having tied the expulsions to national security and claims that some Afghans spied for Israel. The IOM said 449,218 Afghans returned from Iran between 1 June and 5 July, bringing the 2025 total to 906,326. UNHCR recorded a peak of more than 43,000 crossings at Islam Qala on 1 July.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗要求無證阿富汗人於7月6日前離境的期限屆滿，官員將驅逐行動與國家安全及部分阿富汗人替以色列從事間諜活動的說法掛鉤。國際移民組織稱，6月1日至7月5日有449,218名阿富汗人自伊朗返國，使2025年總數達906,326人。聯合國難民署記錄7月1日伊斯蘭堡卡拉口岸單日逾43,000人越境的高峰。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/6/iran-tells-millions-of-afghans-to-leave-or-face-arrest-on-day-of-deadline"
      },
      {
        "name": "Malay Mail (AFP)",
        "url": "https://malaymail.com/news/world/2025/07/07/nearly-450000-afghans-return-from-iran-as-deportation-deadline-passes-says-un/183141"
      },
      {
        "name": "Center for Human Rights in Iran",
        "url": "https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/07/iran-forcibly-deports-nearly-600000-afghan-migrants-amid-post-war-crackdown/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "afghan refugees",
      "deportations",
      "unhcr",
      "iom"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-07-israel-strikes-hodeidah-ras-isa-and-salif-ports",
    "date": "2025-07-07",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Israel strikes Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif ports and hijacked Galaxy Leader",
    "headlineZh": "以色列空襲荷台達、拉斯伊薩及薩利夫港與遭劫持的「銀河領袖號」",
    "summary": "Israel struck Houthi-held Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif ports and the Ras Qantib power plant around midnight on 6–7 July 2025, its first attack on Yemen in nearly a month, and also hit the Galaxy Leader, which the IDF said the Houthis had fitted with radar to track ships. The Houthis responded with missiles at Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年7月6日至7日午夜前後空襲青年運動控制的荷台達、拉斯伊薩與薩利夫港及拉斯坎提卜發電廠，為近一個月來首次攻擊葉門，並擊中「銀河領袖號」；以軍稱青年運動在該船加裝雷達追蹤過往船隻。青年運動隨後向以色列發射飛彈還擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/israel-bombs-ports-power-plant-in-yemen-as-houthis-fire-missiles"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/06/middleeast/israel-strikes-houthis-iran-ceasefire-intl-latam"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hodeidah",
      "ras isa",
      "galaxy leader",
      "israeli airstrike",
      "houthis"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-07-pezeshkian-tells-tucker-carlson-differences-with-us-could",
    "date": "2025-07-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian tells Tucker Carlson differences with US could be resolved \"through dialogue and talks\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安對塔克·卡爾森表示，與美國的分歧可「透過對話與談判」解決",
    "summary": "In an interview with US podcaster Tucker Carlson, Iran's president also said Israel had tried to kill him during the war and urged Trump not to be drawn into conflict by Netanyahu.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統在接受美國播客主持人塔克·卡爾森訪問時，也表示以色列曾在戰爭期間企圖殺害他，並敦促川普不要被納坦雅胡拖入衝突。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/irans-president-says-open-to-dialogue-with-us-after-israel-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "tucker carlson",
      "diplomacy"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "I am of the belief that we could very much easily resolve our differences and conflicts with the United States through dialogue and talks.",
      "quoteZh": "我相信，我們可以非常容易地透過對話與談判，解決與美國之間的分歧與衝突。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-07-us-envoy-barrack-receives-lebanons-response-on-hezbollah",
    "date": "2025-07-07",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "US envoy Barrack receives Lebanon's response on Hezbollah disarmament plan",
    "headlineZh": "美國特使巴拉克接獲黎巴嫩對真主黨解除武裝方案的回應",
    "summary": "US envoy Tom Barrack met President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, where Aoun presented Lebanon's proposals in response to a US plan for disarming Hezbollah, as Israel stepped up strikes. Days earlier Hezbollah had described the US proposal as 'a form of capitulation'. On 11 July Aoun ruled out normalisation with Israel for now but said reserving arms for the state was 'irreversible'.",
    "summaryZh": "美國特使巴拉克在貝魯特會見總統奧恩及議長貝里，奧恩就美國解除真主黨武裝方案提出黎方建議，同時以色列加強空襲。數日前真主黨形容美方提案是「一種投降」。奧恩7月11日表示暫不考慮與以色列關係正常化，但武器歸國家所有的決定「不可逆轉」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-envoy-beirut-talks-hezbollah-disarmament-israel-ramps-up-strikes-2025-07-07/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Arabiya",
        "url": "https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/07/11/lebanese-president-rules-out-normalization-with-israel-"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "barrack",
      "disarmament"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-08-handala-claims-breach-of-iran-international-leaks-staff",
    "date": "2025-07-08",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Handala claims breach of Iran International, leaks staff IDs; Canada flags campaign",
    "headlineZh": "Handala聲稱入侵伊朗國際電視台並洩露員工身分資料；加拿大示警",
    "summary": "Handala claimed access to server infrastructure of London-based broadcaster Iran International and released identification documents and personal data of five staff members. The next day it claimed data on thousands of people linked to the channel and later posted journalists' details online. Canada's Rapid Response Mechanism documented the campaign as Iranian transnational repression.",
    "summaryZh": "Handala聲稱取得總部位於倫敦的伊朗國際電視台伺服器存取權，並公開五名員工的身分證件和個人資料。翌日該組織聲稱掌握數千名與該台有關人士的資料，其後在網上公布記者資料。加拿大「快速反應機制」將此列為伊朗跨國鎮壓行動加以記錄。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Global Affairs Canada (RRM)",
        "url": "https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/rapid-response-mechanism-mecanisme-reponse-rapide/iran-hack-piratage-iranien.aspx?lang=eng"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "iran international",
      "transnational-repression"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-09-eternity-c-sinks-after-two-day-houthi-assault",
    "date": "2025-07-09",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Eternity C sinks after two-day Houthi assault; several crew killed, others held",
    "headlineZh": "「永恆C號」遭青年運動連續兩日攻擊後沉沒，數名船員罹難、多人被扣",
    "summary": "The Greek-owned bulk carrier Eternity C sank on 9 July 2025 after Houthi attacks west of Hodeidah beginning on 7 July. Of 25 people aboard (21 Filipinos, one Russian and a three-person security team), 10 were rescued; EU Operation Aspides said three were killed while other sources put the toll at four, and several missing crew were believed to be in Houthi custody.",
    "summaryZh": "希臘船東的散貨船「永恆C號」（Eternity C）自7月7日起在荷台達以西遭青年運動攻擊，於2025年7月9日沉沒。船上25人（21名菲律賓人、1名俄羅斯人及3名保全人員）中有10人獲救；歐盟「盾牌行動」稱3人死亡，其他消息來源則稱4人，數名失蹤船員據信遭青年運動扣押。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/world/middleeast/eternity-c-houthi-rebels-red-sea-intl-hnk"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Attacks on the Eternity C",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_the_Eternity_C"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "eternity c",
      "red sea",
      "seafarers",
      "aspides"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-12-fars-pezeshkian-suffered-leg-injury-escaping-israeli-strike",
    "date": "2025-07-12",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Fars: Pezeshkian suffered leg injury escaping Israeli strike on security council meeting",
    "headlineZh": "法爾斯通訊社：佩澤希齊安在以軍空襲國安會議時逃生腿部受傷",
    "summary": "The IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency reported that President Pezeshkian sustained minor leg injuries escaping a 16 June Israeli strike on a Supreme National Security Council meeting in western Tehran attended by the heads of all three branches. Fars said six munitions hit the building's entry and exit points, and officials escaped through an emergency hatch. Authorities were investigating the possibility of an infiltrator.",
    "summaryZh": "與伊斯蘭革命衛隊有關的法爾斯通訊社報導，總統佩澤希齊安6月16日在德黑蘭西部出席最高國家安全委員會會議時遭以色列空襲，逃生時腿部輕傷，三權首長均在場。法爾斯稱六枚彈藥擊中大樓出入口，官員經緊急逃生口撤離。當局正調查是否有內鬼。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202507122495"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-president-pezeshkian-was-injured-in-an-israeli-airstrike-last-month-report/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Anadolu",
        "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iranian-president-lightly-injured-in-israeli-strike-on-top-security-meeting-report-/3629552"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "snsc",
      "assassination-attempt"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-15-drone-strikes-halt-output-at-kurdistans-sarsang-field",
    "date": "2025-07-15",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Drone strikes halt output at Kurdistan's Sarsang field as attacks on oilfields spread",
    "headlineZh": "無人機攻擊致庫德斯坦薩爾桑油田停產，油田遇襲範圍擴大",
    "summary": "Explosive drones hit oilfields in Iraq's Kurdistan Region between 14 and 17 July 2025, including Khurmala, HKN Energy's Sarsang field, which suspended operations on 15 July, and Tawke, Peshkabir and Ain Sifni. Regional output fell from about 285,000 b/d to roughly 150,000 b/d. No group claimed the attacks; Kurdish security sources pointed to areas held by Iran-backed militias.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年7月14日至17日間，伊拉克庫德斯坦地區多處油田遭爆裂物無人機攻擊，包括胡爾馬拉油田、HKN能源公司的薩爾桑油田（7月15日停產）以及塔克、佩什卡比爾與艾因西夫尼油田。區域產量從每日約28.5萬桶降至約15萬桶。無組織宣稱犯案，庫德安全消息人士指向親伊朗民兵控制區。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Argus Media",
        "url": "https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2710632-drone-hits-on-key-iraq-kurdistan-oil-fields-halt-output"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Arab Weekly",
        "url": "https://thearabweekly.com/pro-iran-militias-drone-strikes-shut-oilfields-iraqi-kurdistan-cut-output-150000-bpd"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kurdistan",
      "oilfields",
      "drones",
      "militias",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-16-israel-bombs-syrian-defence-ministry-in-damascus-over",
    "date": "2025-07-16",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "Israel bombs Syrian Defence Ministry in Damascus over Sweida fighting with Druze",
    "headlineZh": "以色列因蘇韋達德魯茲衝突轟炸大馬士革敘利亞國防部",
    "summary": "Israeli jets struck the Syrian Defence Ministry headquarters on Umayyad Square and an area near the presidential palace in Damascus, saying it was acting as a warning in defence of the Druze minority amid clashes in Sweida. Syria's Health Ministry said three people were killed and 34 wounded. A renewed ceasefire between Damascus and Druze leaders was announced hours later.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列戰機轟炸大馬士革倭馬亞廣場的敘利亞國防部總部及總統府附近區域，稱此舉是在蘇韋達衝突中為保護德魯茲少數族群發出的警告。敘利亞衛生部稱三人死亡、34人受傷。數小時後，大馬士革與德魯茲領袖宣布重新停火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5469794/israel-strikes-damascus-syria"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/world-reacts-to-israeli-attacks-on-syrias-damascus"
      },
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-bombs-syria-defense-ministry-druze-minority-clashes-rcna219065"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "syria",
      "druze",
      "sweida",
      "damascus"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-21-araghchi-on-fox-enrichment-stopped-by-serious-damage",
    "date": "2025-07-21",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi on Fox: enrichment stopped by \"serious\" damage but Iran \"cannot give up\" it",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊接受福斯專訪：濃縮因「嚴重」損毀而停止，但伊朗「不能放棄」",
    "summary": "In an interview with Fox News, Iran's foreign minister acknowledged severe damage to nuclear facilities from the US and Israeli strikes while saying Iran was open to indirect talks.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長接受福斯新聞專訪時承認核設施因美以空襲受到嚴重損毀，同時表示伊朗對間接談判持開放態度。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/22/irans-fm-says-nuclear-enrichment-will-continue-but-open-to-talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "enrichment",
      "fox news"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "It is now stopped because, yes, damages are serious and severe, but obviously, we cannot give up our enrichment because it is an achievement of our own scientists, and now, more than that, it is a question of national pride.",
      "quoteZh": "現在已經停止了，因為確實損毀非常嚴重，但顯然我們不能放棄濃縮，因為這是我們自己科學家的成就，而現在，更重要的是，這是一個民族自尊的問題。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-22-iranian-government-puts-war-death-toll-at-1062",
    "date": "2025-07-22",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranian government puts war death toll at 1,062, including 786 military personnel",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗政府公布戰爭死亡人數為1,062人，其中軍人786名",
    "summary": "An Iranian government spokesperson said on 22 July 2025 that 1,062 people were killed in Iran during the June war with Israel, including 786 military personnel and 276 civilians.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗政府發言人於2025年7月22日表示，6月與以色列的戰爭中伊朗共有1,062人死亡，包括786名軍人與276名平民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202507221507"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "casualties",
      "death toll",
      "twelve-day war",
      "official figures"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-23-pezeshkian-armed-forces-ready-to-strike-deep-inside",
    "date": "2025-07-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian: armed forces \"ready to strike deep inside Israel again\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安：武裝部隊「已準備好再次深入打擊以色列」",
    "summary": "In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iran's president said Iran was prepared for any new Israeli military move and would continue uranium enrichment within the framework of international law.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統接受半島電視台訪問時表示，伊朗已為以色列任何新的軍事行動做好準備，並將在國際法框架內繼續濃縮鈾。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/23/iran-ready-for-war-with-israel-will-not-halt-nuclear-programme-pezeshkian"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "israel",
      "deterrence"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "We are fully prepared for any new Israeli military move, and our armed forces are ready to strike deep inside Israel again.",
      "quoteZh": "我們已為以色列任何新的軍事行動做好充分準備，我們的武裝部隊已準備好再次深入打擊以色列境內。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-25-iran-and-e3-hold-first-post-war-nuclear",
    "date": "2025-07-25",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Iran and E3 hold first post-war nuclear talks in Istanbul without breakthrough",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗與歐洲三國在伊斯坦堡舉行戰後首次核談，未有突破",
    "summary": "Deputy foreign ministers Kazem Gharibabadi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi met British, French and German officials at Iran's consulate in Istanbul for more than three hours. It was the first in-person meeting since the June war, with the E3 warning they would trigger UN 'snapback' sanctions if no deal was reached by the end of August. Gharibabadi called the talks 'serious, frank and detailed' and said consultations would continue.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗副外長Kazem Gharibabadi與Majid Takht-Ravanchi在伊朗駐伊斯坦堡領事館與英、法、德官員會談逾三小時。這是6月戰爭後雙方首次面對面會晤，歐洲三國警告若8月底前未達成協議，將啟動聯合國「快速恢復」制裁。Gharibabadi稱會談「認真、坦率且詳細」，雙方將繼續磋商。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/07/25/iran-and-european-powers-resume-nuclear-talks-in-istanbul/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/25/iran-and-e3-nations-agree-to-resume-nuclear-talks-after-no-breakthrough-in-istanbul"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "e3",
      "snapback",
      "istanbul"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-26-gunmen-attack-zahedan-courthouse-nine-killed-including-three",
    "date": "2025-07-26",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Gunmen attack Zahedan courthouse; nine killed including three attackers",
    "headlineZh": "槍手襲擊札黑丹法院，9人死亡包括3名襲擊者",
    "summary": "Gunmen attacked a courthouse in Zahedan, capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, on 26 July 2025; nine people were killed, including three attackers.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年7月26日，槍手襲擊錫斯坦－俾路支斯坦省首府札黑丹的一座法院，造成9人死亡，其中包括3名襲擊者。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "zahedan",
      "militants",
      "courthouse",
      "sistan and baluchestan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-27-iran-executes-two-peoples-mojahedin-members-over-alleged",
    "date": "2025-07-27",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes two People's Mojahedin members over alleged attack plots",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決兩名人民聖戰者組織成員",
    "summary": "Iran executed two members of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) on 27 July 2025 after convicting them of plotting terrorist attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年7月27日處決兩名伊朗人民聖戰者組織（MEK）成員，二人被判策劃恐怖攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "execution",
      "mek",
      "political prisoners"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-27-kataib-hezbollah-gunmen-clash-with-iraqi-police-at",
    "date": "2025-07-27",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Kataib Hezbollah gunmen clash with Iraqi police at Baghdad agriculture office",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨旅槍手在巴格達農業局與伊拉克警方交火",
    "summary": "Gunmen linked to Kataib Hezbollah stormed a Baghdad agriculture directorate to block the installation of a new director, sparking a firefight with police that killed at least one officer and a civilian. Iraqi authorities arrested 14 people, some from PMF brigades associated with the group. The US embassy blamed Kataib Hezbollah, which denied involvement; a government inquiry later found the militia responsible.",
    "summaryZh": "與真主黨旅有關的槍手衝入巴格達一處農業局，阻止新局長就任，與警方爆發槍戰，至少一名警員及一名平民死亡。伊拉克當局逮捕14人，部分來自與該組織相關的人民動員部隊旅。美國大使館指責真主黨旅，該組織否認涉案；政府調查其後認定該民兵須負責。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/08/iraq-pm-sudani-condemns-kataib-hezbollah-for-shooting-at-ministry-of-agriculture.php"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Institute",
        "url": "https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/kataib-hezbollah-kills-iraqi-policeman-and-civilian-baghdad"
      },
      {
        "name": "Asharq Al-Awsat",
        "url": "https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5169605-washington-holds-kataib-hezbollah-responsible-attack-iraqi-govt-building?_wrapper_format=html&page=4"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "pmf",
      "baghdad"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-30-us-hits-shamkhani-family-shipping-empire-in-largest",
    "date": "2025-07-30",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US hits Shamkhani family 'shipping empire' in largest Iran sanctions action since 2018",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁沙姆哈尼家族「航運帝國」，為2018年以來最大規模對伊制裁",
    "summary": "Treasury on 30 July 2025 sanctioned more than 115 individuals, entities and vessels in a shipping network controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, son of Khamenei adviser Ali Shamkhani, which allegedly moved Iranian and Russian oil worldwide using aliases such as 'Hector' and 'Hugo Hayek'. Treasury Secretary Bessent called it the largest action under maximum pressure; designations included UAE-based Armada Global Shipping and China's Zhoushan Jinrun Petroleum Transfer terminal.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部於2025年7月30日制裁逾115個個人、實體及船隻，對象是由哈米尼顧問阿里·沙姆哈尼之子穆罕默德·侯賽因·沙姆哈尼控制的航運網絡，該網絡涉嫌以「Hector」「Hugo Hayek」等化名在全球運送伊朗及俄羅斯石油。財長貝森特稱這是極限施壓以來最大規模行動，被制裁者包括阿聯的Armada Global Shipping及中國舟山金潤石油中轉站。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/31/us-says-sanctions-hit-iran-shipping-empire-linked-to-top-tehran-official"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/07/30/u-s-sanctions-extensive-shipping-network-in-largest-iran-related-action-since-2018/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "shamkhani",
      "shipping",
      "shadow fleet",
      "sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-07-31-us-uk-and-12-allies-condemn-iranian-intelligence",
    "date": "2025-07-31",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "US, UK and 12 allies condemn Iranian intelligence plots to 'kill, kidnap and harass'",
    "headlineZh": "美英等14國聯合譴責伊朗情報機構「殺害、綁架與騷擾」陰謀",
    "summary": "Fourteen countries including the US, UK, France, Germany and Canada issued a joint statement opposing attempts by Iranian intelligence services to kill, kidnap and harass people in Europe and North America. The statement said Iranian services increasingly work with criminal organisations to target journalists, dissidents, Jewish citizens and officials. Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected the claims as baseless.",
    "summaryZh": "美、英、法、德、加等14國發表聯合聲明，反對伊朗情報機構在歐洲及北美企圖殺害、綁架和騷擾民眾。聲明指伊朗情報機構越來越多與犯罪組織合作，針對記者、異見人士、猶太公民及官員。伊朗外交部斥之為毫無根據。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US State Department",
        "url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/07/joint-statement-on-iranian-state-threat-activity-in-europe-and-north-america"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/14-western-allies-denounce-surge-in-iranian-assassination-and-kidnapping-plots/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Government of Canada",
        "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2025/07/joint-statement-on-iranian-state-threat-activity-in-europe-and-north-america.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "transnational-repression",
      "mois",
      "e3"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-05-pezeshkian-reappoints-ali-larijani-as-supreme-national-security",
    "date": "2025-08-05",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian reappoints Ali Larijani as Supreme National Security Council secretary",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安再度任命拉里賈尼為國家安全最高委員會秘書",
    "summary": "President Pezeshkian appointed Ali Larijani as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council on 5 August 2025, replacing Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a day after the council created a new Supreme National Defense Council.",
    "summaryZh": "裴澤斯基安總統於2025年8月5日任命阿里·拉里賈尼為國家安全最高委員會秘書，接替阿里·阿克巴爾·艾哈邁迪安；前一天該委員會才設立新的國防最高委員會。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "larijani",
      "snsc",
      "appointments",
      "security council"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-06-iran-executes-roozbeh-vadi-accused-of-passing-information",
    "date": "2025-08-06",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes Roozbeh Vadi, accused of passing information on a nuclear scientist to Mossad",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決被控向摩薩德提供核科學家情報的Roozbeh Vadi",
    "summary": "The judiciary's Mizan news agency said Roozbeh Vadi was hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for espionage for Israel, including leaking information about a nuclear scientist killed in the June war. Mizan said he worked at a 'sensitive' organisation, was recruited online and met Mossad officers five times in Vienna. AP found his research profile listed him as a nuclear safety expert at Iran's Nuclear Regulatory Authority.",
    "summaryZh": "司法機構旗下的Mizan通訊社稱，最高法院維持Roozbeh Vadi替以色列從事間諜活動的判決後，已將其絞死，罪名包括洩露6月戰爭中遇害核科學家的資料。Mizan指他任職於「敏感」機構，經網路被吸收，並曾五度在維也納與摩薩德人員會面。美聯社發現其研究檔案顯示他是伊朗核子監管局的核安全專家。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/6/iran-executes-man-accused-of-spying-on-israel-ahead-of-june-attacks"
      },
      {
        "name": "The New Arab",
        "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-executes-man-convicted-spying-israel-amid-12-day-war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ynet",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bysesef00ll"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "mossad",
      "espionage"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-06-iran-shuts-offices-in-half-its-provinces-as",
    "date": "2025-08-06",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran shuts offices in half its provinces as heatwave and drought strain power grid",
    "headlineZh": "熱浪與乾旱拖垮電網，伊朗半數省份政府機關停班",
    "summary": "Iranian authorities closed government offices or cut hours in at least half of the country's 31 provinces, including Tehran, at the energy ministry's request. Tehran governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian said the aim was to manage water and electricity consumption, as parts of Khuzestan hit 52°C. Rolling blackouts, reduced water pressure in Tehran and four-day-a-week power cuts for factories were reported.",
    "summaryZh": "應能源部要求，伊朗包括德黑蘭在內至少半數（31省中）省份的政府機關停班或縮短工時。德黑蘭省長Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian稱目的是管控用水和用電，胡齊斯坦部分地區氣溫高達攝氏52度。全國輪流停電，德黑蘭降低水壓，工廠每週四天斷電。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Gulf News (AFP)",
        "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-orders-office-closures-as-heatwave-strains-power-grid-2-1.500223259"
      },
      {
        "name": "All India Radio",
        "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/iran-imposes-office-closures-water-restrictions-amid-unprecedented-drought"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "water-crisis",
      "electricity",
      "heatwave"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-07-lebanons-cabinet-endorses-us-backed-goal-of-disarming",
    "date": "2025-08-07",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanon's cabinet endorses US-backed goal of disarming Hezbollah as Shiite ministers walk out",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩內閣通過美國支持的解除真主黨武裝目標，什葉派部長退席",
    "summary": "Lebanon's cabinet on 7 August 2025 approved objectives based on proposals by US envoy Thomas Barrack for a phased handover of all non-state weapons, including Hezbollah's, to state control by the end of 2025, after Shiite ministers walked out. Hezbollah said it would treat the decision 'as if it does not exist.'",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩內閣於2025年8月7日在什葉派部長退席後，通過以美國特使托馬斯·巴拉克提案為基礎的目標，要求於2025年底前分階段將包括真主黨在內的所有非國家武裝武器移交國家控制。真主黨表示將把該決定「視為不存在」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-ministers-walk-out-of-cabinet-meeting-as-beirut-approves-us-disarmament-plan/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Arab Center Washington DC",
        "url": "https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/disarming-hezbollah-lebanon-at-a-crossroads/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "disarmament",
      "lebanon cabinet",
      "barrack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-11-larijani-signs-border-security-memorandum-in-baghdad-on",
    "date": "2025-08-11",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Larijani signs border security memorandum in Baghdad on first trip as security chief",
    "headlineZh": "拉里賈尼首次以國安首長身分出訪，在巴格達簽署邊境安全備忘錄",
    "summary": "Ali Larijani, newly reappointed secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji signed a security memorandum in Baghdad focused on the shared border. The document formalises 2023 understandings on curbing Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Washington opposed the memorandum, and Larijani flew on to Beirut, where Lebanon's leaders rebuked Iranian interference over Hezbollah's weapons.",
    "summaryZh": "新近再度出任伊朗最高國家安全委員會秘書的拉里賈尼，與伊拉克國家安全顧問Qasim al-Araji在巴格達簽署以共同邊界為重點的安全備忘錄。文件將2023年遏制伊拉克庫德斯坦地區伊朗庫德反對派團體的共識正式化。華府反對該備忘錄，拉里賈尼隨後飛往貝魯特，黎巴嫩領導人就真主黨武器問題斥責伊朗干涉。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202508145002"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Times (AP)",
        "url": "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/12/ali-larijani-irans-defense-chief-iraq-discuss-important-security/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kurdistan24",
        "url": "https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/857206/iraq-iran-sign-key-border-security-pact-amid-high-level-talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "larijani",
      "iraq",
      "kurdish opposition"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-12-iran-police-say-21000-suspects-were-arrested-during",
    "date": "2025-08-12",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran police say 21,000 'suspects' were arrested during the 12-day war",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗警方稱12日戰爭期間逮捕21,000名「嫌疑人」",
    "summary": "Police spokesman Saeed Montazeralmahdi said a 41% rise in public tip-offs led to the arrest of 21,000 suspects during the June war with Israel. He said 261 people were held on suspicion of espionage, 172 for unauthorised filming and 2,774 undocumented foreigners were detained. Judiciary chief Mohseni Ejei had earlier cited a far lower figure of around 2,000 arrests.",
    "summaryZh": "警方發言人Saeed Montazeralmahdi表示，民眾舉報增加41%，使警方在6月與以色列交戰期間逮捕21,000名嫌疑人。他稱其中261人涉嫌間諜活動、172人涉嫌未經授權拍攝，另拘留2,774名無證外國人。司法總監埃傑伊此前給出的數字約為2,000人，遠低於此。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/12/iran-says-it-arrested-21000-suspects-during-12-day-war-with-israel-us"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202508127422"
      },
      {
        "name": "IranWire",
        "url": "https://iranwire.com/en/news/143955-iran-reports-21000-arrests-during-12-day-war-with-israel/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "crackdown",
      "arrests",
      "espionage"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-15-qassem-vows-hezbollah-will-not-surrender-weapons-warns",
    "date": "2025-08-15",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Qassem vows Hezbollah will not surrender weapons, warns of 'no life in Lebanon'",
    "headlineZh": "卡西姆誓言真主黨不交出武器，警告黎巴嫩將「無以為生」",
    "summary": "In a televised speech from Baalbek, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the cabinet decision to disarm the group 'dangerous' and an implementation of 'US-Israeli orders'. He warned 'there will be no life in Lebanon if the government tries to confront the party' and said Beirut bore full responsibility for any internal explosion. He thanked Iran for its financial, military and political backing.",
    "summaryZh": "真主黨領袖卡西姆在巴勒貝克發表電視演說，稱內閣解除該組織武裝的決定「危險」，是執行「美以命令」。他警告「若政府試圖與真主黨對抗，黎巴嫩將無以為生」，並稱貝魯特須為任何內部爆發承擔全部責任。他感謝伊朗在財政、軍事和政治上的支持。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/hezbollah-refuses-to-hand-over-its-weapons-to-lebanese-government"
      },
      {
        "name": "AP",
        "url": "https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-naim-kassem-government-disarming-aece485b4a1def8444c984c3fa53f314"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "qassem",
      "disarmament"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-17-israeli-navy-strikes-houthi-run-haziz-power-station",
    "date": "2025-08-17",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Israeli Navy strikes Houthi-run Haziz power station near Sanaa",
    "headlineZh": "以色列海軍空襲沙那附近胡塞控制的Haziz發電站",
    "summary": "The Israeli Navy carried out a long-range strike on the Haziz power station near Sanaa, about 2,000 km from Israel, in response to repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks. Local media reported large explosions that knocked generators out of service. Israel struck the same plant again a week later along with the presidential palace compound.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列海軍對距以色列約2,000公里、位於沙那附近的Haziz發電站進行遠程打擊，以回應胡塞武裝一再發射飛彈和無人機。當地媒體報導發生大爆炸，發電機組停擺。一週後以色列再次空襲該電廠及總統府建築群。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/08/17/houthis-will-pay-with-compound-interest-israeli-navy-responds-to-repeated-attacks-by-striking-houthi-controlled-power-plant-in-yemen/"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/08/israel-strikes-sanaa-amid-continuing-houthi-missile-launches-against-israel.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "israeli navy",
      "sanaa"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-19-bus-carrying-afghans-deported-from-iran-crashes-in",
    "date": "2025-08-19",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran crashes in Herat, killing 79 including 19 children",
    "headlineZh": "載運遭伊朗驅逐阿富汗人的巴士在赫拉特撞車，79人死亡含19名兒童",
    "summary": "An overcrowded bus carrying Afghan returnees recently expelled from Iran struck a motorcycle and a fuel truck in Guzara district, Herat province, setting off a large fire. The death toll rose to 79, including at least 19 children. The passengers were being taken from the Islam Qala border crossing to Kabul.",
    "summaryZh": "一輛載運剛遭伊朗驅逐的阿富汗返國者的超載巴士，在赫拉特省古扎拉區撞上一輛摩托車和一輛油罐車，引發大火。死亡人數升至79人，包括至少19名兒童。乘客當時正從伊斯蘭堡卡拉口岸被送往喀布爾。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20/afghanistan-bus-crash-death-toll-rises-to-79-including-19-children"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Post",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/20/afghanistan-bus-crash-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "afghan refugees",
      "deportations",
      "herat"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-20-iran-holds-first-solo-military-drill-since-war",
    "date": "2025-08-20",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran holds first solo military drill since war, firing missiles into Indian Ocean",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗舉行戰後首場單獨軍演，向印度洋發射飛彈",
    "summary": "Iran held its first solo military exercise since the Twelve-Day War, named Sustainable Power 1404, on 20 August 2025, firing missiles and drones into the Indian Ocean.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年8月20日舉行十二日戰爭以來首場單獨軍事演習「持久力量1404」，向印度洋發射飛彈與無人機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "military exercise",
      "missiles",
      "indian ocean",
      "navy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-21-us-sanctions-greek-shipowner-antonios-margaritis-over-iranian",
    "date": "2025-08-21",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "US sanctions Greek shipowner Antonios Margaritis over Iranian 'shadow fleet' oil",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁希臘船東Antonios Margaritis運送伊朗「影子船隊」石油",
    "summary": "OFAC sanctioned Greek national Antonios Margaritis, five of his companies including Marant Shipping and Trading, and nearly a dozen tankers for transporting and selling Iranian petroleum. Tankers including Victory Ari, Sondos and Katsuya were designated for carrying millions of barrels to China. The State Department the same day announced a fourth round of sanctions on China-based terminal operators.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部海外資產控制辦公室制裁希臘公民Antonios Margaritis、其旗下包括Marant Shipping and Trading在內的五家公司，以及近十艘油輪，指其運輸並銷售伊朗石油。Victory Ari、Sondos、Katsuya等油輪因向中國運送數百萬桶原油被列入名單。國務院同日宣布第四輪制裁中國碼頭營運商。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury",
        "url": "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0229"
      },
      {
        "name": "gCaptain",
        "url": "https://gcaptain.com/treasury-targets-greek-shipping-magnates-network-in-latest-iran-oil-sanctions/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/21/us-issues-sanctions-against-greek-shipper-of-iranian-oil"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "shadow-fleet",
      "greece",
      "china"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-22-lab-dookhtegan-hackers-claim-to-cut-communications-on",
    "date": "2025-08-22",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Lab-Dookhtegan hackers claim to cut communications on 64 Iranian tankers and cargo ships",
    "headlineZh": "駭客組織Lab-Dookhtegan聲稱切斷64艘伊朗油輪與貨輪通訊",
    "summary": "The hacktivist group Lab-Dookhtegan claimed it disabled satellite communications on 39 tankers and 25 cargo ships operated by the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company and IRISL. The group said it breached Fanava, the supplier of the ships' satellite terminals, and wiped the Falcon control software and storage. The claims, first reported by Iran International, were not independently verified.",
    "summaryZh": "駭客組織Lab-Dookhtegan聲稱癱瘓了受制裁的伊朗國家油輪公司及伊朗航運公司旗下39艘油輪和25艘貨輪的衛星通訊。該組織稱入侵了船舶衛星終端供應商Fanava，並抹除Falcon控制軟體與儲存資料。此說法最早由伊朗國際電視台報導，未經獨立核實。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Dark Reading",
        "url": "https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/hackers-knocked-out-iran-ship-comms"
      },
      {
        "name": "Risky Business News",
        "url": "https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-hackers-sabotage-iranian-ships-at-sea-again/"
      },
      {
        "name": "SC World",
        "url": "https://www.scworld.com/brief/iranian-shipping-fleet-compromised-by-lab-dookhtegan-hacking-operation"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lab-dookhtegan",
      "nitc",
      "irisl",
      "maritime-cyber"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-24-israeli-jets-strike-sanaa-presidential-compound-and-power",
    "date": "2025-08-24",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Israeli jets strike Sanaa presidential compound and power plants; toll rises to 10",
    "headlineZh": "以色列戰機轟炸沙那總統府建築群和發電廠，死亡人數升至10人",
    "summary": "Israeli aircraft struck what the IDF called Houthi military infrastructure in Sanaa, including the site housing the presidential palace, the Asar and Haziz power plants and a fuel depot. Israel's KAN reported about 14 jets dropped around 40 munitions, days after the Houthis fired a missile Israel said carried cluster munitions. Yemeni authorities later said 10 people were killed and 102 wounded.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列戰機轟炸以軍所稱位於沙那的胡塞軍事設施，包括總統府所在地、Asar與Haziz發電廠及一座燃料庫。以色列KAN電視台報導約14架戰機投下約40枚彈藥，數日前胡塞武裝發射了一枚以方稱攜帶集束彈藥的飛彈。葉門當局其後稱10人死亡、102人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Anadolu",
        "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-warplanes-hit-presidential-palace-power-plants-in-fresh-attacks-on-yemeni-capital/3667791"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/25/death-toll-from-israeli-air-strikes-on-yemens-capital-rises-to-10-authorities-say"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-865167"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "sanaa",
      "airstrikes"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-24-khamenei-us-wants-iran-to-be-obedient-to",
    "date": "2025-08-24",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei: US wants Iran \"to be obedient to America\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊：美國要伊朗「順從美國」",
    "summary": "Speaking at a religious event as Iran and the E3 prepared to resume nuclear talks under the threat of UN sanctions snapback, the Supreme Leader said Iranians would resist US expectations.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗與英法德三國於聯合國制裁「快速恢復」威脅下準備恢復核談判之際，最高領袖在一場宗教活動上表示伊朗人民將抵抗美國的期望。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/24/iran-will-not-be-obedient-to-us-nuclear-demands-says-khamenei"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "snapback",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "They want Iran to be obedient to America. The Iranian nation will stand with all of its power against those who have such erroneous expectations.",
      "quoteZh": "他們要伊朗順從美國。伊朗民族將傾盡全力，對抗那些抱持如此錯誤期望的人。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-26-australia-expels-irans-ambassador-over-attacks-on-jewish",
    "date": "2025-08-26",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Australia expels Iran's ambassador over attacks on Jewish sites, moves to list IRGC",
    "headlineZh": "澳洲指伊朗策劃攻擊猶太場所，驅逐伊朗大使並擬將革命衛隊列為恐怖組織",
    "summary": "Australia expelled Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi on 26 August 2025 and announced plans to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation after concluding Iran directed 2024 arson attacks on a Jewish restaurant and a synagogue in Australia.",
    "summaryZh": "澳洲於2025年8月26日驅逐伊朗大使艾哈邁德·薩德吉，並宣布計畫將伊斯蘭革命衛隊列為恐怖組織，理由是調查認定伊朗主導2024年在澳洲對一家猶太餐廳及一座猶太會堂的縱火攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "australia",
      "expulsion",
      "irgc",
      "antisemitism"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-27-iaea-inspectors-return-to-iran-to-oversee-bushehr",
    "date": "2025-08-27",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IAEA inspectors return to Iran to oversee Bushehr refuelling only",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署視察員重返伊朗，但僅限監督布希爾換料",
    "summary": "Rafael Grossi said IAEA inspectors were back in Iran and inspecting the Bushehr nuclear power plant, the first team to enter since Tehran suspended cooperation in July. Foreign Minister Araghchi said the Supreme National Security Council authorised access only to oversee fuel replacement at Bushehr. He said no final text on a new cooperation framework had yet been approved.",
    "summaryZh": "格羅西表示國際原子能總署視察員已重返伊朗並正在視察布希爾核電廠，這是德黑蘭7月暫停合作以來首支入境的團隊。外長阿拉格齊稱最高國家安全委員會只批准其監督布希爾換料作業，新合作框架的最終文本仍未獲批准。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Arabiya",
        "url": "https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/08/27/iran-confirms-entry-of-iaea-inspectors-says-no-final-agreement-on-cooperation-yet"
      },
      {
        "name": "Express Tribune (AFP)",
        "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2563585/iaea-inspectors-return-not-full-resumption-of-cooperation-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amwaj.media",
        "url": "https://amwaj.media/en/article/scoop-iaea-inspectors-return-to-iran-as-top-security-council-weighs-green-light-f"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "bushehr",
      "inspections"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-27-iraqi-government-withdraws-pmf-law-from-parliament-under",
    "date": "2025-08-27",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraqi government withdraws PMF law from parliament under US pressure",
    "headlineZh": "在美國施壓下，伊拉克政府從國會撤回人民動員部隊法案",
    "summary": "Iraq's government pulled the draft law regulating the Popular Mobilisation Forces from parliament after it had passed first and second readings. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had warned Prime Minister Sudani in July that the bill would institutionalise Iranian influence and armed terrorist groups. Lawmaker Ameer Al Maamori said political parties had submitted to American pressure.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克政府將規範人民動員部隊的法案從國會撤回，該法案已完成一讀及二讀。美國國務卿盧比歐7月曾警告總理蘇達尼，該法案將使伊朗影響力和武裝恐怖團體制度化。議員Ameer Al Maamori表示，各政黨已屈服於美國壓力。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/08/27/iraqi-government-gives-in-to-us-pressure-and-withdraws-bill-regulating-pmf-militias/"
      },
      {
        "name": "The New Arab",
        "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/iraqi-govt-pulls-pmf-bill-due-internal-divisions-us-pressure"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pmf",
      "iraq",
      "us pressure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-28-araghchi-calls-e3-snapback-move-unjustified-illegal-and",
    "date": "2025-08-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi calls E3 snapback move \"unjustified, illegal, and lacking any legal basis\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊斥英法德啟動「快速恢復制裁」為「不正當、非法且毫無法律依據」",
    "summary": "In a call with his European counterparts after France, Germany and the UK triggered the UN sanctions snapback process, Iran's foreign minister warned Iran would respond.",
    "summaryZh": "在法德英三國啟動聯合國制裁快速恢復程序後，伊朗外長與歐洲同行通話時警告伊朗將作出回應。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/28/european-nations-start-process-to-impose-snapback-sanctions-on-iran-over-nuclear-programme"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "snapback",
      "e3",
      "sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "The Islamic Republic of Iran will respond appropriately to this unlawful and unwarranted measure.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗伊斯蘭共和國將對這項非法且毫無根據的措施作出適當回應。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-28-e3-trigger-snapback-of-un-sanctions-on-iran",
    "date": "2025-08-28",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "E3 trigger 'snapback' of UN sanctions on Iran, starting 30-day clock",
    "headlineZh": "英法德啟動對伊朗「快速恢復」聯合國制裁機制，30天倒數開始",
    "summary": "France, Germany and the UK notified the UN Security Council on 28 August 2025 (S/2025/538) that Iran was in 'significant non-performance' of the 2015 nuclear deal, triggering the 30-day snapback process. The E3 said Iran had not taken up their offer of an extension conditioned on restoring IAEA access, accounting for its highly enriched uranium and resuming talks with the US.",
    "summaryZh": "法國、德國與英國於2025年8月28日致函聯合國安理會（S/2025/538），指伊朗「嚴重未履行」2015年核協議，啟動30天的制裁快速恢復程序。三國表示，伊朗未接受以恢復國際原子能總署查核、交代高濃縮鈾去向及與美國復談為條件的延期提議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/08/28/e3-triggers-snapback-mechanism-to-reimpose-un-sanctions-on-iran/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Security Council Report",
        "url": "https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2025/08/iran-closed-consultations-on-the-invocation-of-the-snapback-mechanism.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "snapback",
      "e3",
      "un sanctions",
      "jcpoa",
      "resolution 2231"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-28-israeli-strike-on-sanaa-kills-houthi-prime-minister",
    "date": "2025-08-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Israeli strike on Sanaa kills Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and ministers",
    "headlineZh": "以色列空襲沙那，青年運動政府總理拉哈維及多名部長身亡",
    "summary": "Israeli jets struck a building in Sanaa's Bayt Baws area on 28 August 2025 where Houthi ministers had gathered to watch a speech by leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, killing Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several ministers. The Houthis confirmed his death on 30 August, and Houthi Supreme Political Council head Mahdi al-Mashat vowed revenge.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列戰機於2025年8月28日空襲沙那拜特巴烏斯區一棟建築，當時青年運動多名部長正聚集收看領袖阿卜杜勒－馬利克·胡塞的演說，總理艾哈邁德·拉哈維及數名部長身亡。青年運動於8月30日證實其死訊，最高政治委員會主席馬赫迪·馬沙特誓言報復。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemens-houthis-confirm-prime-minister-other-top-officials-killed-in-israeli-strike/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/middleeast/yemen-houthis-prime-minister-israel-intl"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "sanaa",
      "al-rahawi",
      "israeli airstrike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-08-31-houthi-gunmen-raid-un-offices-in-sanaa-detain",
    "date": "2025-08-31",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthi gunmen raid UN offices in Sanaa, detain 11 staff after PM's killing",
    "headlineZh": "總理遇害後，青年運動武裝人員突襲沙那聯合國辦事處，扣押11名職員",
    "summary": "A day after confirming their prime minister's death, Houthi gunmen raided the offices of several UN organisations in Sanaa on 31 August 2025 and detained 11 UN staff members, the United Nations said.",
    "summaryZh": "聯合國表示，青年運動證實總理死訊翌日，即2025年8月31日，其武裝人員突襲沙那多個聯合國機構辦公室，扣押11名聯合國職員。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Washington Post",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/30/houthi-leader-ahmad-al-rahawi-killed/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "united nations",
      "detentions",
      "aid workers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-05-lebanese-army-presents-hezbollah-disarmament-plan-without-timeline",
    "date": "2025-09-05",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanese army presents Hezbollah disarmament plan without timeline; Shia ministers walk out",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩軍方提出解除真主黨武裝計畫但無時間表，什葉派部長退席",
    "summary": "Lebanese army commander Rodolphe Haykal presented the army's plan to disarm Hezbollah to the cabinet on 5 September 2025. The cabinet welcomed it but set no timeline, and five Shia ministers from Hezbollah and Amal walked out, the third walkout over the issue.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩軍隊司令魯道夫·海卡爾於2025年9月5日向內閣提交解除真主黨武裝的計畫。內閣表示歡迎但未訂時間表，來自真主黨及阿邁勒運動的五名什葉派部長退席，這是就此議題第三次退席。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/5/lebanons-cabinet-welcomes-army-plan-to-disarm-hezbollah-gives-no-timeline"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "disarmament",
      "lebanese army",
      "haykal"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-07-araghchi-warns-e3-of-grave-miscalculation-over-snapback",
    "date": "2025-09-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi warns E3 of \"grave miscalculation\" over snapback in Guardian column",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊於《衛報》撰文警告英法德：快速恢復制裁是「嚴重誤判」",
    "summary": "Writing in The Guardian, Iran's foreign minister said the European move to reinstate UN sanctions lacked legal standing, while saying Iran was ready for a deal with curbs on enrichment in exchange for ending sanctions.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長在《衛報》撰文表示，歐洲恢復聯合國制裁的舉措缺乏法律依據，同時表示伊朗準備達成以限制濃縮換取終止制裁的協議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/7/iran-fm-araghchi-warns-europe-against-reckless-approach-to-nuclear-deal"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "snapback",
      "e3",
      "israel"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "The powerful armed forces of Iran are ready and able to once again pummel Israel into running to 'daddy' to be bailed out.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗強大的武裝部隊已準備好、也有能力再次重擊以色列，讓它跑去找「爸爸」求救。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-09-iran-and-iaea-sign-cairo-agreement-to-resume",
    "date": "2025-09-09",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Iran and IAEA sign Cairo agreement to resume cooperation",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗與國際原子能總署簽署開羅協議恢復合作",
    "summary": "Iran and the IAEA signed an agreement in Cairo on 9 September 2025 setting a technical framework to resume cooperation and inspections suspended after the June war. Iran later declared the arrangement terminated on 20 November.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗與國際原子能總署於2025年9月9日在開羅簽署協議，建立恢復6月戰爭後中斷之合作與查核的技術框架。伊朗其後於11月20日宣布終止該安排。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Arms Control Association",
        "url": "https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-12/news/iaea-passes-resolution-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "cairo agreement",
      "inspections",
      "grossi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-09-israel-strikes-hamas-leaders-in-doha-six-killed",
    "date": "2025-09-09",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Doha; six killed including a Qatari officer",
    "headlineZh": "以色列在杜哈空襲哈瑪斯領導層，6人死亡含一名卡達安全官員",
    "summary": "Israel struck a building in Doha on 9 September 2025 where Hamas negotiators had gathered to discuss a US Gaza ceasefire proposal. Hamas said five of its members, including chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya's son, were killed along with a Qatari security officer, while al-Hayya survived. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called it a 'flagrant violation' of Qatari sovereignty.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年9月9日空襲杜哈一棟建築，當時哈瑪斯談判代表正聚集討論美國的加薩停火提案。哈瑪斯表示其5名成員喪生，包括首席談判代表哈利勒·哈亞之子，另有一名卡達安全官員死亡，哈亞本人倖存。聯合國秘書長古特瑞斯稱此舉「公然侵犯」卡達主權。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165811"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/middleeast/israel-strikes-hamas-qatar-explainer-intl-hnk"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "doha",
      "qatar",
      "hamas",
      "israeli airstrike",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-09-kataib-hezbollah-frees-israeli-russian-researcher-elizabeth-tsurkov",
    "date": "2025-09-09",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Kataib Hezbollah frees Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov after 2.5 years",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨旅釋放被扣押兩年半的以俄雙籍研究員Elizabeth Tsurkov",
    "summary": "Donald Trump announced that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023, had been released by Kataib Hezbollah and was 'safely in the American Embassy in Iraq after being tortured for many months'. Tsurkov is believed to have entered Iraq on her Russian passport while conducting research. She later said KH security chief Abu Ali al-Askari was personally involved in holding her.",
    "summaryZh": "川普宣布，2023年3月在巴格達遭綁架的普林斯頓大學博士生Elizabeth Tsurkov已獲真主黨旅釋放，「在遭受數月酷刑後已安全抵達美國駐伊拉克大使館」。據信Tsurkov持俄羅斯護照入境伊拉克進行研究。她其後表示，真主黨旅安全主管Abu Ali al-Askari親自參與扣押她。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-russian-graduate-student-who-was-kidnapped-in-iraq-has-been-freed-trump-says/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "hostage",
      "tsurkov"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-10-japan-strongly-condemns-israels-strike-on-hamas-leaders",
    "date": "2025-09-10",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan 'strongly condemns' Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, expresses solidarity with Qatar",
    "headlineZh": "日本「強烈譴責」以色列空襲多哈哈瑪斯領導人，聲援卡達",
    "summary": "After Israel attacked Hamas leaders staying in Doha on 9 September 2025, Foreign Minister Iwaya said the strike undermined ceasefire mediation and threatened Qatar's sovereignty and security. Japan expressed solidarity with Qatar and urged Israel to return to negotiations.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年9月9日攻擊在多哈的哈瑪斯領導人後，外相岩屋毅表示此舉破壞停火斡旋，威脅卡達主權與安全。日本表示聲援卡達，並敦促以色列重返談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251015075026/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01650.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "qatar",
      "doha strike",
      "iwaya"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Takeshi Iwaya",
      "speakerZh": "岩屋毅",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "Japan strongly condemns this attack as Israel's action undermines those efforts and threatens Qatar's sovereignty and security, and consequently jeopardizes regional stability. Japan expresses its solidarity with Qatar",
      "quoteZh": "日本強烈譴責此次攻擊，因以色列的行動破壞了相關努力，威脅卡達的主權與安全，進而危及地區穩定。日本表示聲援卡達"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-16-us-sanctions-two-men-over-100-million-in",
    "date": "2025-09-16",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US sanctions two men over $100 million in crypto transfers from Iranian oil sales",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁兩人，指其協助伊朗石油收入逾1億美元加密貨幣轉帳",
    "summary": "The United States on 16 September 2025 sanctioned Alireza Derakhshan and Arash Estaki Alivand for facilitating more than $100 million in cryptocurrency transfers linked to Iranian oil sales.",
    "summaryZh": "美國於2025年9月16日制裁阿里禮薩·德拉赫尚與阿拉什·埃斯塔基·阿里凡德，指二人協助與伊朗石油銷售有關、總額逾1億美元的加密貨幣轉帳。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "cryptocurrency",
      "oil revenue",
      "sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-19-iran-at-unsc-after-snapback-vote-it-will",
    "date": "2025-09-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC after snapback vote: \"it will be Iran\" that decides with whom to engage",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會快速恢復制裁表決後：與誰接觸「將由伊朗」決定",
    "summary": "Iran's representative thanked Algeria, China, Pakistan and Russia for backing continued sanctions relief and called the E3 move \"a direct assault on international law\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗代表感謝阿爾及利亞、中國、巴基斯坦和俄羅斯支持延續制裁減免，並稱英法德的舉措是「對國際法的直接攻擊」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16175)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16175.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "snapback",
      "sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "The door for diplomacy is not closed, but it will be Iran — not the adversaries — who decides with whom, and on what basis, to engage.",
      "quoteZh": "外交的大門並未關閉，但將由伊朗——而不是對手——決定與誰接觸、以及在什麼基礎上接觸。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-19-un-security-council-rejects-resolution-to-keep-iran",
    "date": "2025-09-19",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "UN Security Council rejects resolution to keep Iran sanctions relief, 4–9",
    "headlineZh": "聯合國安理會以4比9否決延續對伊朗制裁豁免的決議",
    "summary": "The UN Security Council on 19 September 2025 failed to adopt a draft resolution continuing sanctions relief for Iran, with Algeria, China, Pakistan and Russia in favour, nine members against and Guyana and South Korea abstaining. The vote cleared the way for snapback; Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani called the process 'hasty, unnecessary and unlawful.'",
    "summaryZh": "聯合國安理會於2025年9月19日未能通過延續對伊朗制裁豁免的決議草案，阿爾及利亞、中國、巴基斯坦與俄羅斯贊成，9國反對，蓋亞那與南韓棄權。表決為快速恢復制裁鋪路；伊朗駐聯合國大使伊拉瓦尼稱此程序「倉促、不必要且非法」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Press SC/16175",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16175.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/19/un-security-council-rejects-resolution-to-extend-iran-sanctions-relief"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unsc",
      "snapback",
      "vote",
      "sanctions relief"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-19-us-at-unsc-snapback-vote-does-not-impede",
    "date": "2025-09-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US at UNSC: snapback vote \"does not impede the possibility of real diplomacy\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國於安理會：快速恢復制裁表決「並不妨礙真正外交的可能性」",
    "summary": "After the Security Council rejected a resolution that would have continued Iran sanctions relief, the US representative said pre-2015 UN sanctions would be reimposed after the 30-day snapback period.",
    "summaryZh": "安理會否決延續對伊朗制裁減免的決議後，美國代表表示，30天快速恢復期結束後，2015年前的聯合國制裁將重新實施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16175)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16175.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "snapback",
      "sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "美國駐聯合國安理會代表",
      "role": "United States delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "our vote on this resolution does not impede the possibility of real diplomacy, despite any statements to the contrary",
      "quoteZh": "不論有任何相反說法，我們對這項決議的投票並不妨礙真正外交的可能性"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-23-ihrngo-records-1000-executions-in-iran-in-under",
    "date": "2025-09-23",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IHRNGO records 1,000 executions in Iran in under nine months of 2025",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗人權組織：2025年不到九個月伊朗已處決1,000人",
    "summary": "Norway-based Iran Human Rights said it had verified at least 1,000 executions between 1 January and 23 September 2025, including 64 in the previous week alone. About half were for drug offences and 43% for murder, while only 11% were officially announced. The group asked the UN Fact-Finding Mission to investigate the executions as crimes against humanity.",
    "summaryZh": "總部位於挪威的伊朗人權組織表示，已核實2025年1月1日至9月23日至少1,000宗處決，僅前一週就有64宗。約半數涉及毒品罪、43%涉及謀殺，僅11%獲官方公布。該組織要求聯合國事實調查團將這些處決作為危害人類罪調查。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran Human Rights",
        "url": "https://iranhr.net/en/articles/8065/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Death Penalty Information Center",
        "url": "https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/iran-hits-1000-execution-mark-highest-total-in-three-decades"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amnesty International",
        "url": "https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/09/iran-over-1000-people-executed-as-authorities-step-up-horrifying-assault-on-right-to-life/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "ihrngo",
      "amnesty"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-23-khamenei-rules-out-direct-talks-with-us-this",
    "date": "2025-09-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei rules out direct talks with US: \"This is not a negotiation. It is a diktat\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊排除與美直接談判：「這不是談判，而是命令」",
    "summary": "In a recorded address as world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly, the Supreme Leader called talks with Washington \"a sheer dead end\" as UN sanctions snapback loomed.",
    "summaryZh": "在世界各國領袖齊聚聯合國大會之際，最高領袖在錄影講話中稱與華府談判是「徹底的死胡同」，聯合國制裁快速恢復迫在眉睫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/23/khamenei-rules-out-talks-with-us-over-nuclear-programme-as-sanctions-loom"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "negotiations",
      "snapback"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "The US has announced the result of the talks in advance. The result is the closure of nuclear activities and enrichment. This is not a negotiation. It is a diktat, an imposition.",
      "quoteZh": "美國已預先宣布了談判的結果。結果就是關閉核活動與濃縮。這不是談判，而是命令，是強加於人。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-23-trump-at-unga-worlds-number-one-sponsor-of",
    "date": "2025-09-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump at UNGA: \"world's number-one sponsor of terror\" cannot have a nuclear weapon",
    "headlineZh": "川普於聯合國大會：「全球頭號恐怖主義支持者」不能擁有核武",
    "summary": "In his address to the UN General Assembly's general debate, Trump said Iran's enrichment capabilities had been \"completely demolished\" and that most of its military commanders were \"no longer with us\".",
    "summaryZh": "川普在聯合國大會一般性辯論發言中表示，伊朗的濃縮能力已被「徹底摧毀」，其大部分軍事指揮官已「不在人世」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (GA/12709)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/ga12709.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/23/khamenei-rules-out-talks-with-us-over-nuclear-programme-as-sanctions-loom"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "un general assembly",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "world's number-one sponsor of terror cannot even be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon",
      "quoteZh": "全球頭號恐怖主義支持者，甚至絕不能被允許擁有核武"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-24-houthi-drone-evades-iron-dome-and-hits-eilat",
    "date": "2025-09-24",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Houthi drone evades Iron Dome and hits Eilat commercial area, wounding 22",
    "headlineZh": "青年運動無人機突破鐵穹擊中埃拉特商業區，22人受傷",
    "summary": "A Houthi drone from Yemen struck near the Mall HaYam shopping area in Eilat on the evening of 24 September 2025, during Rosh Hashanah, wounding 22 people, two seriously. The IDF said two Iron Dome interceptors failed to bring it down; a week earlier, on 18 September, a Houthi drone had hit the entrance of an Eilat hotel without injuries.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年9月24日晚間猶太新年期間，一架來自葉門的青年運動無人機擊中埃拉特「海之購物中心」附近，造成22人受傷、其中2人重傷。以軍表示兩枚鐵穹攔截彈未能將其擊落；一週前的9月18日，另一架青年運動無人機擊中埃拉特一家飯店入口，無人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-20-wounded-including-2-seriously-in-houthi-drone-attack-on-eilat/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 Eilat drone attack",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Eilat_drone_attack"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "eilat",
      "drone",
      "iron dome"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-24-pezeshkian-at-unga-iran-has-never-sought-and",
    "date": "2025-09-24",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian at UNGA: \"Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安於聯合國大會：「伊朗從未、也永遠不會尋求製造核彈」",
    "summary": "Addressing the UN General Assembly, Iran's president called the June US and Israeli attacks \"a grave betrayal of diplomacy and a subversion of peace\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統在聯合國大會發言，稱美以在6月的攻擊是「對外交的嚴重背叛、對和平的顛覆」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (GA/12710)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/ga12710.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "un general assembly",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗從未尋求、也永遠不會尋求製造核彈"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-26-iran-signs-25-billion-deal-with-russia-for",
    "date": "2025-09-26",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran signs $25 billion deal with Russia for nuclear plant in Hormozgan",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗與俄羅斯簽署250億美元協議，在荷莫茲甘省興建核電廠",
    "summary": "Iran signed a $25 billion agreement with Russia on 26 September 2025 to build a nuclear power plant at Bandar Sirik in Hormozgan province.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年9月26日與俄羅斯簽署價值250億美元的協議，在荷莫茲甘省錫里克港興建核電廠。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "nuclear power",
      "rosatom",
      "hormozgan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-26-netanyahu-at-unga-un-sanctions-on-iran-must",
    "date": "2025-09-26",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu at UNGA: UN sanctions on Iran \"must be snapped back\"",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡於聯合國大會：對伊朗的聯合國制裁「必須快速恢復」",
    "summary": "Holding up a poster titled \"The Curse\" amid a walkout by several delegations, Israel's prime minister thanked Trump for the June strikes and urged the reimposition of UN sanctions the next day.",
    "summaryZh": "在多國代表團離席之際，以色列總理舉起題為「詛咒」的海報，感謝川普在6月的空襲，並敦促翌日重新實施聯合國制裁。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (GA/12712)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/ga12712.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "un general assembly",
      "snapback"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "We removed an existential threat to Israel and a mortal threat to the civilized world. We must not allow Iran to rebuild its military nuclear capacities. Tomorrow, UN Security Council sanctions on Iran must be snapped back.",
      "quoteZh": "我們消除了對以色列的生存威脅，以及對文明世界的致命威脅。我們絕不能讓伊朗重建其軍事核能力。明天，聯合國安理會對伊朗的制裁必須快速恢復。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-26-russiachina-bid-to-delay-snapback-fails-at-security",
    "date": "2025-09-26",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Russia–China bid to delay snapback fails at Security Council",
    "headlineZh": "俄中推遲快速恢復制裁的提案在安理會失敗",
    "summary": "A Russian and Chinese draft resolution that would have extended Security Council consideration of the Iran file until 18 April 2026 failed on 26 September 2025 by the same 4–9–2 margin as the earlier vote, leaving snapback on track.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯與中國提出、將安理會審議伊朗議題延至2026年4月18日的決議草案，於2025年9月26日以與先前相同的4比9、2票棄權結果遭否決，制裁快速恢復程序照常推進。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Press SC/16181",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16181.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "Security Council Report",
        "url": "https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2025/09/iran-vote-on-a-draft-resolution-to-delay-the-snapback-of-un-sanctions.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unsc",
      "russia",
      "china",
      "snapback",
      "vote"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-28-iwaya-calls-snapback-of-un-sanctions-on-iran",
    "date": "2025-09-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Iwaya calls snapback of UN sanctions on Iran 'regrettable', says Japan will implement them",
    "headlineZh": "岩屋毅稱聯合國對伊朗恢復制裁「令人遺憾」，表示日本將予以執行",
    "summary": "As UN Security Council sanctions on Iran lifted under Resolution 2231 were reimposed on 28 September 2025 (Japan time), Foreign Minister Iwaya said it was regrettable that no agreement was reached despite Japan's outreach, including a meeting with Araghchi on 23 September. Japan said it would duly implement the reapplied resolutions.",
    "summaryZh": "依第2231號決議解除的聯合國安理會對伊朗制裁於2025年9月28日（日本時間）恢復，外相岩屋毅表示，儘管日本作出包括9月23日與阿拉格齊會談在內的外交努力，各方仍未能達成協議，令人遺憾。日本表示將切實執行恢復適用的決議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260226050540/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pressite_000001_00004.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "snapback",
      "sanctions",
      "iwaya"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Takeshi Iwaya",
      "speakerZh": "岩屋毅",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "It is regrettable that the parties involved could not reach an agreement despite Japan's continued diplomatic efforts, including high-level approaches to Iran, such as the Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' Meeting on September 23. Iran's nuclear issue stands at a crucial juncture.",
      "quoteZh": "儘管日本持續作出外交努力，包括9月23日日伊外長會談等對伊朗的高層接觸，相關各方仍未能達成協議，令人遺憾。伊朗核問題正處於關鍵時刻。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-28-un-sanctions-on-iran-snap-back-into-force",
    "date": "2025-09-28",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "UN sanctions on Iran snap back into force",
    "headlineZh": "聯合國對伊朗制裁正式恢復生效",
    "summary": "UN sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal were reimposed on Iran at the end of the 30-day snapback period, restoring an arms embargo, enrichment bans and asset freezes; the E3 said Iran had left them no choice. Iran said it had no obligation to comply, and Russia and China disputed the legality.",
    "summaryZh": "2015年核協議下解除的聯合國對伊朗制裁，在30天快速恢復期屆滿後重新生效，恢復武器禁運、濃縮禁令及資產凍結；英法德表示伊朗讓它們別無選擇。伊朗稱無義務遵守，俄羅斯與中國則質疑其合法性。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202509284820"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "snapback",
      "un sanctions",
      "arms embargo",
      "e3"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-29-eu-reimposes-nuclear-related-sanctions-on-iran-after",
    "date": "2025-09-29",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "EU reimposes nuclear-related sanctions on Iran after snapback",
    "headlineZh": "快速恢復機制後，歐盟重新對伊朗實施核相關制裁",
    "summary": "The Council of the EU on 29 September 2025 reinstated UN sanctions on Iran in force since 2006 along with the EU's own autonomous nuclear-related restrictive measures that had been lifted under the JCPOA.",
    "summaryZh": "歐盟理事會於2025年9月29日恢復自2006年起實施的聯合國對伊朗制裁，以及在伊核協議下解除的歐盟自主核相關限制措施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Council of the EU",
        "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/09/29/iran-sanctions-snapback-council-reimposes-restrictive-measures/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eu sanctions",
      "snapback",
      "jcpoa"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-09-29-iran-hangs-bahman-choubi-asl-called-one-of",
    "date": "2025-09-29",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran hangs Bahman Choubi-asl, called 'one of Israel's most important spies'",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗絞死被稱為「以色列最重要間諜之一」的Bahman Choubi-asl",
    "summary": "Iran executed Bahman Choubi-asl after convicting him of spying for Mossad, with the judiciary's Mizan agency describing him as one of Israel's most important spies in Iran. Mizan said he was a database specialist with access to sensitive national projects who met Israeli intelligence in India, Armenia and Ireland. Earlier in September Iran had executed Babak Shahbazi on similar charges.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗以替摩薩德從事間諜活動罪名處決Bahman Choubi-asl，司法機構旗下Mizan通訊社稱他是以色列在伊朗最重要的間諜之一。Mizan稱他是可接觸敏感國家項目的資料庫專家，曾在印度、亞美尼亞和愛爾蘭與以色列情報人員會面。伊朗9月初已以類似罪名處決Babak Shahbazi。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-hangs-man-accused-of-spying-for-israel-amid-wave-of-executions/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202509299899"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "mossad",
      "espionage"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-04-iran-executes-six-convicted-of-plotting-attacks-in",
    "date": "2025-10-04",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes six convicted of plotting attacks in Khorramshahr for Israel",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決6名被判為以色列策劃霍拉姆沙赫爾攻擊的人",
    "summary": "Iran executed six people on 4 October 2025 who had been convicted of plotting attacks in Khorramshahr on behalf of Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年10月4日處決6名被判代表以色列在霍拉姆沙赫爾策劃攻擊的人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "execution",
      "khorramshahr",
      "espionage",
      "khuzestan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-05-araghchi-cairo-agreement-with-iaea-no-longer-relevant",
    "date": "2025-10-05",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: Cairo agreement with IAEA \"no longer relevant\" after snapback",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：快速恢復制裁後，與國際原子能總署的開羅協議「已不再適用」",
    "summary": "Addressing foreign ambassadors in Tehran a week after UN sanctions were reimposed, Iran's foreign minister said the E3 had diminished their role in nuclear diplomacy.",
    "summaryZh": "在聯合國制裁重新實施一週後，伊朗外長在德黑蘭對各國駐伊大使表示，英法德三國已削弱了自身在核外交中的角色。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/5/iran-says-nuclear-cooperation-with-iaea-no-longer-relevant"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "iaea",
      "snapback",
      "e3"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "The three European countries thought they had leverage in their hands, threatening to implement a snapback. Now they have used this lever and seen the results. The three European countries have definitely diminished their role and almost eliminated the justification for negotiations with them.",
      "quoteZh": "歐洲三國以為他們手握籌碼，威脅要啟動快速恢復制裁。現在他們用了這個槓桿，也看到了結果。歐洲三國無疑已削弱了自己的角色，幾乎消除了與他們談判的理由。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-05-irans-parliament-votes-to-strip-four-zeros-from",
    "date": "2025-10-05",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's parliament votes to strip four zeros from the rial",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗國會表決通過里亞爾貨幣刪去四個零",
    "summary": "Lawmakers approved the redenomination bill by 144 votes to 108, with three abstentions, after resolving Guardian Council objections. Under the law 10,000 current rials will equal one new rial, divided into 100 qirans, with the central bank given two years to prepare and up to three years of dual circulation. The vote came as the rial hit repeated record lows after UN sanctions were reimposed.",
    "summaryZh": "國會在解決憲法監護委員會的異議後，以144票贊成、108票反對、3票棄權通過貨幣改值法案。根據該法，10,000舊里亞爾等於1新里亞爾，新里亞爾分為100 qiran；中央銀行有兩年準備期，其後最多三年新舊幣並行流通。表決時正值聯合國制裁恢復後里亞爾屢創新低。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Arab News (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/iran-approves-plan-to-slash-four-zeros-from-currency-2617826"
      },
      {
        "name": "Xinhua",
        "url": "https://english.news.cn/20251005/e19a01c8a9514e94b96df7b739f74bbd/c.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Tehran Times",
        "url": "https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/518711/Parliament-approves-plan-to-remove-4-zeros-from-national-currency"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "redenomination",
      "currency"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-09-us-sanctions-chinese-oil-terminal-and-shandong-refinery",
    "date": "2025-10-09",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US sanctions Chinese oil terminal and Shandong refinery in sweeping Iran energy action",
    "headlineZh": "美國大規模制裁伊朗能源出口，中國原油碼頭與山東煉廠被點名",
    "summary": "Treasury and State on 9 October 2025 sanctioned roughly 100 individuals, entities and vessels supporting Iranian oil, LPG and petrochemical sales, including the Rizhao Shihua crude terminal at Lanshan port and independent refinery Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group. Treasury said a UAE-centred LPG network used Hong Kong shells to process over $125 million in payments; Bessent said Treasury was 'dismantling key elements of Iran's energy export machine.'",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部與國務院於2025年10月9日制裁約100個支援伊朗石油、液化石油氣及石化產品銷售的個人、實體與船隻，包括嵐山港日照實華原油碼頭及獨立煉廠山東金誠石化集團。財政部指一個以阿聯為中心的液化石油氣網絡透過香港空殼公司處理逾1.25億美元款項；貝森特表示財政部正「拆解伊朗能源出口機器的關鍵環節」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "S&P Global",
        "url": "https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/100925-us-sanctions-chinese-oil-terminal-refinery-in-iran-crackdown"
      },
      {
        "name": "US State Department",
        "url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/10/sweeping-sanctions-on-irans-energy-exports"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "china",
      "teapot refinery",
      "lpg",
      "shadow fleet"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-11-houthis-suspend-attacks-on-israel-and-red-sea",
    "date": "2025-10-11",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis suspend attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping after Gaza ceasefire",
    "headlineZh": "加薩停火後，胡塞武裝暫停攻擊以色列及紅海航運",
    "summary": "Following the Israel–Hamas ceasefire, Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi reportedly ordered a suspension of attacks on Israeli territory and on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. He said the group would monitor Israel's compliance and threatened 'serious consequences' if fighting resumed. The Houthis said they had carried out 346 operations targeting more than 228 ships during the conflict.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列與哈瑪斯停火後，胡塞領袖阿卜杜勒-馬利克·胡塞據報下令暫停攻擊以色列領土及紅海和亞丁灣的船隻。他表示將監察以色列是否遵守停火，若戰事重啟將有「嚴重後果」。胡塞武裝稱衝突期間共發動346次行動，針對逾228艘船隻。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/10/houthis-signal-pause-on-attacks-on-israel-after-gaza-ceasefire-detail-attacks-during-the-conflict.php"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chatham House",
        "url": "https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/despite-gaza-ceasefire-israel-houthi-conflict-may-resume"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "red sea",
      "gaza ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-11-israeli-strikes-on-msayleh-machinery-yards-destroy-about",
    "date": "2025-10-11",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israeli strikes on Msayleh machinery yards destroy about 300 vehicles, kill one",
    "headlineZh": "以軍空襲姆賽萊重機械場，摧毀約300輛車輛、1人死亡",
    "summary": "More than 10 Israeli airstrikes on six heavy machinery yards in Msayleh, south Lebanon, before dawn on 11 October 2025 destroyed about 300 bulldozers, excavators and other vehicles and killed a Syrian man, Lebanese authorities said. The IDF said Hezbollah stored the equipment to rebuild its infrastructure; President Joseph Aoun called it 'blatant aggression.'",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩當局表示，以軍於2025年10月11日凌晨對黎南姆賽萊六處重機械場發動逾10次空襲，摧毀約300輛推土機、挖土機等車輛，一名敘利亞男子死亡。以軍稱真主黨囤放這些設備以重建其設施；奧恩總統斥之為「公然侵略」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/11/intensive-israeli-air-strikes-kill-one-injure-seven-in-southern-lebanon"
      },
      {
        "name": "Human Rights Watch",
        "url": "https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/12/15/lebanon-israel-unlawfully-destroying-reconstruction-equipment"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "msayleh",
      "reconstruction",
      "hezbollah",
      "airstrike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-13-trump-to-knesset-the-hand-of-friendship-and",
    "date": "2025-10-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump to Knesset: \"The hand of friendship and cooperation is open\" to Iran",
    "headlineZh": "川普在以色列國會：對伊朗「友誼與合作之手是張開的」",
    "summary": "In a speech to Israel's Knesset during his visit after the Gaza ceasefire, Trump offered Iran a deal while Netanyahu lauded the US strikes on Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在加薩停火後訪問以色列，於以色列國會演說時向伊朗提出協議，納坦雅胡則讚揚美國對伊朗的空襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/13/reviving-us-iran-diplomacy-difficult-despite-trumps-hand-of-friendship"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "knesset",
      "diplomacy"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "We are ready when you are, and it will be the best decision that Iran has ever made, and it's going to happen.",
      "quoteZh": "只要你們準備好，我們就準備好了，這將是伊朗做過最好的決定，而且一定會實現。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-14-iranian-court-sentences-two-french-nationals-to-more",
    "date": "2025-10-14",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Iranian court sentences two French nationals to more than 30 years for spying",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗法院以間諜罪判處兩名法國公民逾30年徒刑",
    "summary": "An Iranian court sentenced two French nationals, held since 2022, to more than 30 years in prison for espionage on 14 October 2025. The two were released on 4 November 2025.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗法院於2025年10月14日以間諜罪判處兩名自2022年起被拘的法國公民逾30年徒刑。兩人其後於2025年11月4日獲釋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "france",
      "espionage",
      "detainees",
      "hostage diplomacy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-15-sharaa-meets-putin-in-moscow-pledges-to-respect",
    "date": "2025-10-15",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow, pledges to respect past Syria–Russia agreements",
    "headlineZh": "沙拉在莫斯科會見普丁，承諾尊重敘俄過往協議",
    "summary": "Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on his first visit to Russia since Assad's overthrow, accompanied by his foreign and defence ministers. Sharaa said Damascus would respect all past agreements, seen as signalling the Hmeimim and Tartus bases were safe. Syrian sources said Damascus wanted Moscow to stop rearming Assad 'remnants' and to hand over Assad.",
    "summaryZh": "敘利亞總統沙拉在外長和國防部長陪同下，於阿塞德倒台後首次訪俄，在克里姆林宮與普丁會談。沙拉表示大馬士革將尊重所有過往協議，被視為暗示赫梅米姆和塔爾圖斯基地安全無虞。敘方消息人士稱，大馬士革希望莫斯科停止武裝阿塞德「殘餘勢力」並交出阿塞德。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Moscow Times",
        "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/15/syrian-president-meets-with-putin-in-first-visit-to-russia-since-assads-overthrow-a90812"
      },
      {
        "name": "ABC News (Australia)",
        "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/syrian-president-to-honour-past-deals-with-russia/105897210"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Hill (AP)",
        "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-syrias-interim-leader-arrives-on-his-first-visit-to-russia-set-to-meet-with-putin/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "syria",
      "russia",
      "sharaa",
      "bases"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-15-sunni-candidate-safaa-al-mashhadani-killed-by-car",
    "date": "2025-10-15",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Sunni candidate Safaa al-Mashhadani killed by car bomb north of Baghdad before election",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克選前，遜尼派候選人Safaa al-Mashhadani在巴格達北部遭汽車炸彈炸死",
    "summary": "Baghdad provincial councillor and Sovereignty Alliance parliamentary candidate Safaa al-Mashhadani was killed when a bomb fixed to his car exploded in Tarmiyah, about 40 km north of Baghdad. He was the first candidate killed ahead of the 11 November elections and was known for criticising Iran-backed militias. Prime Minister Sudani ordered an investigation; a court later sentenced the bomber to death.",
    "summaryZh": "巴格達省議員、主權聯盟國會候選人Safaa al-Mashhadani在巴格達以北約40公里的塔爾米耶，因座車上的炸彈爆炸身亡。他是11月11日選舉前首名遇害的候選人，以批評伊朗支持的民兵聞名。總理蘇達尼下令調查，法院其後判處放置炸彈者死刑。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-15/iraqi-election-candidate-killed-in-baghdad-bombing-ahead-of-vote"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/10/iraqi-parliamentary-candidate-killed-in-car-bombing.php"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kurdistan24",
        "url": "https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/869468"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq election",
      "assassination",
      "militias"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-16-houthis-announce-death-of-military-chief-of-staff",
    "date": "2025-10-16",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis announce death of military chief of staff Muhammad al-Ghamari",
    "headlineZh": "青年運動宣布軍事參謀長加馬里死亡",
    "summary": "Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced on 16 October 2025 that chief of staff Maj. Gen. Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari had been killed 'while fulfilling his duties', along with his 13-year-old son. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he died of wounds from the 28 August strike on Sanaa. Yusuf Hassan al-Madani was named successor.",
    "summaryZh": "青年運動軍事發言人薩雷亞於2025年10月16日宣布，參謀長穆罕默德·阿卜杜勒－卡里姆·加馬里少將「在執行任務時」身亡，其13歲兒子亦罹難。以色列國防部長卡茨稱他死於8月28日沙那空襲所受之傷。優素福·哈桑·馬達尼獲任命接任。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/10/16/houthi-chief-of-staff-killed/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Israel Hayom",
        "url": "https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/16/houthis-admit-chief-of-staff-killed-in-israeli-strike/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "al-ghamari",
      "chief of staff",
      "israeli airstrike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-18-iran-declares-nuclear-deal-terminated-on-jcpoa-termination",
    "date": "2025-10-18",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran declares nuclear deal terminated on JCPOA 'termination day'",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在伊核協議「終止日」宣布協議終止",
    "summary": "Iran's foreign ministry said on 18 October 2025, ten years after UN Resolution 2231 was adopted, that all provisions of the 2015 nuclear deal, including restrictions on its programme, were terminated; Araghchi said Iran would be bound only by the NPT. Iran, China and Russia sent a joint letter to the UN calling the E3 snapback 'legally and procedurally flawed,' while Western states said reimposed sanctions remained in force.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外交部於2025年10月18日、即聯合國第2231號決議通過十週年當天表示，2015年核協議所有條款，包括對其核計畫的限制，均已終止；阿拉格齊稱伊朗今後僅受《核不擴散條約》約束。伊朗、中國與俄羅斯聯名致函聯合國，稱英法德的快速恢復制裁「在法律與程序上均有瑕疵」，西方國家則認為恢復的制裁仍然有效。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Arab Weekly",
        "url": "https://thearabweekly.com/expiration-jcpoa-casts-cloud-uncertainty-over-iran-nuclear-talks"
      },
      {
        "name": "Tribune India",
        "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/iran-china-russia-write-to-un-declaring-nuclear-deal-with-tehran-terminated"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "jcpoa",
      "termination day",
      "resolution 2231",
      "snapback",
      "npt"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-20-khamenei-rejects-trump-talks-offer-tells-him-to",
    "date": "2025-10-20",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei rejects Trump talks offer, tells him to 'keep dreaming' about destroying nuclear programme",
    "headlineZh": "哈米尼拒絕川普談判提議，嘲諷其摧毀核計畫之說「繼續做夢吧」",
    "summary": "Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejected Trump's suggestion in his Knesset speech that Washington could negotiate a peace deal with Tehran. 'The US president proudly says they bombed and destroyed Iran's nuclear industry. Very well, keep dreaming!' he told a meeting with athletes. He said it was none of America's business whether Iran had nuclear facilities.",
    "summaryZh": "最高領袖哈米尼拒絕川普在以色列國會演說中提出的與德黑蘭談判和平協議的說法。他在與運動員會面時說：「美國總統自豪地說他們轟炸並摧毀了伊朗的核工業。很好，繼續做夢吧！」他表示伊朗有沒有核設施與美國無關。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CTV News (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/khamenei-tells-trump-to-keep-dreaming-he-destroyed-irans-nuclear-capabilities/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Tribune India (ANI)",
        "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/keep-dreaming-iran-leader-khamenei-rejects-trumps-offer-to-restart-nuclear-talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "trump",
      "nuclear talks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-20-us-envoy-barrack-warns-israel-may-act-unilaterally",
    "date": "2025-10-20",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "US envoy Barrack warns Israel may act unilaterally if Lebanon does not disarm Hezbollah",
    "headlineZh": "美國特使巴拉克警告，黎巴嫩若不解除真主黨武裝，以色列可能單方面行動",
    "summary": "In a lengthy post on X, US envoy Tom Barrack wrote that 'should Beirut continue to hesitate, Israel may act unilaterally – and the consequences would be grave'. He said Hezbollah's military arm would 'inevitably face major confrontation with Israel' if Beirut failed to act. He acknowledged US-backed initiatives to move Lebanon toward peace with Israel had stalled.",
    "summaryZh": "美國特使巴拉克在X平台發長文稱，「若貝魯特繼續猶豫，以色列可能單方面行動，後果將十分嚴重」。他表示若貝魯特不採取行動，真主黨軍事部門「必將與以色列發生重大衝突」。他承認美國支持推動黎以和平的倡議已停滯。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-envoy-warns-lebanon-that-israel-will-likely-attack-if-it-doesnt-disarm-hezbollah/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "barrack",
      "disarmament"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-10-30-araghchi-a-nuclear-armed-bully-is-resuming-testing",
    "date": "2025-10-30",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: \"a nuclear-armed bully is resuming testing of atomic weapons\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：「一個擁核霸凌者正在恢復核武試驗」",
    "summary": "Iran's foreign minister condemned Trump's instruction to the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, in a post on X.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長在X平台發文，譴責川普指示五角大廈恢復核武試驗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/31/iran-condemns-trumps-call-to-resume-us-nuclear-testing"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "nuclear testing",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "Having rebranded its 'Department of Defense' as the 'Department of War,' a nuclear-armed bully is resuming testing of atomic weapons.",
      "quoteZh": "在把「國防部」更名為「戰爭部」之後，一個擁有核武的霸凌者正在恢復原子武器試驗。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-01-hengaw-iran-executed-at-least-241-prisoners-in",
    "date": "2025-11-01",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Hengaw: Iran executed at least 241 prisoners in October, highest monthly toll in two decades",
    "headlineZh": "Hengaw：伊朗10月至少處決241名囚犯，為二十年來單月最高",
    "summary": "The rights group Hengaw said Iran executed at least 241 prisoners in October 2025, up about 50% from 161 in October 2024 and the highest monthly figure in two decades. HRANA separately documented at least 1,537 hangings between October 2024 and October 2025, an 86% rise. Amnesty said more than 1,000 executions had been recorded in 2025 by 16 October.",
    "summaryZh": "人權組織Hengaw表示，伊朗2025年10月至少處決241名囚犯，較2024年10月的161人增加約50%，為二十年來單月最高。HRANA另記錄2024年10月至2025年10月間至少1,537宗絞刑，增幅86%。國際特赦組織稱截至10月16日，2025年已記錄逾1,000宗處決。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202511018005"
      },
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166242"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "hengaw",
      "hrana"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-02-araghchi-netanyahu-proved-israel-is-the-main-enemy",
    "date": "2025-11-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: Netanyahu proved \"Israel is the main enemy, not Iran\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：納坦雅胡證明了「以色列才是主要敵人，而非伊朗」",
    "summary": "In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic, Iran's foreign minister said Tehran was \"not in a hurry\" to resume talks with the US and that almost all of its 60%-enriched uranium was buried under rubble.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長接受半島電視台阿拉伯語頻道訪問時表示，德黑蘭「不急於」恢復與美國的談判，且其幾乎所有60%濃縮鈾都被埋在瓦礫之下。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/3/iran-not-in-hurry-to-resume-nuclear-talks-with-us"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "netanyahu",
      "gulf"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "I sometimes tell my friends that Mr Netanyahu is a war criminal who has committed every atrocity, but did something positive in proving to the entire region that Israel is the main enemy, not Iran, and not any other country.",
      "quoteZh": "我有時會對朋友說，納坦雅胡先生是犯下一切暴行的戰犯，但他做了一件正面的事：向整個地區證明以色列才是主要敵人，而不是伊朗，也不是任何其他國家。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-06-hezbollah-open-letter-rejects-political-negotiations-with-israel",
    "date": "2025-11-06",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Hezbollah open letter rejects political negotiations with Israel and disarmament under pressure",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨發表公開信，拒絕與以色列政治談判及在壓力下解除武裝",
    "summary": "In an open letter to President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Hezbollah rejected 'any political negotiations' between Lebanon and Israel. The group reaffirmed its 'legitimate right to resist' and said the question of its weapons could not be dictated by foreign pressure. The letter came amid US and Egyptian pressure for direct talks and Israeli accusations that Hezbollah was rearming.",
    "summaryZh": "真主黨在致總統奧恩、議長貝里和總理薩拉姆的公開信中，拒絕黎巴嫩與以色列之間「任何政治談判」。該組織重申其「合法抵抗權」，並稱其武器問題不能由外國壓力決定。公開信發表之際，美國和埃及正施壓促成直接談判，以色列則指控真主黨重整軍備。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al-Monitor (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/11/hezbollah-rejects-any-negotiations-between-lebanon-and-israel"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chatham House",
        "url": "https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/11/hezbollahs-refusal-disarm-makes-direct-negotiations-between-lebanon-and-israel-more-likely"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kataeb.org",
        "url": "https://en.kataeb.org/articles/in-open-letter-to-lebanese-leaders-hezbollah-rejects-negotiations-with-israel-and-reaffirms-right-to-resist"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "disarmament",
      "lebanon-israel talks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-06-pezeshkian-warns-tehran-may-need-rationing-even-evacuation",
    "date": "2025-11-06",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian warns Tehran may need rationing, even evacuation, as reservoirs hit 60-year low",
    "headlineZh": "水庫降至60年新低，裴澤斯基安警告德黑蘭恐需限水甚至撤離",
    "summary": "President Pezeshkian said on 6 November 2025 that if Tehran got no rain by late November water would be rationed, and if drought persisted the city might have to be evacuated. Tehran's Amir Kabir dam was at about 8% of capacity and Latyan at about 9% in the sixth straight year of drought.",
    "summaryZh": "裴澤斯基安總統於2025年11月6日表示，若德黑蘭在11月下旬前仍未降雨將實施限水，若乾旱持續，城市可能須撤離。在連續第六年乾旱下，德黑蘭阿米爾卡比爾水庫蓄水僅約8%，拉提揚水庫約9%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/climate/iran-water-crisis-evacuate-tehran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Caspian News",
        "url": "https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/iranian-president-warns-tehran-may-have-to-evacuate-if-water-crisis-persists-2025-11-7-0/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "water crisis",
      "drought",
      "tehran",
      "pezeshkian"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-06-trump-on-israels-june-attack-on-iran-i",
    "date": "2025-11-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump on Israel's June attack on Iran: \"I was very much in charge of that\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普談以色列6月攻擊伊朗：「那是由我全權主導的」",
    "summary": "Speaking to reporters, Trump took credit for Israel's opening strikes of the Twelve-Day War, which the administration had initially described as unilateral Israeli action.",
    "summaryZh": "川普對記者表示，十二日戰爭中以色列的首波空襲是由他主導；美國政府當初曾將其描述為以色列的單方面行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/6/trump-says-he-was-very-much-in-charge-of-israels-june-13-attack-on-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "twelve-day war"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Israel attacked first. That attack was very, very powerful. I was very much in charge of that.",
      "quoteZh": "以色列先發動攻擊。那次攻擊非常、非常強大。那是由我全權主導的。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-10-baghaei-dismisses-alleged-plot-against-israeli-envoy-in",
    "date": "2025-11-10",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Baghaei dismisses alleged plot against Israeli envoy in Mexico as \"absurd and ridiculous\"",
    "headlineZh": "巴蓋伊駁斥所謂伊朗謀殺以色列駐墨西哥大使陰謀為「荒謬可笑」",
    "summary": "At his weekly news conference, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman rejected US and Israeli accusations that Iran plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外交部發言人在每週記者會上，駁斥美以指控伊朗策劃暗殺以色列駐墨西哥大使。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/10/iran-dismisses-us-accusation-of-plot-to-kill-israeli-ambassador-in-mexico"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "baghaei",
      "mexico",
      "assassination plot"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Esmaeil Baghaei",
      "speakerZh": "巴蓋伊",
      "role": "Spokesman, Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部發言人",
      "quote": "Our embassy stated that we found this allegation so absurd and ridiculous that we did not even think it required an official response from the spokesperson.",
      "quoteZh": "我們的大使館已表示，我們認為這項指控荒謬可笑到甚至不需要發言人正式回應。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-10-trump-hosts-sharaa-in-first-white-house-visit",
    "date": "2025-11-10",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "Trump hosts Sharaa in first White House visit by a Syrian president; Caesar sanctions suspended",
    "headlineZh": "川普接待沙拉，敘利亞總統首訪白宮；《凱撒法》制裁暫停",
    "summary": "Ahmed al-Sharaa became the first Syrian president to visit the White House, days after the US removed him from its terrorism list following a 14-0 UN Security Council vote. Treasury suspended Caesar Act sanctions for 180 days except for transactions involving Russia and Iran. A US official said Syria would join the anti-ISIS coalition, and Washington allowed Syria's embassy to resume operations.",
    "summaryZh": "沙拉成為首位訪問白宮的敘利亞總統；此前聯合國安理會以14票對0票通過決議後，美國將他從恐怖分子名單中除名。美國財政部暫停《凱撒法》制裁180天，但涉及俄羅斯和伊朗的交易除外。美國官員表示敘利亞將加入反伊斯蘭國聯盟，華府並允許敘利亞大使館恢復運作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2025/11/10/trump-holds-first-ever-white-house-meeting-with-syrian-leader"
      },
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/syria-president-al-sharaa-meets-trump-white-house-jihadist-rcna241774"
      },
      {
        "name": "ABC News",
        "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-meets-syrias-president-historic-white-house-visit/story?id=127380173"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "syria",
      "sharaa",
      "caesar act",
      "isis coalition"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-11-iraq-election-sudani-bloc-wins-most-seats-militia",
    "date": "2025-11-11",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq election: Sudani bloc wins most seats; militia-linked parties take over 50",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克大選：蘇達尼陣營獲最多席次，民兵相關政黨拿下逾50席",
    "summary": "Iraq held parliamentary elections on 11 November 2025 for 329 seats; Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development Coalition won 46, State of Law 29, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq's Sadiqoun 27. Badr won 18 and Kataib Hezbollah's Rights Movement six, giving parties tied to Iran-backed armed groups more than 50 seats. Turnout was 56%.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克於2025年11月11日舉行國會選舉，共329席；總理蘇達尼的重建與發展聯盟獲46席，法治聯盟29席，正義聯盟（Asaib Ahl al-Haq）旗下的薩迪昆27席。巴德爾組織獲18席，真主黨旅（Kataib Hezbollah）的權利運動獲6席，與親伊朗武裝團體有關的政黨合計逾50席。投票率為56%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Washington Institute",
        "url": "https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/pro-iran-militias-are-big-winners-iraqs-election"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 Iraqi parliamentary election",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Iraqi_parliamentary_election"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "election",
      "militias",
      "sudani",
      "kataib hezbollah"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-12-us-sanctions-32-entities-and-people-in-iran",
    "date": "2025-11-12",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US sanctions 32 entities and people in Iran missile and drone procurement networks",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁伊朗飛彈與無人機採購網絡中的32個實體及個人",
    "summary": "The US on 12 November 2025 sanctioned 32 entities and individuals in Iran, China, Hong Kong, the UAE, Turkey, India and elsewhere for procuring components for Iran's ballistic missile and drone programmes. Treasury said the 'MVM partnership' of German national Marco Klinge and Iranians Majid Dolatkhah and Vahid Qayumi sourced hundreds of tonnes of missile propellant chemicals from China for Parchin Chemical Industries.",
    "summaryZh": "美國於2025年11月12日制裁位於伊朗、中國、香港、阿聯、土耳其、印度等地的32個實體及個人，指其為伊朗彈道飛彈與無人機計畫採購零組件。財政部表示，由德國籍的馬可·克林格與伊朗籍的馬吉德·多拉特哈及瓦希德·卡尤米組成的「MVM夥伴」，為帕爾欽化學工業公司從中國採購數百公噸飛彈推進劑化學品。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "gCaptain",
        "url": "https://gcaptain.com/u-s-widens-sanctions-in-global-crackdown-on-irans-missile-and-drone-networks/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202511125338"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "sanctions",
      "missiles",
      "drones",
      "procurement",
      "parchin"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-14-irgc-seizes-marshall-islands-flagged-tanker-talara-in",
    "date": "2025-11-14",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "IRGC seizes Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Talara in Strait of Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "革命衛隊在霍爾木茲海峽扣押馬紹爾群島籍油輪「塔拉拉號」",
    "summary": "The IRGC seized the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Talara in the Strait of Hormuz on 14 November 2025, saying it carried 'unauthorized cargo.' The ship and its 21 crew were released on 19 November.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊於2025年11月14日在霍爾木茲海峽扣押懸掛馬紹爾群島旗的油輪「塔拉拉號」（Talara），稱其載有「未經授權的貨物」。該船及21名船員於11月19日獲釋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker seizure",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "irgc navy",
      "talara"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-15-iran-starts-cloud-seeding-over-lake-urmia-as",
    "date": "2025-11-15",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran starts cloud seeding over Lake Urmia as driest autumn in 50 years hits reservoirs",
    "headlineZh": "50年來最乾旱秋季重創水庫，伊朗在烏爾米耶湖上空展開人工降雨",
    "summary": "Iran's Energy Ministry carried out its first cloud-seeding flight of the water year over Lake Urmia, spraying silver iodide and potassium iodide, with more operations planned in East and West Azerbaijan. The meteorological organisation said rainfall was about 89% below average, the driest autumn in 50 years. Officials said Tehran's reservoirs were at their lowest in 60 years as authorities urged rain prayers and rationed some supplies.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗能源部在烏爾米耶湖上空執行本水文年度首次人工降雨飛行，噴灑碘化銀和碘化鉀，並計劃在東、西亞塞拜然省展開更多作業。氣象組織稱降雨量較常年低約89%，為50年來最乾旱的秋季。官員表示德黑蘭水庫水位為60年來最低，當局呼籲祈雨並對部分供水實施配給。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202511161892"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-17/iran-starts-cloud-seeding-as-water-crisis-forces-rationing"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Week",
        "url": "https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2025/11/16/irans-water-crisis-cloud-seeding-operations-begin-as-severe-drought-dries-up-tehran.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "drought",
      "water-crisis",
      "cloud seeding"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-16-araghchi-says-iran-is-no-longer-enriching-uranium",
    "date": "2025-11-16",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi says Iran is no longer enriching uranium at any site",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊表示伊朗目前已無任何設施進行鈾濃縮",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on 16 November 2025 that Iran was not currently enriching uranium at any site, following the damage inflicted on its facilities in the June strikes.",
    "summaryZh": "外長阿拉格齊於2025年11月16日表示，在6月空襲造成設施損毀後，伊朗目前沒有在任何地點進行鈾濃縮。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "enrichment",
      "araghchi",
      "nuclear program"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-20-iaea-board-demands-iran-report-on-stockpile-tehran",
    "date": "2025-11-20",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IAEA board demands Iran report on stockpile; Tehran scraps Cairo deal",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署理事會要求伊朗申報濃縮鈾庫存，德黑蘭廢止開羅協議",
    "summary": "The IAEA Board of Governors passed a US-E3-sponsored resolution on 20 November 2025, 19 votes to three (China, Niger, Russia) with 12 abstentions, urging Iran to report 'without delay' on its enriched uranium and the facilities damaged in June. Araghchi called it 'illegal and unjustified' and Iran formally notified the agency the same day that the Cairo agreement was terminated.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署理事會於2025年11月20日以19票贊成、3票反對（中國、尼日、俄羅斯）、12票棄權，通過美國與英法德提出的決議，敦促伊朗「立即」申報濃縮鈾及6月受損設施狀況。阿拉格齊斥其「非法且不合理」，伊朗並於同日正式通知總署終止開羅協議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Arms Control Association",
        "url": "https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-12/news/iaea-passes-resolution-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD",
        "url": "https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/11/20/iaea-passes-resolution-demanding-information-on-status-of-iranian-nuclear-sites-enriched-uranium-stock/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "board of governors",
      "cairo agreement",
      "resolution"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-20-us-sanctions-58-targets-including-singapore-pilotage-firm",
    "date": "2025-11-20",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "US sanctions 58 targets including Singapore pilotage firm serving Iranian tankers in Malacca Strait",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁58個目標，包括為伊朗油輪在麻六甲海峽提供領航的新加坡公司",
    "summary": "The State Department designated 17 entities, individuals and vessels in India, Panama, the Seychelles and elsewhere, while Treasury designated 41 more, including an airline accused of supplying Iran-backed groups. State named Singapore-based Strasselink, which it said provided pilotage to National Iranian Tanker Company vessels carrying crude through the Malacca Strait 13 times in 2025, and two of its executives. Five vessel management companies were also designated.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國務院將印度、巴拿馬、塞席爾等地的17個實體、個人和船隻列入制裁，財政部另制裁41個目標，包括一家被指為伊朗支持團體提供補給的航空公司。國務院點名新加坡公司Strasselink，稱其2025年13次為載運原油穿越麻六甲海峽的伊朗國家油輪公司船隻提供領航服務，並制裁其兩名高層。另有五家船舶管理公司被列名。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US State Department",
        "url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/11/sanctioning-illicit-networks-engaged-in-iranian-petroleum-trade"
      },
      {
        "name": "US State Department fact sheet",
        "url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/11/sanctioning-entities-that-have-traded-in-irans-petroleum-2"
      },
      {
        "name": "S&P Global",
        "url": "https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/refined-products/112125-us-expands-sanctions-on-tankers-companies-involved-in-iran-oil-trade"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "shadow-fleet",
      "singapore",
      "malacca"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-23-israeli-strike-in-beirut-kills-hezbollah-chief-of",
    "date": "2025-11-23",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah chief of staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai",
    "headlineZh": "以色列空襲貝魯特，擊斃真主黨參謀長塔巴塔巴伊",
    "summary": "An Israeli airstrike on a nine-storey building in Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs on 23 November 2025 killed Hezbollah's military chief of staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai; Lebanon's health ministry said five people were killed and 28 wounded. He was the most senior Hezbollah commander killed since the November 2024 ceasefire, and Netanyahu said he had led the group's rebuilding.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2025年11月23日空襲貝魯特南郊哈雷特赫雷克一棟九層建築，擊斃真主黨軍事參謀長海瑟姆·阿里·塔巴塔巴伊；黎巴嫩衛生部稱5人死亡、28人受傷。他是2024年11月停火以來遭擊斃的最高階真主黨指揮官，納坦雅胡稱他主導該組織的重建。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/23/israel-bombs-southern-suburbs-of-beirut"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/slain-hezbollah-army-chief-led-groups-effort-to-rebuild-in-south-lebanon-report/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "tabatabai",
      "beirut",
      "targeted killing"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-11-26-drone-strike-shuts-kurdistans-khor-mor-gas-field",
    "date": "2025-11-26",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Drone strike shuts Kurdistan's Khor Mor gas field, knocking out most of region's power",
    "headlineZh": "無人機襲擊迫使庫德斯坦Khor Mor氣田停產，地區大部分電力中斷",
    "summary": "A drone hit a liquefied petroleum gas storage tank at the Khor Mor field in Sulaimani province late on 26 November, causing a fire and halting gas supply to power plants. Kurdish officials said about 3,000 MW of generation was lost and Al Jazeera reported 80% of the region's grid was disrupted. Iraqi investigators said two explosive drones were launched near Tuz Khurmatu; local officials blamed Iran-backed militias, and production restarted on 30 November.",
    "summaryZh": "11月26日深夜，一架無人機擊中蘇萊曼尼亞省Khor Mor氣田的液化石油氣儲罐，引發大火並中斷對電廠的供氣。庫德官員稱損失約3,000兆瓦發電量，半島電視台報導地區八成電網受影響。伊拉克調查人員稱兩架爆炸無人機自圖茲胡爾馬圖附近發射；地方官員歸咎伊朗支持的民兵，氣田於11月30日恢復生產。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/11/27/drone-strike-hits-iraqs-khor-mor-gas-field-and-cuts-supply-to-power-stations/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/27/gasfield-in-northern-iraq-hit-by-drone-attack-reports"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/12/iraq-investigation-concludes-drones-struck-khor-mor-gas-field-kurdistan-region-requests-air-defenses.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khor mor",
      "kurdistan",
      "drones",
      "militias"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-01-new-fm-motegi-urges-araghchi-to-resume-full",
    "date": "2025-12-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "New FM Motegi urges Araghchi to resume full IAEA cooperation in first call",
    "headlineZh": "新任外相茂木敏充首次與阿拉格齊通話，敦促恢復與國際原子能總署全面合作",
    "summary": "In his first call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi since taking office under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stressed the importance of an early resumption of US-Iran talks and urged Iran to immediately resume full cooperation with the IAEA.",
    "summaryZh": "外相茂木敏充在高市早苗內閣上任後首次與伊朗外長阿拉格齊通話，強調美伊應盡早恢復談判，並敦促伊朗立即恢復與國際原子能總署全面合作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251216201931/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01873.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "motegi",
      "araghchi",
      "iaea"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日伊外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI emphasized the importance of the early resumption of talks between the United States and Iran toward a resolution of Iran's nuclear issue through dialogue, and urged Iran to immediately resume full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相強調美伊盡早恢復談判、以對話解決伊朗核問題的重要性，並敦促伊朗立即恢復與國際原子能總署（IAEA）的全面合作。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-03-rial-falls-to-new-low-of-12-million",
    "date": "2025-12-03",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rial falls to new low of 1.2 million per dollar as sanctions bite",
    "headlineZh": "制裁影響加劇，里亞爾跌至每美元120萬新低",
    "summary": "Iran's rial fell to a record 1.2 million to the US dollar on 3 December 2025 as reimposed UN nuclear sanctions squeezed the economy, compared with 1.17 million after the snapback at the end of September.",
    "summaryZh": "受重新恢復的聯合國核制裁衝擊，伊朗里亞爾於2025年12月3日跌至每美元120萬的歷史新低，9月底快速恢復制裁後約為117萬。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/irans-currency-falls-new-low-nuclear-sanctions-squeeze-ailing-economy-rcna247259"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "sanctions",
      "inflation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-12-iran-seizes-foreign-tanker-off-jask-over-alleged",
    "date": "2025-12-12",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran seizes foreign tanker off Jask over alleged smuggling of 6 million liters of fuel",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在賈斯克外海扣押外籍油輪，指其走私600萬公升燃料",
    "summary": "Iranian authorities seized a foreign-flagged tanker with 18 South Asian crew off Jask in the Gulf of Oman on 12 December 2025, accusing it of smuggling 6 million liters of fuel.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗當局於2025年12月12日在阿曼灣賈斯克外海扣押一艘外籍油輪，船上有18名南亞船員，指控其走私600萬公升燃料。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker seizure",
      "fuel smuggling",
      "gulf of oman",
      "jask"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-12-nobel-laureate-narges-mohammadi-rearrested-at-memorial-in",
    "date": "2025-12-12",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi rearrested at memorial in Mashhad",
    "headlineZh": "諾貝爾和平獎得主穆罕默迪在馬什哈德悼念活動上再度被捕",
    "summary": "Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was rearrested on 12 December 2025 at a memorial in Mashhad for a deceased human rights lawyer. In February 2026 she was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and internal exile.",
    "summaryZh": "諾貝爾和平獎得主納爾吉斯·穆罕默迪於2025年12月12日在馬什哈德一場悼念已故人權律師的活動上再度被捕。2026年2月她被判處7年半徒刑及境內流放。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "narges mohammadi",
      "human rights",
      "arrest",
      "nobel"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-13-iran-raises-gasoline-prices-for-first-time-since",
    "date": "2025-12-13",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran raises gasoline prices for first time since 2019 under three-tier scheme",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗實施三級油價制度，2019年以來首次調漲汽油價格",
    "summary": "Iran raised fuel prices on 13 December 2025 under a revised three-tier subsidy system, the first increase since the deadly 2019 fuel-price protests. The rial hit 1.28 million per dollar that day and a record 1.312 million on 15 December.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2025年12月13日依修訂後的三級補貼制度調漲燃油價格，為2019年致命油價抗議以來首次調漲。里亞爾當日跌至每美元128萬，12月15日更創下131.2萬的新低。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512153499"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "fuel prices",
      "subsidies",
      "gasoline",
      "rial"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-16-amnesty-iran-expelled-about-16-million-afghans-between",
    "date": "2025-12-16",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Amnesty: Iran expelled about 1.6 million Afghans between January and October 2025",
    "headlineZh": "國際特赦組織：伊朗2025年1月至10月驅逐約160萬阿富汗人",
    "summary": "Amnesty International said Iran expelled about 1.6 million Afghans between January and October 2025, including more than 900,000 between July and October. Together with Pakistan, more than 2.6 million Afghans were deported in 2025, roughly 60% of them women and children. Amnesty urged all states to stop forced returns to Taliban rule.",
    "summaryZh": "國際特赦組織表示，伊朗在2025年1月至10月間驅逐約160萬阿富汗人，其中7月至10月逾90萬人。連同巴基斯坦，2025年共有逾260萬阿富汗人遭驅逐，約六成為婦女和兒童。國際特赦組織敦促各國停止將人強制遣返至塔利班統治下。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Amnesty International",
        "url": "https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/12/afghanistan-forced-returns-to-taliban-rule-must-end-as-latest-figures-reveal-millions-unlawfully-deported-in-2025/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "afghan refugees",
      "deportations",
      "amnesty"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-16-handala-publishes-details-of-13-arrow-and-davids",
    "date": "2025-12-16",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Handala publishes details of 13 Arrow and David's Sling designers, offers $30,000 bounty",
    "headlineZh": "Handala公布13名箭式與大衛投石索系統設計人員資料，懸賞3萬美元",
    "summary": "The Iran-linked Handala group published personal details of 13 people it said designed Israeli air defence systems including Arrow and David's Sling. It offered a $30,000 reward for information on Israel's military industry. Weeks earlier it had claimed to leave flowers in the car of a senior Israeli nuclear scientist and doxxed alleged Unit 8200 members.",
    "summaryZh": "與伊朗有關的Handala組織公布13名據稱設計箭式及大衛投石索等以色列防空系統人員的個人資料，並懸賞3萬美元徵求以色列軍工業情報。數週前該組織聲稱在一名以色列資深核科學家車內放置鮮花，並公開據稱8200部隊成員的個資。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512164597"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ynet",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s161vadwbx"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "doxxing",
      "defence industry"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-18-iran-linked-hackers-leak-chats-and-contact-list",
    "date": "2025-12-18",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iran-linked hackers leak chats and contact list from ex-PM Bennett's account",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗相關駭客洩露前總理班奈特帳戶的對話與通訊錄",
    "summary": "Handala claimed to have hacked former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's phone and published chat messages and a 141-page contact list. Bennett said only his Telegram account had been breached. The group followed with claims against Netanyahu aide Tzachi Braverman on 28 December, which the Prime Minister's Office denied, and leaked photos it said came from ex-minister Ayelet Shaked's phone on 3 January.",
    "summaryZh": "Handala聲稱入侵前總理班奈特的手機，並公布聊天訊息及141頁的通訊錄。班奈特表示只有其Telegram帳戶遭入侵。該組織其後於12月28日聲稱入侵納坦雅胡幕僚長Tzachi Braverman的手機（總理辦公室否認），並於1月3日公布據稱來自前部長Ayelet Shaked手機的照片。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wall Street Journal",
        "url": "https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-hacks-former-israeli-prime-minister-in-new-tehran-linked-cyberattack-f1a959ca"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512284069"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-linked-hackers-claim-they-breached-former-minister-ayelet-shakeds-phone/amp/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "bennett",
      "hack-and-leak"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-20-iran-executes-man-in-urmia-convicted-of-spying",
    "date": "2025-12-20",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes man in Urmia convicted of spying for Mossad",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在烏爾米耶處決一名被判為摩薩德從事間諜活動的男子",
    "summary": "Iranian authorities executed a man in Urmia on 20 December 2025 who had been convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad, part of a surge in espionage-related executions after the June war.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗當局於2025年12月20日在烏爾米耶處決一名被判為以色列摩薩德從事間諜活動的男子，是6月戰爭後間諜罪處決激增的一部分。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "execution",
      "mossad",
      "urmia",
      "espionage"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-23-iravani-resolution-2231-expired-and-ceased-to-have",
    "date": "2025-12-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iravani: resolution 2231 expired and \"ceased to have any legal effect\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉瓦尼：第2231號決議已失效，「不再具有任何法律效力」",
    "summary": "Objecting to the Security Council meeting itself, Iran's ambassador said resolution 2231 expired on 18 October 2025 and the Council had no mandate to discuss it.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗大使反對召開該次安理會會議，表示第2231號決議已於2025年10月18日失效，安理會無權討論。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16263)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16263.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/24/iran-rejects-inspections-of-bombed-nuclear-sites-without-iaea-framework"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iravani",
      "un security council",
      "resolution 2231",
      "snapback"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Amir Saeid Iravani",
      "speakerZh": "伊拉瓦尼",
      "role": "Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "伊朗常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "As of that date, it ceased to have any legal effect or operative mandate.",
      "quoteZh": "自該日起，它已不再具有任何法律效力或執行授權。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-23-us-at-unsc-there-can-be-no-enrichment",
    "date": "2025-12-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US at UNSC: \"There can be no enrichment inside of Iran\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國於安理會：「伊朗境內不能有任何濃縮活動」",
    "summary": "At a Security Council meeting on resolution 2231 after the snapback, the US representative said Washington remained available for direct talks and urged Tehran to take Trump's \"hand of diplomacy\".",
    "summaryZh": "在制裁快速恢復後的安理會第2231號決議會議上，美國代表表示華府仍願意直接談判，並敦促德黑蘭接受川普的「外交之手」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16263)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16263.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "enrichment",
      "resolution 2231"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "美國駐聯合國安理會代表",
      "role": "United States delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "There can be no enrichment inside of Iran",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗境內不能有任何濃縮活動"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-24-irgc-seizes-tanker-with-16-crew-in-persian",
    "date": "2025-12-24",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "IRGC seizes tanker with 16 crew in Persian Gulf over 4 million liters of fuel",
    "headlineZh": "革命衛隊在波斯灣扣押載有16名船員的油輪，指其走私400萬公升燃料",
    "summary": "The IRGC seized a foreign-flagged tanker with 16 crew in the Persian Gulf on 24 December 2025, alleging it was smuggling 4 million liters of fuel.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊於2025年12月24日在波斯灣扣押一艘載有16名船員的外籍油輪，指其走私400萬公升燃料。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker seizure",
      "irgc navy",
      "fuel smuggling",
      "persian gulf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-27-pezeshkian-iran-is-in-a-full-fledged-war",
    "date": "2025-12-27",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian: Iran is in \"a full-fledged war with America, Israel and Europe\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安：伊朗正與「美國、以色列和歐洲處於全面戰爭」",
    "summary": "In an interview with the official website of the Supreme Leader, Iran's president said the confrontation was more complex and difficult than the 1980–88 war with Iraq.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統接受最高領袖官方網站訪問時表示，這場對抗比1980至1988年的兩伊戰爭更複雜、更艱難。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/27/iran-president-says-us-israel-europe-waging-full-fledged-war-on-country"
      },
      {
        "name": "JNS",
        "url": "https://www.jns.org/full-fledged-war-with-us-israel-europe-iranian-president-says/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "sanctions",
      "economy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "In my opinion, we are in a full-fledged war with America, Israel and Europe. They do not want our country to stand on its feet.",
      "quoteZh": "在我看來，我們正與美國、以色列和歐洲處於全面戰爭之中。他們不希望我們的國家站穩腳跟。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-28-tehran-bazaar-merchants-strike-as-rial-plunges-7",
    "date": "2025-12-28",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Tehran bazaar merchants strike as rial plunges 7% in a day to about 1.44 million",
    "headlineZh": "里亞爾單日暴跌7%至約144萬，德黑蘭市集商人罷市",
    "summary": "Shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar and other markets closed their shops and marched on 28 December 2025 after the rial fell more than 7% in a day to around 1.44 million per dollar, from about 1.14 million a month earlier. Food prices were about 72% higher year-on-year. The strike marked the start of nationwide protests.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年12月28日，里亞爾單日重挫逾7%至每美元約144萬（一個月前約為114萬），德黑蘭大市集及其他市場商家關店並上街遊行。食品價格年增約72%。這場罷市揭開全國抗議的序幕。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/29/protests-strikes-after-irans-economic-situation-rapidly-deteriorates"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512291716"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "protests",
      "bazaar",
      "strike",
      "rial",
      "inflation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-29-central-bank-governor-farzin-resigns-hemmati-named-to",
    "date": "2025-12-29",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Central bank governor Farzin resigns; Hemmati named to replace him",
    "headlineZh": "央行總裁法爾津辭職，赫馬提接任",
    "summary": "Central Bank of Iran governor Mohammad Reza Farzin resigned on 29 December 2025 as protests spread over the rial's record low, and President Pezeshkian named former economy minister Abdolnaser Hemmati as the new governor.",
    "summaryZh": "隨著里亞爾創新低引發的抗議蔓延，伊朗中央銀行總裁穆罕默德·禮薩·法爾津於2025年12月29日辭職，裴澤斯基安總統任命前經濟部長阿卜杜勒納賽爾·赫馬提接任。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/29/protests-strikes-after-irans-economic-situation-rapidly-deteriorates"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "central bank",
      "farzin",
      "hemmati",
      "currency crisis"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-29-trump-with-netanyahu-if-iran-rebuilds-well-knock",
    "date": "2025-12-29",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump with Netanyahu: if Iran rebuilds, \"We'll knock the hell out of them\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普與納坦雅胡同台：若伊朗重建，「我們會把他們打得落花流水」",
    "summary": "Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago alongside Israel's prime minister, Trump said the US would back Israeli strikes on Iran's missile programme and would act immediately against any nuclear rebuilding.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在海湖莊園與以色列總理一同對記者表示，美國將支持以色列打擊伊朗飛彈計劃，並會立即對任何核重建採取行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/29/trump-says-us-would-back-strikes-against-irans-missile-programme"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/30/iran-warns-of-severe-response-in-wake-of-trumps-new-strikes-threat"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "netanyahu",
      "missiles",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are, we're going to have to knock them down. We'll knock them down. We'll knock the hell out of them. But, hopefully, that's not happening.",
      "quoteZh": "現在我聽說伊朗正試圖再次壯大，如果真是這樣，我們將不得不把他們打倒。我們會把他們打倒，把他們打得落花流水。但希望這種事不會發生。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-29-waltz-backs-iranian-protesters-the-people-of-iran",
    "date": "2025-12-29",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Waltz backs Iranian protesters: \"The people of Iran want freedom\"",
    "headlineZh": "華爾茲聲援伊朗抗議者：「伊朗人民想要自由」",
    "summary": "As protests spread in Iran amid a currency collapse, the US ambassador to the UN voiced support for demonstrators in a post on X.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗貨幣崩跌、抗議蔓延之際，美國駐聯合國大使在X平台發文聲援示威者。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512291495"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "waltz",
      "protests",
      "un"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mike Waltz",
      "speakerZh": "華爾茲",
      "role": "US Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "美國常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "The people of Iran want freedom. They have suffered at the hands of the ayatollahs for too long.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗人民想要自由。他們在阿亞圖拉手下受苦太久了。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-30-us-sanctions-entities-tied-to-iranvenezuela-drone-trade",
    "date": "2025-12-30",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US sanctions entities tied to Iran–Venezuela drone trade and missile chemicals",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁涉及伊朗－委內瑞拉無人機貿易及飛彈化學品的實體",
    "summary": "OFAC on 30 December 2025 designated ten individuals and entities linked to Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle trade with Venezuela and to sourcing missile-related chemicals for Iran's defence industry, following earlier nonproliferation rounds tied to the reimposed UN sanctions.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部海外資產控制辦公室於2025年12月30日制裁10個與伊朗對委內瑞拉無人機貿易及為伊朗國防工業採購飛彈相關化學品有關的個人與實體，接續先前配合聯合國恢復制裁的數輪防擴散制裁。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512303533"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "sanctions",
      "venezuela",
      "drones",
      "nonproliferation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2025-12-31-protesters-storm-fasa-governorate-building-basij-member-killed",
    "date": "2025-12-31",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Protesters storm Fasa governorate building; Basij member killed in Kuhdasht",
    "headlineZh": "抗議者衝擊法薩省府大樓，庫赫達什特一名巴斯基成員喪生",
    "summary": "On 31 December 2025 protesters partially destroyed a provincial government building in Fasa, Fars province, and a Basij volunteer was killed in clashes with protesters in Kuhdasht, Lorestan province, as unrest spread beyond Tehran.",
    "summaryZh": "2025年12月31日，抗議者部分摧毀法爾斯省法薩的地方政府大樓，洛雷斯坦省庫赫達什特一名巴斯基志願民兵在與抗議者衝突中喪生，動盪蔓延至德黑蘭以外。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "protests",
      "fasa",
      "kuhdasht",
      "basij",
      "unrest"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-01-first-deaths-reported-as-protesters-clash-with-security",
    "date": "2026-01-01",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "First deaths reported as protesters clash with security forces in several Iranian cities",
    "headlineZh": "抗議者與安全部隊在多座伊朗城市衝突，首度傳出死亡",
    "summary": "Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on 1 January 2026, with at least six people reported killed in the first deaths since the economic unrest escalated; a rights group counted at least seven and a semi-official agency at least three. At least three people were reported killed in Azna, Lorestan province.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年1月1日，抗議者與安全部隊在伊朗多座城市爆發衝突，至少6人死亡，為經濟動盪升級以來首度出現死亡；一人權組織統計至少7人，半官方通訊社則稱至少3人。洛雷斯坦省阿茲納據報至少3人死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-us-intervene-iran-kills-protesters-economic-unrest-rcna251875"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "protests",
      "casualties",
      "azna",
      "lorestan"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-02-trump-says-us-is-locked-and-loaded-to",
    "date": "2026-01-02",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump says US is 'locked and loaded' to rescue Iranian protesters if they are killed",
    "headlineZh": "川普稱若伊朗殺害抗議者，美國已「子彈上膛」準備馳援",
    "summary": "Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social early on 2 January 2026 that if Iran 'violently kills peaceful protesters... the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go.' Senior Iranian officials warned that US intervention would make American forces in the region 'legitimate targets.'",
    "summaryZh": "川普於2026年1月2日凌晨在Truth Social發文稱，若伊朗「暴力殺害和平抗議者……美國將前來營救。我們已子彈上膛、準備出發」。伊朗高層官員警告，美國干預將使其在區域內的部隊成為「合法目標」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "ABC News",
        "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-warns-us-locked-loaded-iran-kills-peaceful/story?id=128845602"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/2/trump-and-top-iranian-official-exchange-threats-over-protests-in-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "protests",
      "threats",
      "truth social"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-05-state-department-persian-account-warns-iran-dont-mess",
    "date": "2026-01-05",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "State Department Persian account warns Iran: \"Don't mess with President Trump\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國國務院波斯語帳號警告伊朗：「別招惹川普總統」",
    "summary": "As protests continued in Iran, the US State Department's Persian-language X account posted a warning to Iran's leadership.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗抗議持續之際，美國國務院的波斯語X帳號向伊朗領導層發出警告。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Times of India",
        "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/dont-play-games-with-trump-state-department-warns-iran-in-persian-post-calls-us-prez-man-of-action/articleshow/126350405.cms"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "state department",
      "protests",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US State Department (Persian-language X account)",
      "speakerZh": "美國國務院（波斯語X帳號）",
      "role": "US Department of State",
      "roleZh": "美國國務院",
      "quote": "President Trump is a man of action. If you didn't know before, now you do. Don't mess with President Trump.",
      "quoteZh": "川普總統是個行動派。如果你以前不知道，現在你知道了。別招惹川普總統。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-08-aoun-backs-army-as-it-declares-control-south",
    "date": "2026-01-08",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Aoun backs army as it declares control south of the Litani, eyes next disarmament phase",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩軍方宣布控制利塔尼河以南，奧恩表態支持並著眼下一階段",
    "summary": "President Joseph Aoun fully backed the Lebanese army's statement on its operations south of the Litani River, calling the deployment a national decision aimed at a state monopoly on weapons. The army said it was ready to move to the second phase of its plan, extending north to the Awali River. Aoun called repeated Israeli attacks 'a blatant breach of the ceasefire' and urged a full Israeli withdrawal.",
    "summaryZh": "總統奧恩全力支持黎巴嫩軍方就利塔尼河以南行動發表的聲明，稱部署是旨在由國家壟斷武器的國家決定。軍方表示已準備進入計畫第二階段，向北延伸至阿瓦利河。奧恩稱以色列一再攻擊「公然違反停火」，並敦促以色列全面撤軍。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "LBCI",
        "url": "https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/898638/lbci-lebanon-articles/en"
      },
      {
        "name": "LBCI",
        "url": "https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/898711/lbci-lebanon-articles/en"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "disarmament",
      "laf",
      "litani"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-08-iran-imposes-nationwide-internet-blackout-as-crowds-answer",
    "date": "2026-01-08",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran imposes nationwide internet blackout as crowds answer Reza Pahlavi's protest call",
    "headlineZh": "群眾響應巴勒維號召上街，伊朗實施全國斷網",
    "summary": "NetBlocks reported a nationwide internet outage in Iran on the evening of 8 January 2026, immediately after large crowds took to the streets in Tehran and other cities in response to exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi's call for 8 p.m. protests; phone lines were also cut. Cloudflare Radar data showed Iran's announced IPv6 address space fell about 98.5% hours earlier. The blackout lasted for months.",
    "summaryZh": "NetBlocks報告，2026年1月8日晚間，大批群眾響應流亡王儲禮薩·巴勒維晚間8時抗議的號召走上德黑蘭等城市街頭後，伊朗隨即全國斷網，電話線路亦被切斷。Cloudflare Radar數據顯示，數小時前伊朗對外宣告的IPv6位址空間已驟降約98.5%。此次斷網持續數月。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/middleeast/how-irans-protests-spread-intl"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601085224"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet blackout",
      "netblocks",
      "reza pahlavi",
      "protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-09-emirates-flydubai-qatar-airways-and-turkish-airlines-halt",
    "date": "2026-01-09",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Emirates, flydubai, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines halt Iran flights amid unrest",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋航空、杜拜航空、卡達航空及土耳其航空因動盪停飛伊朗",
    "summary": "Emirates, flydubai and Qatar Airways began cancelling flights to Iran on 9 January 2026, followed by Austrian Airlines and Turkish Airlines; flydubai cancelled all services to Tehran, Shiraz, Mashhad and Bandar Abbas and Etihad also halted flights. Lufthansa, which had planned to resume Frankfurt–Tehran flights on 16 January, suspended them through 28 January and later until 29 March.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋航空、杜拜航空及卡達航空於2026年1月9日開始取消飛往伊朗的航班，奧地利航空與土耳其航空隨後跟進；杜拜航空取消飛往德黑蘭、設拉子、馬什哈德及阿巴斯港的全部航班，阿提哈德航空亦停飛。原定1月16日恢復法蘭克福—德黑蘭航線的漢莎航空，則暫停至1月28日，其後再延至3月29日。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/01/09/uae-and-qatar-airlines-suspend-flights-to-iran-amid-escalating-civil-unrest/"
      },
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/01/25/us-iran-flights-update/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "airlines",
      "flight suspensions",
      "aviation",
      "lufthansa"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-12-trump-announces-25-tariff-on-any-country-doing",
    "date": "2026-01-12",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump announces 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran",
    "headlineZh": "川普宣布對任何與伊朗有生意往來的國家課徵25%關稅",
    "summary": "Trump posted on 12 January 2026 that 'effective immediately' any country doing business with Iran would pay a 25% tariff on all business with the United States, calling the order 'final and conclusive.' No executive action accompanied the post; for China the levy could have meant a minimum rate of 45%.",
    "summaryZh": "川普於2026年1月12日發文稱，「即刻生效」，任何與伊朗做生意的國家，與美國的所有往來都須繳納25%關稅，並稱此令「最終且不可更改」。該貼文並未附帶行政命令；對中國而言，這可能意味最低45%的稅率。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/business/tariffs-trump-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/12/trump-says-any-country-doing-business-with-iran-will-face-25-percent-tariff"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tariffs",
      "trump",
      "china",
      "secondary sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-14-execution-of-protester-erfan-soltani-postponed-as-trump",
    "date": "2026-01-14",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Execution of protester Erfan Soltani postponed as Trump says 'killing has stopped'",
    "headlineZh": "抗議者索爾塔尼死刑延後執行，川普稱「殺戮已停止」",
    "summary": "Rights groups said 26-year-old protester Erfan Soltani, detained in Fardis on 8 January, was due to be hanged on 14 January 2026 in what would have been the first execution tied to the protests. His family said on 15 January it had been postponed, while Iran's judiciary called reports of a death sentence a 'fabrication.' Trump said he had been told 'the killing in Iran is stopping' and there was no plan for executions.",
    "summaryZh": "人權團體表示，1月8日在法爾迪斯被捕的26歲抗議者埃爾凡·索爾塔尼原定於2026年1月14日被處絞刑，這將是首宗與抗議相關的處決。其家屬於1月15日表示行刑已延後，伊朗司法部門則稱死刑判決的報導是「捏造」。川普表示他獲告知「伊朗的殺戮正在停止」，且沒有處決計畫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/middleeast/erfan-soltani-iranian-protester-execution-fears-intl"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Death sentence of Erfan Soltani",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_sentence_of_Erfan_Soltani"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "erfan soltani",
      "death penalty",
      "protests",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-15-brent-drops-over-4-to-6376-as-trump",
    "date": "2026-01-15",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent drops over 4% to $63.76 as Trump remarks ease fears of US strike on Iran",
    "headlineZh": "川普言論緩解美國攻伊憂慮，布蘭特原油跌逾4%至63.76美元",
    "summary": "Brent crude fell more than 4% to settle at $63.76 a barrel after touching $66.82 on 14 January, its highest since September, as Trump's comments reduced fears of US military action over Iran's protest crackdown. US crude ended at $59.19. Prices had risen about 4% the previous week on supply worries over Venezuela and Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "布蘭特原油在1月14日觸及66.82美元（去年9月以來最高）後，跌逾4%收於每桶63.76美元，因川普的言論降低了市場對美國就伊朗鎮壓抗議採取軍事行動的憂慮。美國原油收於59.19美元。前一週油價因委內瑞拉和伊朗供應憂慮上漲約4%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-oil-prices-dip-more-than-1-trump-remarks-reduce-fears-about-iran-2026-01-14/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%932028_world_oil_market_chronology"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "oil-prices",
      "risk premium"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-15-iran-at-unsc-trumps-help-is-on-its",
    "date": "2026-01-15",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC: Trump's \"Help is on its way\" amounts to \"explicit calls for regime change\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會：川普「援助即將到來」等言論是「明確呼籲政權更迭」",
    "summary": "At a Security Council meeting where Iranian dissidents described the protest crackdown, Iran's representative said the briefers advanced US and Israeli agendas and warned against any use of force.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗異見人士描述鎮壓抗議的安理會會議上，伊朗代表稱簡報者是在推動美以議程，並警告勿使用武力。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16276)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16276.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "protests",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "explicit calls for regime change, violence and military aggression",
      "quoteZh": "明確呼籲政權更迭、暴力與軍事侵略"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-15-us-sanctions-ali-larijani-and-four-security-officials",
    "date": "2026-01-15",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US sanctions Ali Larijani and four security officials over protest crackdown",
    "headlineZh": "美國就鎮壓抗議制裁拉里賈尼及四名安全官員",
    "summary": "The United States on 15 January 2026 sanctioned Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani and four other Iranian security officials over the crackdown on protests. The same day Iran's Civil Aviation Organization imposed a four-hour shutdown of Iranian airspace.",
    "summaryZh": "美國於2026年1月15日以鎮壓抗議為由，制裁國家安全最高委員會秘書阿里·拉里賈尼及另外四名伊朗安全官員。同日伊朗民航組織關閉伊朗領空四小時。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "sanctions",
      "larijani",
      "human rights",
      "airspace closure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-17-khamenei-acknowledges-thousands-killed-in-protests-some-in",
    "date": "2026-01-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei acknowledges thousands killed in protests, \"some in an inhuman, savage manner\", blames US",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊首度承認數千人在抗議中喪生，「有些死得慘無人道」，歸咎美國",
    "summary": "In a speech, Iran's Supreme Leader acknowledged for the first time that thousands died during the nationwide protests and blamed the United States and Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗最高領袖在演說中首度承認數千人在全國抗議期間死亡，並歸咎於美國和以色列。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglee733wno"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/17/irans-khamenei-says-us-israel-links-behind-thousands-killed-in-protests"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "some in an inhuman, savage manner",
      "quoteZh": "有些人是以慘無人道、野蠻的方式（被殺）"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-17-trump-its-time-to-look-for-new-leadership",
    "date": "2026-01-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: \"It's time to look for new leadership in Iran\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：「是時候為伊朗尋找新領導層了」",
    "summary": "Responding to Khamenei's posts blaming him for protester deaths, Trump told Politico the Supreme Leader was guilty of the country's destruction and of violence \"at levels never seen before\".",
    "summaryZh": "川普回應哈梅內伊指責他造成抗議者死亡的貼文，對Politico表示最高領袖應為國家的毀滅和「前所未見程度」的暴力負責。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "TIME",
        "url": "https://time.com/7347132/trump-khamenei-iran-protests/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Politico",
        "url": "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/17/trump-to-politico-its-time-to-look-for-new-leadership-in-iran-00735528"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "khamenei",
      "protests",
      "regime change"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "It's time to look for new leadership in Iran. What he is guilty of, as the leader of a country, is the complete destruction of the country and the use of violence at levels never seen before.",
      "quoteZh": "是時候為伊朗尋找新的領導層了。作為一國領袖，他的罪責在於徹底摧毀了這個國家，並以前所未見的程度使用暴力。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-23-us-sanctions-nine-more-shadow-fleet-tankers-carrying",
    "date": "2026-01-23",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US sanctions nine more 'shadow fleet' tankers carrying Iranian oil",
    "headlineZh": "美國再制裁9艘運送伊朗石油的「影子船隊」油輪",
    "summary": "The United States sanctioned nine vessels on 23 January 2026 that it said were part of Iran's 'shadow fleet' used to evade oil export sanctions.",
    "summaryZh": "美國於2026年1月23日制裁9艘船隻，指其屬於伊朗用以規避石油出口制裁的「影子船隊」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "shadow fleet",
      "tankers",
      "ofac",
      "oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-26-kataib-hezbollah-tells-fighters-worldwide-to-prepare-for",
    "date": "2026-01-26",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Kataib Hezbollah tells fighters worldwide to prepare for 'comprehensive war' in support of Iran",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨旅呼籲全球戰士準備為支持伊朗打「全面戰爭」",
    "summary": "Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah called on its fighters to prepare to fight on behalf of the Iranian government, as US forces massed in the region following Tehran's deadly crackdown on protests. The Iran-aligned faction framed a possible US attack on Iran as a threat to the whole 'axis'. The statement came as the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group entered the CENTCOM area.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克真主黨旅呼籲其戰士準備為伊朗政府而戰，時值德黑蘭血腥鎮壓抗議後美軍在區域集結。這個親伊朗派系將美國可能攻擊伊朗定性為對整個「軸心」的威脅。聲明發表時，美軍林肯號航艦打擊群已進入中央司令部責任區。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Shafaq News",
        "url": "https://shafaq.com/en/Iraq/Iran-aligned-Iraqi-faction-urges-fighters-to-prepare-for-comprehensive-war"
      },
      {
        "name": "WANA",
        "url": "https://wanaen.com/kataib-hezbollah-calls-on-fighters-worldwide-to-prepare-to-support-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "axis of resistance",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-26-uss-abraham-lincoln-strike-group-enters-centcom-area",
    "date": "2026-01-26",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "USS Abraham Lincoln strike group enters CENTCOM area after diversion from South China Sea",
    "headlineZh": "林肯號航艦打擊群自南海轉調，進入美軍中央司令部轄區",
    "summary": "CENTCOM confirmed on 26 January 2026 that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, with destroyers Frank E. Petersen Jr., Spruance and Michael Murphy, had entered its area of responsibility after Trump ordered it west from the South China Sea in mid-January. Trump described a 'massive fleet' heading toward Iran 'just in case.'",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部於2026年1月26日證實，林肯號航艦打擊群（含驅逐艦小法蘭克·彼得森號、史普魯恩斯號與麥可·墨菲號）在川普1月中旬下令自南海西調後，已進入其責任區。川普稱有「龐大艦隊」正駛向伊朗「以防萬一」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "USNI News",
        "url": "https://news.usni.org/2026/01/26/abraham-lincoln-carrier-strike-group-now-in-u-s-central-command"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-carrier-strike-group-middle-east-region-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uss abraham lincoln",
      "carrier",
      "centcom",
      "military buildup"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-27-rial-hits-record-15-million-per-dollar-weeks",
    "date": "2026-01-27",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rial hits record 1.5 million per dollar weeks after protests",
    "headlineZh": "抗議爆發數週後，里亞爾跌至每美元150萬歷史新低",
    "summary": "Iran's currency dropped to a record 1,500,000 rials to the US dollar on 27 January 2026, according to several Iranian currency-tracking websites, weeks after protests sparked by the rial's collapse swept the country.",
    "summaryZh": "據多個伊朗匯率追蹤網站，伊朗貨幣於2026年1月27日跌至每美元150萬里亞爾的歷史新低，此時距里亞爾崩跌引發的全國抗議已數週。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/27/irans-currency-drops-to-record-low-against-dollar-as-tensions"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "record low",
      "economy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-28-iran-hangs-hamidreza-sabet-esmailpour-for-aiding-mossad",
    "date": "2026-01-28",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran hangs Hamidreza Sabet Esmailpour for aiding Mossad 'sabotage' at missile sites",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗絞死被控協助摩薩德破壞飛彈基地的Hamidreza Sabet Esmailpour",
    "summary": "Iran executed Hamidreza Sabet Esmailpour, arrested in April 2025, after convicting him of passing information to a Mossad agent, buying equipment for 'sabotage operations' at missile sites and moving explosive-rigged vehicles, the judiciary's Mizan agency said. It followed the 7 January execution of Ali Ardestani on similar charges. Rights groups said 12 people had been hanged for spying for Israel since the June 2025 war.",
    "summaryZh": "司法機構旗下Mizan通訊社稱，伊朗處決2025年4月被捕的Hamidreza Sabet Esmailpour，罪名包括向摩薩德特工提供情報、為飛彈基地的「破壞行動」購買設備及運送裝有炸藥的車輛。此前Ali Ardestani已於1月7日以類似罪名被處決。人權組織稱自2025年6月戰爭以來已有12人以替以色列從事間諜活動罪名被絞死。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "France 24 (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260128-iran-executes-man-accused-spying-israel-judiciary-says"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "mossad",
      "espionage"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-29-eu-agrees-to-designate-irgc-as-terrorist-organisation",
    "date": "2026-01-29",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "EU agrees to designate IRGC as terrorist organisation, adds 15 people to sanctions list",
    "headlineZh": "歐盟同意將伊斯蘭革命衛隊列為恐怖組織，並新增15人制裁",
    "summary": "EU foreign ministers agreed unanimously on 29 January 2026 to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, putting it 'on the same footing' as al-Qaeda and ISIS, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. They also added 15 individuals and six entities, including senior IRGC commanders, to asset-freeze and visa-ban lists. Iran called the move 'illegal and unjustified.'",
    "summaryZh": "歐盟外交政策負責人卡拉斯表示，歐盟外長於2026年1月29日一致同意將伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊列為恐怖組織，使其與蓋達組織及伊斯蘭國「同等看待」。外長們並將包括革命衛隊高階指揮官在內的15人及6個實體列入資產凍結與簽證禁令名單。伊朗斥此舉「非法且不合理」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "ABC News (Australia)",
        "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-30/eu-designates-iran-revolutionary-guard-a-terror-organisation/106285596"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202601298967"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eu",
      "irgc",
      "terrorist designation",
      "kallas"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-30-araghchi-negotiations-cannot-take-place-under-the-shadow",
    "date": "2026-01-30",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: negotiations \"cannot take place under the shadow of threats\"; missiles off the table",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：談判「不能在威脅陰影下進行」；飛彈不在談判範圍",
    "summary": "At a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, as a US naval strike group operated in the region, Iran's foreign minister said Iran was ready for \"fair and equitable\" talks.",
    "summaryZh": "在美國海軍打擊群於區域內活動之際，伊朗外長與土耳其外長費丹舉行聯合記者會，表示伊朗準備進行「公平公正」的談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/31/irans-president-says-trump-netanyahu-eu-stirred-tensions-during-protests"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "missiles",
      "negotiations",
      "turkey"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "I should also state unequivocally that Iran's defensive and missile capabilities – and Iran's missiles – will never be the subject of any negotiations.",
      "quoteZh": "我也必須明確表示，伊朗的防禦與飛彈能力——以及伊朗的飛彈——永遠不會成為任何談判的議題。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-01-30-brent-ends-january-at-7069-near-highest-since",
    "date": "2026-01-30",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent ends January at $70.69, near highest since August, as Trump weighs Iran strike",
    "headlineZh": "川普考慮打擊伊朗，布蘭特原油1月收於70.69美元，接近去年8月以來高位",
    "summary": "Brent finished January at $70.69 a barrel and US crude at $65.21, hovering near their highest levels since August 2025 as Trump considered a strike on Iran. Traders priced in a risk premium as a US carrier strike group moved into the region. Prices had been in the low $60s earlier in the month.",
    "summaryZh": "由於川普考慮打擊伊朗，布蘭特原油1月收於每桶70.69美元，美國原油收於65.21美元，徘徊在2025年8月以來的高位附近。隨著美國航艦打擊群進入該地區，交易員計入風險溢價。月初油價還在60美元出頭。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-hovers-near-multi-month-highs-trump-considers-iran-strike-2026-01-30/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%932028_world_oil_market_chronology"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "oil-prices",
      "risk premium"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-01-iran-designates-european-militaries-as-terrorist-groups-in",
    "date": "2026-02-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Iran designates European militaries as 'terrorist groups' in retaliation",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗報復，將歐洲國家軍隊列為「恐怖組織」",
    "summary": "Iran designated European militaries as 'terrorist groups' on 1 February 2026 in response to the EU's decision to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.",
    "summaryZh": "為回應歐盟將伊斯蘭革命衛隊列為恐怖組織，伊朗於2026年2月1日將歐洲國家軍隊列為「恐怖組織」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "retaliation",
      "eu",
      "terrorist designation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-01-khamenei-calls-protests-similar-to-a-coup-warns",
    "date": "2026-02-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei calls protests \"similar to a coup\", warns US attack would mean regional war",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊稱抗議「類似政變」，警告美國攻擊將引發區域戰爭",
    "summary": "As Trump massed military assets in the Middle East, Iran's Supreme Leader warned that any attack on Iran would result in a \"regional war\" and described the January unrest as a suppressed coup.",
    "summaryZh": "在川普於中東集結軍事力量之際，伊朗最高領袖警告任何對伊朗的攻擊都將導致「區域戰爭」，並將1月的動盪形容為已被鎮壓的政變。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/1/khamenei-warns-us-of-regional-war-if-iran-is-attacked"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "protests",
      "regional war"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "The recent sedition was similar to a coup. Of course, the coup was suppressed.",
      "quoteZh": "最近的叛亂類似一場政變。當然，這場政變已被鎮壓。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-02-uk-sanctions-interior-minister-momeni-and-nine-officials",
    "date": "2026-02-02",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "UK sanctions Interior Minister Momeni and nine officials; Ukraine lists IRGC as terrorist",
    "headlineZh": "英國制裁內政部長莫梅尼等10名官員，烏克蘭將革命衛隊列為恐怖組織",
    "summary": "On 2 February 2026 the UK sanctioned Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and nine other officials over the protest crackdown, and Ukraine designated the IRGC a terrorist organisation, citing the crackdown and Iran's support for Russia. The same day President Pezeshkian ordered nuclear negotiations with the US to resume.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年2月2日，英國以鎮壓抗議為由制裁伊朗內政部長埃斯坎達爾·莫梅尼等10名官員；烏克蘭則以鎮壓及伊朗支持俄羅斯為由，將伊斯蘭革命衛隊列為恐怖組織。同日裴澤斯基安總統下令恢復與美國的核談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uk sanctions",
      "ukraine",
      "irgc",
      "momeni"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-03-marine-f-35c-downs-iranian-shahed-139-drone",
    "date": "2026-02-03",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Marine F-35C downs Iranian Shahed-139 drone near USS Lincoln; IRGC harasses US-flagged tanker",
    "headlineZh": "陸戰隊F-35C在林肯號附近擊落伊朗Shahed-139無人機，革命衛隊騷擾美籍油輪",
    "summary": "A Marine F-35C from USS Abraham Lincoln shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone that 'aggressively approached' the carrier about 500 miles off Iran's coast in the Arabian Sea on 3 February 2026, CENTCOM said. Hours later Iranian forces threatened to board the US-flagged tanker Stena Imperative in the Strait of Hormuz before a US destroyer intervened. Iran said it lost contact with a reconnaissance drone.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部表示，2026年2月3日一架自林肯號起飛的陸戰隊F-35C，在阿拉伯海距伊朗海岸約500英里處，擊落一架「具攻擊性地接近」航艦的伊朗Shahed-139無人機。數小時後，伊朗部隊在霍爾木茲海峽威脅登上美籍油輪「史丹納帝國號」，一艘美軍驅逐艦隨即介入。伊朗稱與一架偵察無人機失去聯繫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "USNI News",
        "url": "https://news.usni.org/2026/02/03/marine-f-35c-downs-iranian-drone-near-carrier-lincoln-after-forces-attempt-to-seize-u-s-flagged-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/us-military-shoots-down-iranian-drone-that-aggressively-approached-aircraft-carrier.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "f-35c",
      "shahed-139",
      "drone shootdown",
      "stena imperative",
      "strait of hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-05-hrana-confirms-7015-deaths-in-protest-crackdown-with",
    "date": "2026-02-05",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "HRANA confirms 7,015 deaths in protest crackdown, with thousands more under review",
    "headlineZh": "人權組織HRANA確認鎮壓抗議造成7,015人死亡，另有數千案件待查",
    "summary": "Rights group HRANA said as of 5 February 2026 it had confirmed 7,015 deaths in the protest crackdown, including at least 6,508 protesters, with 11,744 further cases under review, and by 15 February counted 53,552 arrests. The Iranian government reported 3,117 deaths, while other estimates citing health officials ranged as high as 30,000 or more.",
    "summaryZh": "人權組織HRANA表示，截至2026年2月5日已確認鎮壓抗議造成7,015人死亡，其中至少6,508名為抗議者，另有11,744宗案件待查；至2月15日統計逮捕人數達53,552人。伊朗政府公布的死亡人數為3,117人，其他引述衛生官員的估計則高達3萬人以上。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025–2026 Iranian protests",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/15/what-is-hrana-the-us-based-group-behind-irans-death-toll-figures"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "death toll",
      "hrana",
      "crackdown",
      "arrests"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-05-irgc-seizes-two-foreign-flagged-oil-tankers-near",
    "date": "2026-02-05",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "IRGC seizes two foreign-flagged oil tankers near Farsi Island",
    "headlineZh": "革命衛隊在法爾西島附近扣押兩艘外籍油輪",
    "summary": "The IRGC seized two foreign-flagged oil tankers near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf on 5 February 2026, amid heightened tension with US naval forces.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊於2026年2月5日在波斯灣法爾西島附近扣押兩艘外籍油輪，正值與美國海軍緊張升高之際。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker seizure",
      "farsi island",
      "irgc navy",
      "persian gulf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-05-oil-falls-nearly-3-to-6755-brent-as",
    "date": "2026-02-05",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Oil falls nearly 3% to $67.55 Brent as US and Iran agree to talks in Oman",
    "headlineZh": "美伊同意在阿曼會談，布蘭特原油跌近3%至67.55美元",
    "summary": "Oil prices fell nearly 3% as Washington and Tehran agreed to resume talks, with Brent settling at $67.55 and US crude at $63.29. Brent ended the week at $68.05. Prices climbed again later in the month as negotiations stalled and US forces built up in the region.",
    "summaryZh": "華府與德黑蘭同意恢復會談，油價下跌近3%，布蘭特原油收於67.55美元，美國原油收於63.29美元。布蘭特原油當週收於68.05美元。隨著談判停滯及美軍在區域集結，油價在月內稍後再度攀升。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-oil-prices-fall-ahead-us-iran-talks-2026-02-05/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-extends-decline-ahead-us-iran-talks-2026-02-06/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "oil-prices",
      "us-iran talks"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-06-rubio-on-oman-talks-im-not-sure-you",
    "date": "2026-02-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Rubio on Oman talks: \"I'm not sure you can reach a deal with these guys\"",
    "headlineZh": "盧比歐談阿曼會談：「我不確定能否和這些人達成協議」",
    "summary": "As indirect US–Iran talks resumed in Muscat, the US secretary of state said discussions would need to go beyond the nuclear issue for something meaningful to be achieved.",
    "summaryZh": "在美伊間接會談於馬斯喀特恢復之際，美國國務卿表示，討論必須超越核問題才能取得有意義的成果。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr57g1y8286o"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rubio",
      "negotiations",
      "oman"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Marco Rubio",
      "speakerZh": "盧比歐",
      "role": "US Secretary of State",
      "roleZh": "美國國務卿",
      "quote": "I'm not sure you can reach a deal with these guys, but we're going to try to find out. We don't see there's any harm in trying to figure out if there's something that can be done.",
      "quoteZh": "我不確定能否和這些人達成協議，但我們會試著去弄清楚。我們不認為設法看看能否有所作為會有什麼害處。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-06-trump-order-authorizes-tariffs-on-countries-that-buy",
    "date": "2026-02-06",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump order authorizes tariffs on countries that buy Iranian goods",
    "headlineZh": "川普簽署行政命令，授權對購買伊朗商品的國家課徵關稅",
    "summary": "Trump signed an executive order on 6 February 2026, effective 7 February under IEEPA, authorizing ad valorem tariffs on goods from any country that directly or indirectly acquires Iranian goods or services, with 25% cited as an example rate. The order left it to the secretaries of state and commerce to determine targets; China, Brazil, Turkey, India and Russia are Iran's largest trading partners.",
    "summaryZh": "川普於2026年2月6日依《國際緊急經濟權力法》簽署行政命令，自2月7日生效，授權對任何直接或間接取得伊朗商品或服務之國家的貨品課徵從價關稅，並以25%為參考稅率。由國務卿與商務部長決定適用對象；中國、巴西、土耳其、印度與俄羅斯為伊朗最大貿易夥伴。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Washington Times",
        "url": "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/6/trump-impose-additional-tariffs-irans-trading-partners/"
      },
      {
        "name": "International Trade Insights",
        "url": "https://www.internationaltradeinsights.com/2026/02/u-s-authorizes-tariffs-on-countries-engaging-in-trade-with-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tariffs",
      "executive order",
      "ieepa",
      "secondary sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-06-us-and-iran-resume-indirect-nuclear-talks-in",
    "date": "2026-02-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US and Iran resume indirect nuclear talks in Oman with Witkoff, Kushner and Araghchi",
    "headlineZh": "美伊在阿曼恢復間接核談判，威特科夫、庫許納與阿拉格齊出席",
    "summary": "Indirect US–Iran nuclear negotiations resumed in Muscat on 6 February 2026, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi facing US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner through Omani mediator Badr al-Busaidi, the first round of a new phase of talks.",
    "summaryZh": "美伊間接核談判於2026年2月6日在馬斯開特恢復，伊朗外長阿拉格齊透過阿曼調解人布賽義迪，與美國特使威特科夫及庫許納展開新階段首輪會談。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-888045"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "oman",
      "witkoff",
      "kushner",
      "araghchi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-07-narges-mohammadi-sentenced-to-75-years-and-internal",
    "date": "2026-02-07",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Narges Mohammadi sentenced to 7.5 years and internal exile to Khosf",
    "headlineZh": "穆罕默迪被判7年半徒刑並流放至霍斯夫",
    "summary": "Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was sentenced on 7 February 2026 to 7.5 years in prison and two years of internal exile to Khosf in South Khorasan province.",
    "summaryZh": "諾貝爾和平獎得主納爾吉斯·穆罕默迪於2026年2月7日被判處7年半徒刑，並須流放至南呼羅珊省霍斯夫兩年。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "narges mohammadi",
      "sentencing",
      "human rights"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-08-four-reformist-politicians-arrested-on-charges-of-working",
    "date": "2026-02-08",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Four reformist politicians arrested on charges of working for Israel and US",
    "headlineZh": "四名改革派政治人物被控為以色列與美國工作而遭逮捕",
    "summary": "Four reformist politicians, including Azar Mansouri, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh and Mohsen Aminzadeh, were arrested on 8–9 February 2026 on charges including working for Israel and the US during the protests.",
    "summaryZh": "包括阿札爾·曼蘇里、易卜拉欣·阿斯加爾札德與莫赫森·阿明札德在內的四名改革派政治人物，於2026年2月8日至9日被捕，罪名包括在抗議期間為以色列與美國工作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "reformists",
      "arrests",
      "crackdown",
      "azar mansouri"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-11-pezeshkian-apologizes-to-the-nation-for-the-crackdown",
    "date": "2026-02-11",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian apologizes to the nation for the crackdown on protests",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安就鎮壓抗議向全國道歉",
    "summary": "President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to the nation on 11 February 2026 for the deadly crackdown on the January protests.",
    "summaryZh": "裴澤斯基安總統於2026年2月11日就1月抗議遭血腥鎮壓一事向全國道歉。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "apology",
      "protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-13-trump-regime-change-in-iran-the-best-thing",
    "date": "2026-02-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: regime change in Iran \"the best thing that could happen\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：伊朗政權更迭是「可能發生的最好的事」",
    "summary": "As a second US aircraft carrier headed to the Middle East, Trump gave one of his clearest endorsements of replacing Iran's clerical establishment.",
    "summaryZh": "在第二艘美國航空母艦駛往中東之際，川普對更替伊朗神職統治集團表達了最明確的支持之一。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8egwywkkd1o"
      },
      {
        "name": "USA Today",
        "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/02/14/donald-trump-regime-change-comments-iran/88678320007/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "regime change",
      "aircraft carrier"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we've lost a lot of lives.",
      "quoteZh": "47年來，他們一直在談、談、談。與此同時，我們失去了許多生命。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-13-trump-sends-second-carrier-uss-gerald-r-ford",
    "date": "2026-02-13",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump sends second carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, toward Middle East",
    "headlineZh": "川普派遣第二艘航艦福特號前往中東",
    "summary": "Trump ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group from the Caribbean to the Middle East, with crews told on 12 February 2026 and Trump confirming on 13 February that a second carrier would go 'very soon.' It would join the USS Abraham Lincoln, giving CENTCOM two carriers for the first time in nearly a year; the group crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on 17 February.",
    "summaryZh": "川普下令福特號航艦打擊群從加勒比海轉往中東，艦員於2026年2月12日獲告知，川普並於2月13日證實第二艘航艦將「很快」出發。該艦將與林肯號會合，使中央司令部近一年來首度同時擁有兩艘航艦；打擊群於2月17日通過直布羅陀海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/politics/us-iran-aircraft-carrier"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/13/trump-confirms-second-aircraft-carrier-headed-to-middle-east-very"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uss gerald r. ford",
      "carrier",
      "military buildup",
      "centcom"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-17-geneva-round-iran-says-sides-agreed-guiding-principles",
    "date": "2026-02-17",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Geneva round: Iran says sides agreed 'guiding principles' for nuclear deal",
    "headlineZh": "日內瓦會談：伊朗稱雙方就核協議「指導原則」達成共識",
    "summary": "A second round of US–Iran talks led by Witkoff, Kushner and Araghchi took place in Geneva on 17 February 2026, the same day as US–Ukraine–Russia talks in the city. Iran said the sides agreed on 'guiding principles' and would draft texts to exchange, while Oman's al-Busaidi said 'much work is yet to be done.' Iran also temporarily closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire drills that day.",
    "summaryZh": "由威特科夫、庫許納與阿拉格齊率領的第二輪美伊會談於2026年2月17日在日內瓦舉行，同日當地亦舉行美烏俄會談。伊朗表示雙方就「指導原則」達成共識，將草擬文本交換；阿曼外長布賽義迪則稱「仍有許多工作要做」。伊朗當天亦暫時封閉霍爾木茲海峽部分水域進行實彈演習。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Gulf News",
        "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-us-talks-in-geneva-advance-on-guiding-principles-1.500446861"
      },
      {
        "name": "Xinhua",
        "url": "https://english.news.cn/20260218/3cb9b685fab7469587223e8a725192ea/c.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "geneva",
      "guiding principles",
      "live-fire drill"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-17-khamenei-on-geneva-talks-us-wants-to-negotiate",
    "date": "2026-02-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Khamenei on Geneva talks: US wants to negotiate on nuclear energy so Iran \"must not have this energy\"",
    "headlineZh": "哈梅內伊談日內瓦會談：美國談核能，目的是讓伊朗「不能擁有這種能源」",
    "summary": "As the second round of talks in Geneva produced what Iran called agreed \"guiding principles\", the Supreme Leader cast doubt on negotiations and rejected any demand for zero enrichment.",
    "summaryZh": "在日內瓦第二輪會談產生伊朗所稱的「指導原則」之際，最高領袖對談判表示懷疑，並拒絕任何零濃縮要求。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/irans-khamenei-maintains-tough-rhetoric-with-us-despite-nuclear-talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "negotiations",
      "geneva",
      "enrichment"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "They say let us negotiate over your nuclear energy, and the result of the negotiation should be that you must not have this energy.",
      "quoteZh": "他們說讓我們就你們的核能進行談判，而談判的結果應該是你們不能擁有這種能源。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-19-brent-hits-six-month-high-of-7166-on",
    "date": "2026-02-19",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent hits six-month high of $71.66 on Middle East supply fears",
    "headlineZh": "中東供應憂慮推動布蘭特原油觸及六個月高點71.66美元",
    "summary": "Oil prices rose about 4% over two sessions to a six-month high, with Brent settling at $71.66 and US crude at $66.43, as investors weighed the trajectory of US–Iran tensions. Brent ended the following week, the last before the war, at $72.48 as talks continued without resolution.",
    "summaryZh": "投資者評估美伊緊張局勢走向，油價在兩個交易日內上漲約4%至六個月高點，布蘭特原油收於71.66美元，美國原油收於66.43美元。開戰前最後一週，由於談判仍無結果，布蘭特原油收於72.48美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-dip-investors-assess-trajectory-us-iran-tensions-2026-02-19/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/oil-prices-edge-lower-after-us-iran-extend-talks-2026-02-27/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "oil-prices",
      "risk premium"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-19-british-couple-held-since-january-2025-sentenced-to",
    "date": "2026-02-19",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "British couple held since January 2025 sentenced to 10 years for spying",
    "headlineZh": "自2025年1月被拘的英國夫婦以間諜罪被判10年",
    "summary": "An Iranian court sentenced a British couple, detained in Iran since January 2025, to 10 years in prison on espionage charges on 19 February 2026. The same day an Iranian air force aircraft crashed during a training flight in Hamadan province, killing one of its two pilots.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗法院於2026年2月19日以間諜罪判處一對自2025年1月起遭拘押的英國夫婦10年徒刑。同日一架伊朗空軍飛機在哈馬丹省訓練飛行時墜毀，兩名飛行員中一人喪生。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uk",
      "detainees",
      "espionage",
      "hostage diplomacy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-21-second-wave-of-student-led-protests-erupts-at",
    "date": "2026-02-21",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Second wave of student-led protests erupts at universities at 40-day memorials",
    "headlineZh": "40日悼念期間，大學爆發第二波學生主導的抗議",
    "summary": "A second wave of student-led protests began at several Iranian universities on 21 February 2026 as the new semester started and coincided with 40-day memorials for those killed in January, with chants against Ali Khamenei. Security forces and Basij members raided dormitories and attacked protesters over the following days.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年2月21日新學期開始之際，伊朗多所大學爆發第二波學生主導的抗議，恰逢1月遇難者的40日悼念，現場出現反哈米尼口號。其後數日，安全部隊與巴斯基民兵突襲宿舍並攻擊抗議者。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2025–2026 Iranian protests",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "student protests",
      "universities",
      "basij",
      "memorials"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-24-army-helicopter-crashes-into-market-in-isfahan-province",
    "date": "2026-02-24",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Army helicopter crashes into market in Isfahan province, killing four",
    "headlineZh": "陸軍直升機墜入伊斯法罕省市場，4人死亡",
    "summary": "A Panha 2091 Iranian Army Aviation helicopter crashed into a market in Dorcheh, Isfahan province, on 24 February 2026, killing both crew members and two people on the ground.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年2月24日，一架伊朗陸軍航空隊Panha 2091直升機墜入伊斯法罕省多爾切的一處市場，兩名機組人員及地面兩人罹難。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "helicopter crash",
      "isfahan",
      "army aviation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-25-araghchi-deal-with-us-within-reach-if-diplomacy",
    "date": "2026-02-25",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: deal with US \"within reach\" if \"diplomacy is given priority\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：若「外交被列為優先」，與美國的協議「觸手可及」",
    "summary": "Ahead of a third round of talks in Geneva and amid a large US military buildup, Iran's foreign minister said a historic agreement was possible.",
    "summaryZh": "在日內瓦第三輪會談前夕及美軍大規模集結之際，伊朗外長表示有可能達成歷史性協議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/25/irans-fm-says-deal-with-us-within-reach-if-diplomacy-given-priority"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "negotiations",
      "geneva"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "historic opportunity to strike an unprecedented agreement",
      "quoteZh": "達成一項前所未有協議的歷史性機會"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-25-handala-claims-leak-of-medical-data-on-10000",
    "date": "2026-02-25",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Handala claims leak of medical data on 10,000 patients of Israel's Clalit health fund",
    "headlineZh": "Handala聲稱洩露以色列Clalit醫療機構一萬名病患的醫療資料",
    "summary": "Handala claimed it had leaked sensitive medical data on more than 10,000 patients of Clalit, Israel's largest healthcare network serving about 4.8 million people, attaching records with names and test results. Clalit said it was investigating, had notified the government and that its systems were operating normally. Check Point's Gil Messing said the group's claims tend to exaggerate actual impact.",
    "summaryZh": "Handala聲稱洩露以色列最大醫療網絡Clalit（服務約480萬人）逾一萬名病患的敏感醫療資料，並附上含姓名和檢驗結果的記錄。Clalit表示正在調查並已通報政府，系統運作正常。Check Point的Gil Messing表示該組織的說法往往誇大實際影響。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-linked-hacker-group-claims-to-breach-data-of-israels-largest-healthcare-network/amp/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "clalit",
      "healthcare",
      "data leak"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-26-third-geneva-round-ends-without-deal-oman-cites",
    "date": "2026-02-26",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Third Geneva round ends without deal; Oman cites 'significant progress'",
    "headlineZh": "第三輪日內瓦會談無協議結束，阿曼稱取得「重大進展」",
    "summary": "Araghchi, Witkoff and Kushner held a third round of Oman-mediated talks in Geneva on 26 February 2026, after Iran submitted a new proposal. The WSJ reported US demands that Iran dismantle Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan and hand over its enriched uranium with no sunset clauses. Oman's al-Busaidi announced technical talks in Vienna the following week; less than 48 hours later US and Israeli strikes began.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗提交新提案後，阿拉格齊、威特科夫與庫許納於2026年2月26日在日內瓦舉行由阿曼斡旋的第三輪會談。《華爾街日報》報導，美方要求伊朗拆除福爾多、納坦茲與伊斯法罕設施，並交出濃縮鈾，且不設落日條款。阿曼外長布賽義迪宣布次週在維也納舉行技術會談；不到48小時後美以空襲展開。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/us-iran-nuclear-talks-oil-middle-east.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-888045"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nuclear talks",
      "geneva",
      "oman",
      "enrichment",
      "vienna"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-27-us-ambassador-huckabee-tells-embassy-staff-who-want",
    "date": "2026-02-27",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "US Ambassador Huckabee tells embassy staff who want to leave Israel to 'do so TODAY'",
    "headlineZh": "美國駐以大使哈克比告知使館人員，想離開以色列者「今天就走」",
    "summary": "US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee emailed embassy staff on 27 February 2026 that if they wished to leave the country they should 'do so TODAY.' That evening, at 20:38 UTC, Trump gave the order to proceed with Operation Epic Fury.",
    "summaryZh": "美國駐以色列大使麥克·哈克比於2026年2月27日以電子郵件告知使館人員，若想離開該國應「今天就走」。當晚世界協調時間20:38，川普下令執行「史詩怒火行動」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "huckabee",
      "embassy",
      "evacuation",
      "epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-about-170-iranian-ballistic-missiles-fired-at-israel",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "About 170 Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel; woman killed in Tel Aviv",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗向以色列發射約170枚彈道飛彈，特拉維夫一名婦女身亡",
    "summary": "The IDF estimated about 170 ballistic missiles were launched at Israel on 28 February 2026, with strikes reported in Haifa and Tel Aviv. A hit on a Tel Aviv residential area killed a woman in her forties and injured 27. Israel declared a state of emergency, called up 20,000 reservists on top of 50,000 on duty and moved hospital operations underground.",
    "summaryZh": "以軍估計2026年2月28日共有約170枚彈道飛彈射向以色列，海法與特拉維夫均傳出遭擊中。特拉維夫一處住宅區被擊中，一名四十多歲婦女死亡、27人受傷。以色列宣布進入緊急狀態，在現役5萬人之外再徵召2萬名後備軍人，並將醫院運作移往地下。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ballistic missiles",
      "tel aviv",
      "reservists",
      "state of emergency"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-bahrain-calls-iranian-strike-on-us-fifth-fleet",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Bahrain calls Iranian strike on US Fifth Fleet headquarters a 'treacherous attack'",
    "headlineZh": "巴林稱伊朗襲擊美國第五艦隊總部為「背信棄義的攻擊」",
    "summary": "Bahrain, host of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, condemned the Iranian missile and drone strikes on the fleet's headquarters in Manama as a breach of the kingdom's sovereignty. Smoke was seen rising near the base; about 300 British personnel stationed nearby reported no casualties.",
    "summaryZh": "美國海軍第五艦隊駐地巴林譴責伊朗以飛彈及無人機襲擊位於麥納瑪的艦隊總部，指其侵犯王國主權。基地附近可見濃煙，駐紮附近約300名英軍人員未有傷亡報告。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/multiple-gulf-arab-states-that-host-us-assets-targeted-in-iran-retaliation"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/iran-missile-strikes-bahrain-iraq-uk-military-personnel-middle-east"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "fifth fleet",
      "manama",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Government of Bahrain",
      "speakerZh": "巴林政府",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "treacherous attack ... blatant violation of the kingdom's sovereignty and security",
      "quoteZh": "背信棄義的攻擊……公然侵犯王國的主權與安全"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-dubai-suspends-all-flights-as-gulf-states-shut",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Dubai suspends all flights as Gulf states shut airspace after strikes on Iran",
    "headlineZh": "美以空襲伊朗後海灣國家關閉領空，杜拜暫停所有航班",
    "summary": "Dubai Airports suspended all flights at Dubai International and Al Maktoum International until further notice as Gulf countries closed their airspace following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Emirates and flydubai suspended operations, and Qatar Airways halted all flights after Qatar closed its airspace citing 'precautionary measures'. Airlines worldwide cancelled services across the Middle East.",
    "summaryZh": "美以空襲伊朗後海灣國家關閉領空，杜拜機場公司暫停杜拜國際機場及阿勒馬克圖姆國際機場所有航班，直至另行通知。阿聯酋航空和杜拜航空暫停營運，卡達以「預防措施」為由關閉領空後，卡達航空亦停飛所有航班。全球航空公司紛紛取消中東航線。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/02/28/airlines-suspend-flights-amid-us-israel-strikes-on-iran-and-gulf-airspace-closures/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Airways",
        "url": "https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/262657-update-temporary-suspension-of-qatar-airways-flights-due-to-qatari-airspace-closure/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "emirates",
      "qatar airways",
      "airspace closure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-dubais-palm-marina-and-burj-al-arab-hit",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Dubai's Palm, Marina and Burj Al Arab hit by strikes and interceptor debris",
    "headlineZh": "杜拜棕櫚島、碼頭區及帆船酒店遭攻擊與攔截碎片波及",
    "summary": "Residential areas of Dubai near the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Marina and the Palm were hit on 28 February 2026; the Fairmont The Palm caught fire and four people were injured. The UAE said fragments from intercepted missiles fell in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and damaged the Burj Al Arab, and one Asian national was killed by interceptor debris.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年2月28日，杜拜哈里發塔、杜拜碼頭及棕櫚島附近住宅區遭擊中，棕櫚島費爾蒙酒店起火，4人受傷。阿聯表示攔截飛彈的碎片落在阿布達比與杜拜，損及帆船酒店，一名亞洲籍人士遭攔截碎片擊中身亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "dubai",
      "uae",
      "interceptor debris",
      "civilian casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-e3-leaders-say-they-did-not-take-part",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "E3 leaders say they did not take part in strikes, condemn Iranian attacks on region",
    "headlineZh": "歐洲三國領袖稱未參與空襲，譴責伊朗攻擊區域國家",
    "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a joint statement saying they 'did not participate in these strikes' but were in close contact with the US, Israel and regional partners. They condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region 'in the strongest terms' and called for a resumption of negotiations. The statement said the Iranian people 'must be allowed to determine their future'.",
    "summaryZh": "德國總理梅爾茨、法國總統馬克宏和英國首相施凱爾發表聯合聲明，表示「沒有參與這些空襲」，但與美國、以色列及區域夥伴保持密切聯繫。三人以「最強烈措辭」譴責伊朗攻擊區域國家，並呼籲恢復談判。聲明指伊朗人民「必須被允許決定自己的未來」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "German Federal Government",
        "url": "https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/e3-joint-leaders-statement-on-iran-2409132"
      },
      {
        "name": "LBC",
        "url": "https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/starmer-macron-merz-condemn-iran-strikes-statement-5HjdTdx_2/"
      },
      {
        "name": "deutschland.de",
        "url": "https://www.deutschland.de/en/news/merz-macron-and-starmer-condemn-iranian-counterattacks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "e3",
      "merz",
      "macron",
      "starmer"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-guterres-condemns-us-israeli-strikes-and-iranian-retaliation",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Guterres condemns US-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation at emergency UNSC session",
    "headlineZh": "古特瑞斯在安理會緊急會議上譴責美以空襲及伊朗報復",
    "summary": "At an emergency Security Council meeting called by France on 28 February 2026, UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned 'the massive military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran' and Iran's retaliatory attacks on Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, warning of 'a chain of events that nobody can control.' US Ambassador Mike Waltz said the action was lawful and that 'Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.'",
    "summaryZh": "在法國要求召開的2026年2月28日安理會緊急會議上，聯合國秘書長古特瑞斯譴責「美國與以色列對伊朗的大規模軍事打擊」，以及伊朗對巴林、伊拉克、約旦、科威特、卡達、沙烏地阿拉伯與阿聯的報復攻擊，警告恐引發「無人能控制的連鎖反應」。美國駐聯合國大使華爾茲則稱行動合法，並表示「伊朗不能擁有核武」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1167062"
      },
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/un-chief-condemns-u-s-israeli-attacks-on-iran-during-emergency-security-council-meeting"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unsc",
      "guterres",
      "emergency session",
      "waltz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-iran-at-unsc-usisraeli-aggression-satisfies-none-of",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC: US–Israeli aggression \"satisfies none of the criteria of lawful self-defense\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會：美以侵略「完全不符合合法自衛的任何標準」",
    "summary": "Iran's representative told the emergency Security Council meeting that Iran would exercise its right of self-defence and regards hostile forces' bases in the region as \"legitimate military objectives\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗代表在安理會緊急會議上表示，伊朗將行使自衛權，並視敵對部隊在區域內的基地為「合法軍事目標」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16307)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16307.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "operation epic fury",
      "self-defence"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "satisfies none of the criteria of lawful self-defense",
      "quoteZh": "完全不符合合法自衛的任何標準"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-iran-cuts-nationwide-internet-hours-after-us-israeli",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran cuts nationwide internet hours after US-Israeli strikes begin",
    "headlineZh": "美以空襲展開數小時後，伊朗切斷全國網路",
    "summary": "NetBlocks tracked a nationwide internet disruption intensifying in Iran on 28 February, hours after US and Israeli strikes began, in a shutdown administered by the Supreme National Security Council. Iran's ICT ministry said the shutdown was partly intended to reduce incoming cyberattacks, while the domestic intranet continued to function. NetBlocks later said the blackout became the longest nation-scale shutdown on record.",
    "summaryZh": "NetBlocks追蹤到，美以空襲展開數小時後，伊朗於2月28日出現全國性網路中斷並持續加劇，斷網由最高國家安全委員會主導。伊朗資通部稱此舉部分是為減少外來網路攻擊，國內內聯網則持續運作。NetBlocks其後表示，這次斷網成為史上最長的全國性斷網。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The New Arab",
        "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-internet-blackout-longest-nationwide-shutdown-record-netblocks"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Arabiya",
        "url": "https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/04/05/iran-internet-blackout-is-longest-nationwide-shutdown-on-record-netblocks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet-shutdown",
      "netblocks",
      "snsc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-iran-fires-66-missiles-at-qatar-shrapnel-injures",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran fires 66 missiles at Qatar; shrapnel injures 16 as Doha calls attack 'reckless and irresponsible'",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗向卡達發射66枚飛彈，彈片致16人受傷；多哈斥攻擊「魯莽且不負責任」",
    "summary": "On the first day of the 2026 war, Qatari air defences intercepted an Iranian barrage that Qatar's Interior Ministry said totalled 66 missiles, with more than 100 reports of falling shrapnel and 16 people injured. Qatar closed its airspace and its Foreign Ministry denounced the strikes as a violation of its sovereignty, saying it could respond in accordance with international law.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年戰爭首日，卡達防空系統攔截伊朗的飛彈齊射，卡達內政部稱共有66枚飛彈，逾100宗彈片墜落報告，16人受傷。卡達關閉領空，外交部斥攻擊侵犯主權，並稱可依國際法作出回應。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/missile-debris-injures-eight-in-qatar-after-iran-launches-barrage"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "missile attack",
      "shrapnel",
      "casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "reckless and irresponsible",
      "quoteZh": "魯莽且不負責任"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-iranian-missiles-hit-us-fifth-fleet-facility-in",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian missiles hit US Fifth Fleet facility in Bahrain as IRGC targets bases across Gulf",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中巴林美國第五艦隊設施，革命衛隊攻擊海灣各地基地",
    "summary": "From 09:05 UTC on 28 February 2026 Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel and Gulf states; at 09:26 UTC a missile struck the US Navy Fifth Fleet service centre in Bahrain. The IRGC said it targeted Al Udeid in Qatar, Ali Al Salem in Kuwait and Al Dhafra in the UAE; explosions were reported at Kuwait International Airport, and Saudi Arabia said it intercepted attacks on Riyadh and the Eastern Province.",
    "summaryZh": "自2026年2月28日世界協調時間09:05起，伊朗向以色列及海灣國家發射彈道飛彈；09:26一枚飛彈擊中巴林的美國海軍第五艦隊服務中心。革命衛隊稱其目標包括卡達烏代德、科威特阿里·薩勒姆及阿聯宰夫拉基地；科威特國際機場傳出爆炸，沙烏地阿拉伯表示攔截了針對利雅德及東部省的攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "fifth fleet",
      "al udeid",
      "kuwait",
      "retaliation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-irgc-navy-declares-strait-of-hormuz-closed-to",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "IRGC Navy declares Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessels",
    "headlineZh": "革命衛隊海軍宣布霍爾木茲海峽對所有船隻關閉",
    "summary": "The IRGC Navy announced on 28 February 2026 that the Strait of Hormuz was closed to all vessels. By the next day about 150 freight ships, including many oil tankers, were stalled around the strait.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍於2026年2月28日宣布霍爾木茲海峽對所有船隻關閉。至翌日，約150艘貨船（包括許多油輪）滯留海峽周邊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "strait of hormuz",
      "closure",
      "irgc navy",
      "shipping"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-israel-at-unsc-history-taught-jews-never-to",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Israel at UNSC: history taught Jews \"never to ignore those who openly called for our destruction\"",
    "headlineZh": "以色列於安理會：歷史教導猶太人「絕不能忽視公開呼籲消滅我們的人」",
    "summary": "Israel's representative told the emergency Security Council meeting the operation was required to protect Israeli civilians and addressed the Iranian people directly.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列代表在安理會緊急會議上表示，此次行動是保護以色列平民所必需，並直接向伊朗人民喊話。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16307)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16307.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "以色列駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Israeli delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "以色列代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "History has taught [the Jewish people] never to ignore those who openly called for our destruction",
      "quoteZh": "歷史教導（猶太人民）絕不能忽視那些公開呼籲消滅我們的人"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-israel-hacks-iranian-prayer-app-badesaba-to-push",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israel hacks Iranian prayer app BadeSaba to push defection messages",
    "headlineZh": "以色列入侵伊朗祈禱應用程式BadeSaba推送策反訊息",
    "summary": "Alongside the airstrikes on 28 February 2026, Israel carried out cyberattacks on Iranian infrastructure and media; the BadeSaba prayer app was hacked to send push notifications urging defections.",
    "summaryZh": "在2026年2月28日空襲的同時，以色列對伊朗基礎設施及媒體發動網路攻擊；祈禱應用程式BadeSaba遭入侵，向用戶推送呼籲倒戈的通知。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "cyberattack",
      "psychological operations",
      "badesaba",
      "defection"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-jordan-vows-all-available-and-necessary-measures-after",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "jordan",
    "headline": "Jordan vows 'all available and necessary measures' after Iranian missile enters its territory",
    "headlineZh": "約旦在伊朗飛彈進入其領土後誓言採取「一切可用及必要措施」",
    "summary": "Jordan's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned an Iranian ballistic missile that entered Jordanian territory and the attacks on Gulf Arab states, as the Royal Jordanian Air Force flew sorties to protect the kingdom's skies. It expressed 'absolute solidarity' with the Gulf states.",
    "summaryZh": "約旦外交部強烈譴責一枚進入約旦領土的伊朗彈道飛彈及針對海灣阿拉伯國家的攻擊，約旦皇家空軍同時出動保護領空。外交部表示與海灣國家「絕對團結」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jordan Times",
        "url": "https://jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-air-force-conducts-sorties-to-protect-kingdoms-skies-military"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "jordan",
      "ballistic missile",
      "solidarity",
      "air force"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan",
      "speakerZh": "約旦外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of Jordan",
      "roleZh": "約旦外交部",
      "quote": "absolute solidarity ... all available and necessary measures",
      "quoteZh": "絕對團結……一切可用及必要的措施"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-kuwait-says-iranian-drone-strikes-on-its-airport",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait says Iranian drone strikes on its airport and air base are a 'flagrant violation'",
    "headlineZh": "科威特稱伊朗無人機襲擊其機場及空軍基地屬「公然違反」國際法",
    "summary": "Iranian drones struck Kuwait International Airport and Ali Al Salem Air Base, which hosts US forces, on 28 February 2026, causing damage and panic at the airport. Kuwait condemned the attacks on its territory as a flagrant violation of international law.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年2月28日，伊朗無人機襲擊科威特國際機場及駐有美軍的阿里·薩利姆空軍基地，造成機場受損及恐慌。科威特譴責對其領土的攻擊公然違反國際法。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/world-reacts-to-us-israel-attack-on-iran-tehran-retaliation"
      },
      {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://france24.com/en/middle-east/20260228-what-we-know-about-us-military-bases-mideast-gulf-targeted-iran-retaliatory-strikes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "kuwait airport",
      "ali al salem",
      "drone attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Government of Kuwait",
      "speakerZh": "科威特政府",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "flagrant violation",
      "quoteZh": "公然違反"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-missile-hits-girls-elementary-school-in-minab-iranian",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Missile hits girls' elementary school in Minab; Iranian media report heavy child toll",
    "headlineZh": "飛彈擊中米納卜一所女子小學，伊朗媒體報導大量學童死亡",
    "summary": "At about 07:15 UTC on 28 February 2026 a missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province. Iranian media reported about 180 killed, while other tallies cited at least 85 schoolchildren. Separately a sports hall in Lamerd, Fars province, was hit during a girls' practice, killing at least 18 to 21 people according to witnesses and state media.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年2月28日世界協調時間約07:15，一枚飛彈擊中荷莫茲甘省米納卜的沙賈雷·塔耶貝女子小學。伊朗媒體報導約180人死亡，其他統計則指至少85名學童罹難。另外，法爾斯省拉梅爾德一座體育館在女子隊練習時遭擊中，據目擊者與官方媒體稱至少18至21人死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 in Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "minab",
      "school",
      "lamerd",
      "civilian casualties",
      "children"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-netanyahu-after-strikes-on-iran-regime-has-spilled",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu after strikes on Iran: regime \"has spilled our blood\" for 47 years",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡於空襲伊朗後：該政權47年來「讓我們流血」",
    "summary": "Israel's prime minister was among the first to acknowledge reports of Khamenei's death on the opening day of the US–Israeli campaign, saying there were \"many signs that the tyrant himself is no more\".",
    "summaryZh": "在美以軍事行動首日，以色列總理是最早承認哈梅內伊死亡報導的人之一，稱「有許多跡象顯示這名暴君本人已不在人世」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Newsweek",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/world-leaders-react-to-ayatollah-khameneis-death-11599703"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "khamenei",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "For 47 years, the ayatollah regime has chanted 'Death to Israel' and 'Death to America.' It has spilled our blood, murdered many Americans, and slaughtered its own people.",
      "quoteZh": "47年來，阿亞圖拉政權一直高喊「以色列去死」和「美國去死」。它讓我們流血，殺害了許多美國人，並屠殺自己的人民。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-omans-foreign-minister-tells-us-this-is-not",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Oman's foreign minister tells US 'this is not your war' as fighting erupts despite talks",
    "headlineZh": "阿曼外長在談判期間爆發戰事後對美國說「這不是你們的戰爭」",
    "summary": "Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, who had mediated the US-Iran nuclear talks, expressed dismay that war broke out despite the negotiations and urged Washington not to get drawn in further. Oman also called for a UN Security Council meeting.",
    "summaryZh": "曾斡旋美伊核談判的阿曼外交大臣巴德爾·布賽義迪對談判期間爆發戰爭表示失望，敦促華府不要進一步捲入。阿曼亦要求召開聯合國安理會會議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/multiple-gulf-arab-states-that-host-us-assets-targeted-in-iran-retaliation"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oman",
      "badr albusaidi",
      "mediation",
      "united states"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Badr Albusaidi",
      "speakerZh": "巴德爾·布賽義迪",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Oman",
      "roleZh": "阿曼外交大臣",
      "quote": "this is not your war",
      "quoteZh": "這不是你們的戰爭"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-pm-takaichi-sets-up-iran-task-force-orders",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "PM Takaichi sets up Iran task force, orders safety checks for Japanese across the Gulf",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗首相成立伊朗情勢資訊聯絡室，下令確認海灣各地日本國民安全",
    "summary": "After the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February 2026, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she had ordered thorough information gathering and all possible measures for Japanese nationals still in the region, set up an Information Liaison Office at the Prime Minister's Office, and convened the National Security Council. She refrained from assessing the US-Israeli action itself.",
    "summaryZh": "美以於2026年2月28日攻擊伊朗後，首相高市早苗表示已下令徹底蒐集情報、為仍在區內的日本國民採取萬全措施，並於首相官邸設立伊朗情勢資訊聯絡室及召開國家安全保障會議。她未有評價美以行動本身。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Prime Minister's Office of Japan (English)",
        "url": "https://japan.kantei.go.jp/105/statement/202602/28kaiken.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0228kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "takaichi",
      "japanese nationals",
      "nsc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "Upon receiving the initial reports today, I immediately instructed the relevant ministries and agencies to thoroughly gather information and to take all possible measures to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals who remain there.",
      "quoteZh": "今日接獲第一報後，我立即指示相關部會徹底蒐集情報，並採取一切可能措施，確保仍留在當地的日本國民安全。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "本日の第一報を受けまして、直ちに、私から関係省庁に対し、情報収集を徹底するということ、そして、今も現地に残っておられる邦人の方々の安全確保に向けて万全の措置を講じることを指示いたしました。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-russia-calls-strikes-premeditated-unprovoked-armed-aggression-china",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Russia calls strikes 'premeditated, unprovoked armed aggression'; China 'highly concerned'",
    "headlineZh": "俄羅斯稱空襲是「蓄意、無端的武裝侵略」；中國「高度關注」",
    "summary": "Russia's Foreign Ministry described the US-Israeli strikes as 'a deliberate, premeditated, and unprovoked act of armed aggression' and said the aim was to remove Iran's leadership. Sergei Lavrov condemned the attack in a call with Abbas Araghchi and spoke with his Qatari and Emirati counterparts. China's Foreign Ministry said it was 'highly concerned' and called for an immediate halt to the strikes.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯外交部形容美以空襲是「蓄意、有預謀且無端的武裝侵略行為」，並稱其目的在於推翻伊朗領導層。拉夫羅夫在與阿拉格齊通話時譴責攻擊，並與卡達及阿聯酋外長通話。中國外交部表示「高度關注」並呼籲立即停止空襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2083284/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/fyrbt/202602/t20260228_11866531.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Institute tracker",
        "url": "https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/tracking-chinese-and-russian-statements-iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "china",
      "reactions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-saudi-arabia-condemns-blatant-and-cowardly-iranian-attacks",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Saudi Arabia condemns 'blatant and cowardly' Iranian attacks on Riyadh and Eastern Province",
    "headlineZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯譴責伊朗對利雅德及東部省「公然而懦弱」的攻擊",
    "summary": "Saudi Arabia said it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones aimed at the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province, attacks it noted came despite its explicit closure of its airspace to the strikes on Iran. The Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom would take all necessary measures to defend itself; Qatar's Foreign Ministry called the attacks 'a rejected escalation'.",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯表示攔截了伊朗射向利雅德地區及東部省的飛彈與無人機，並指出儘管其已明確禁止領空用於攻擊伊朗，仍遭襲擊。外交部稱王國將採取一切必要措施自衛；卡達外交部則稱此為「不可接受的升級」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The New York Times",
        "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump/c23471fd-1ceb-5a75-93a8-a56a199d6b1f"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-expresses-strong-condemnation-of-iranian-attacks-on-saudi-arabia"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "riyadh",
      "eastern province",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia",
      "roleZh": "沙烏地阿拉伯外交部",
      "quote": "blatant and cowardly Iranian attacks ... take all necessary measures ... including the option of responding to aggression",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗公然而懦弱的攻擊……採取一切必要措施……包括回應侵略的選項"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-killed-in-opening-decapitation",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed in opening 'decapitation' strikes",
    "headlineZh": "最高領袖哈米尼在首波「斬首」空襲中身亡",
    "summary": "Israeli Air Force strikes at about 06:45 UTC on 28 February 2026, described by Reuters and CNN as a 'decapitation' operation, killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several senior officials attending meetings at his residential compound in Tehran, along with members of his family. The IRGC commander-in-chief and the armed forces chief of staff were also among those killed.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列空軍於2026年2月28日世界協調時間約06:45發動被路透社與CNN形容為「斬首」行動的空襲，擊斃正在德黑蘭住所大院開會的最高領袖阿里·哈米尼及數名高層官員，其家人亦有罹難者。伊斯蘭革命衛隊總司令與武裝部隊參謀總長也在死者之列。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Britannica – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "decapitation",
      "supreme leader",
      "tehran"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-trump-on-truth-social-khamenei-one-of-the",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump on Truth Social: \"Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普在Truth Social：「哈梅內伊，歷史上最邪惡的人之一，已經死了」",
    "summary": "On the first day of Operation Epic Fury, Trump announced Khamenei's death, calling it justice for the Iranian people and warning Iran against further retaliation.",
    "summaryZh": "在「史詩怒火行動」首日，川普宣布哈梅內伊死亡，稱這是為伊朗人民伸張正義，並警告伊朗勿進一步報復。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/world-reacts-to-killing-of-irans-khamenei-by-us-israel-forces"
      },
      {
        "name": "TIME",
        "url": "https://time.com/7381829/iran-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-dead/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "khamenei",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead.",
      "quoteZh": "哈梅內伊，歷史上最邪惡的人之一，已經死了。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-turkiye-says-irans-strikes-on-third-countries-threaten",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "turkey",
    "headline": "Türkiye says Iran's strikes on 'third countries' threaten region, offers mediation",
    "headlineZh": "土耳其稱伊朗攻擊「第三國」威脅地區穩定，願提供斡旋",
    "summary": "In press release No. 38, Türkiye's Foreign Ministry said developments that began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran and continued with Iran targeting third countries posed risks to regional and global stability. It called on all parties to cease attacks immediately and offered support for mediation.",
    "summaryZh": "土耳其外交部第38號新聞稿表示，由美以攻擊伊朗引發、並延續至伊朗攻擊第三國的事態，對地區及全球穩定構成風險，呼籲各方立即停止攻擊，並表示願支持斡旋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Türkiye MFA (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260302135655/https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-38_-bolgemizdeki-son-gelismeler-hk.en.mfa"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "turkey",
      "mediation",
      "third countries"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye",
      "speakerZh": "土耳其外交部",
      "role": "Press release No. 38",
      "roleZh": "第38號新聞稿",
      "quote": "The developments that began with the attacks by Israel and the USA on Iran and continued with Iran targeting third countries pose risks to the future of our region and global stability.",
      "quoteZh": "由以色列與美國攻擊伊朗開始、並延續至伊朗攻擊第三國的事態發展，對我們地區的未來及全球穩定構成風險。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-uae-condemns-blatant-iranian-missile-attacks-on-its",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE condemns 'blatant' Iranian missile attacks on its territory and neighbours",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋譴責伊朗對其領土及鄰國的「公然」飛彈攻擊",
    "summary": "As Iranian missiles and drones struck targets across the Gulf on 28 February 2026, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attacks on the UAE and several neighbouring states. It said the security of the affected countries was indivisible and affirmed full solidarity with them.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年2月28日伊朗飛彈及無人機襲擊海灣多處目標之際，阿聯酋外交部譴責對阿聯酋及數個鄰國的攻擊，表示受影響國家的安全不可分割，並表達全面聲援。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/2/28/UAE-Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "condemnation",
      "missile attack",
      "sovereignty"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "The United Arab Emirates has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the blatant Iranian missile attacks that targeted the UAE and several brotherly nations in the region, considering these acts a flagrant violation of national sovereignty and a clear breach of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.",
      "quoteZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國以最強烈措辭譴責並痛斥伊朗針對阿聯酋及地區數個兄弟國家的公然飛彈攻擊，認為此舉公然侵犯國家主權，明顯違反國際法與《聯合國憲章》。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-us-and-israel-launch-operation-epic-fury-b",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US and Israel launch Operation Epic Fury; B-2s, B-1s, B-52s, Tomahawks and HIMARS strike Iran",
    "headlineZh": "美以發動「史詩怒火行動」，B-2、B-1、B-52、戰斧飛彈及海馬斯打擊伊朗",
    "summary": "CENTCOM announced at 06:35 UTC on 28 February 2026 that it and partner forces had begun airstrikes on Iran, targeting IRGC command-and-control, air defences, missile and drone launch sites and airfields. US warships fired Tomahawks, the Army used HIMARS, and B-2, B-1 and B-52 bombers hit hardened ballistic missile sites; CENTCOM said it was the first combat use of low-cost one-way attack drones modelled on the Shahed-136. Israel said about 200 jets took part in its largest-ever combat sortie.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部於2026年2月28日世界協調時間06:35宣布，其與夥伴部隊已開始空襲伊朗，目標包括革命衛隊指揮管制設施、防空系統、飛彈與無人機發射場及機場。美艦發射戰斧飛彈，陸軍動用海馬斯火箭系統，B-2、B-1與B-52轟炸機打擊強化彈道飛彈設施；中央司令部稱這是仿照Shahed-136的低成本單向攻擊無人機首次實戰使用。以色列表示約200架戰機參與其史上最大規模出擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Britannica – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "epic fury",
      "centcom",
      "b-2",
      "tomahawk",
      "airstrikes"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-02-28-us-at-unsc-defends-operation-epic-fury-iran",
    "date": "2026-02-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US at UNSC defends Operation Epic Fury: Iran presents \"a grave and mounting danger\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國於安理會為「史詩怒火行動」辯護：伊朗構成「嚴重且日益升高的危險」",
    "summary": "At an emergency Security Council meeting on the US–Israeli strikes, the US representative said the operation targeted Iran's missile capabilities and accused Iran of attempting to assassinate Trump.",
    "summaryZh": "在就美以空襲召開的安理會緊急會議上，美國代表表示行動針對伊朗的飛彈能力，並指控伊朗企圖暗殺川普。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16307)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16307.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "美國駐聯合國安理會代表",
      "role": "United States delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "Iran's continued pursuit of advanced missile capabilities, coupled with its refusal to abandon nuclear ambitions despite diplomatic opportunities, presents a grave and mounting danger.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗持續追求先進飛彈能力，加上儘管有外交機會仍拒絕放棄核野心，構成了嚴重且日益升高的危險。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-about-500-russians-to-be-evacuated-from-iran",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "About 500 Russians to be evacuated from Iran overland via Azerbaijan",
    "headlineZh": "約500名俄羅斯人將經亞塞拜然陸路撤離伊朗",
    "summary": "Russia's embassy said about 500 Russian citizens were slated for evacuation from Iran through Azerbaijan, with Iranian airspace closed. More than 300 people of 19 nationalities had already crossed into Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani media later reported nearly 1,200 people received at the Astara border, including 361 Chinese and 246 Russians, while Armenia took in about 400 at Meghri.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯大使館表示，在伊朗領空關閉下，約500名俄羅斯公民將經亞塞拜然撤離伊朗。已有來自19國的逾300人越境進入亞塞拜然。亞塞拜然媒體其後報導阿斯塔拉口岸接收近1,200人，包括361名中國人和246名俄羅斯人，亞美尼亞則在梅格里口岸接收約400人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/about-500-russians-be-evacuated-iran-via-azerbaijan-says-russian-embassy-2026-03-01"
      },
      {
        "name": "OC Media",
        "url": "https://oc-media.org/armenia-and-azerbaijan-receive-around-1-500-evacuees-from-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "evacuation",
      "azerbaijan",
      "armenia",
      "russia"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-china-strongly-condemns-khameneis-killing-putin-calls-it",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "China 'strongly condemns' Khamenei's killing; Putin calls it a cynical violation of law",
    "headlineZh": "中國「強烈譴責」哈米尼遇害；普丁稱此舉公然違反道德與國際法",
    "summary": "China's Foreign Ministry said the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was a grave violation of Iran's sovereignty and that 'China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it'. In a condolence message, Vladimir Putin said the killing was 'committed in cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law'. Wang Yi told Lavrov it was unacceptable to attack Iran in the midst of ongoing negotiations.",
    "summaryZh": "中國外交部表示，殺害最高領袖哈米尼嚴重侵犯伊朗主權，「中方堅決反對並予以強烈譴責」。普丁在唁電中稱此舉「公然違反人類道德和國際法的一切準則」。王毅向拉夫羅夫表示，在談判進行之際攻擊伊朗是不可接受的。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/fyrbt/202603/t20260301_11866722.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kremlin",
        "url": "https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79238"
      },
      {
        "name": "Global Times",
        "url": "https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356045.shtml"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "russia",
      "khamenei"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-iranian-drones-hit-omans-duqm-port-and-a",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian drones hit Oman's Duqm port and a tanker offshore; Qatar condemns attack on mediator",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊阿曼杜古姆港及外海油輪；卡達譴責攻擊調停國",
    "summary": "Two drones struck Oman's Duqm commercial port, one hitting a mobile workers' housing unit and injuring a foreign worker, while the second was intercepted with debris falling near fuel tanks; an oil tanker off the coast was also attacked. Iran's foreign minister later said the strikes were 'not our choice' and blamed units acting independently. Qatar condemned the attack on a country mediating between Iran and the international community.",
    "summaryZh": "兩架無人機襲擊阿曼杜古姆商港，其中一架擊中流動工人宿舍，致一名外籍工人受傷，另一架被攔截，殘骸落在油罐附近；外海一艘油輪亦遭攻擊。伊朗外長其後稱襲擊「並非我們的選擇」，歸咎於自行行動的部隊。卡達譴責攻擊一個在伊朗與國際社會之間斡旋的國家。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Anadolu Agency",
        "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/1-injured-in-drone-strike-on-oman-s-duqm-port-amid-us-israeli-confrontation-with-iran/3844783"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-duqm-port-in-oman-and-oil-tanker-off-its-coast"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hindustan Times",
        "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/not-our-choice-iran-fm-araghchi-on-oman-strike-says-irgc-iran-army-units-now-independent-101772445470146.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oman",
      "duqm",
      "drone attack",
      "tanker",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "a violation of the Sultanate's sovereignty, an unacceptable escalation, and a cowardly targeting of a country playing an active mediating role between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community",
      "quoteZh": "侵犯阿曼蘇丹國主權、不可接受的升級，以及對一個在伊朗伊斯蘭共和國與國際社會之間積極斡旋的國家的懦弱攻擊"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-iranian-missile-hits-synagogue-and-homes-in-beit",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missile hits synagogue and homes in Beit Shemesh, killing nine",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中貝特謝梅什猶太會堂與民宅，9人死亡",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile struck a synagogue and homes in Beit Shemesh on 1 March 2026, killing nine people and injuring 65. Another ballistic missile hit Jerusalem, wounding six.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月1日，一枚伊朗飛彈擊中貝特謝梅什的一座猶太會堂及民宅，造成9人死亡、65人受傷。另一枚彈道飛彈擊中耶路撒冷，6人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "beit shemesh",
      "synagogue",
      "civilian casualties",
      "jerusalem"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-katz-on-khameneis-killing-he-who-acted-to",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Katz on Khamenei's killing: \"he who acted to destroy Israel - has been destroyed\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡茨談哈梅內伊之死：「企圖摧毀以色列的人——已被摧毀」",
    "summary": "Israel's defence minister congratulated Netanyahu and the military in a post on X and said Israel would continue to act with full force.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列國防部長在X平台發文祝賀納坦雅胡和軍方，並表示以色列將繼續全力行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/world-reacts-to-killing-of-irans-khamenei-by-us-israel-forces"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "katz",
      "khamenei",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel Katz",
      "speakerZh": "卡茨",
      "role": "Defence Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列國防部長",
      "quote": "He who acted to destroy Israel - has been destroyed. Justice has been served, and the axis of evil has suffered a mortal blow.",
      "quoteZh": "企圖摧毀以色列的人——已被摧毀。正義已經伸張，邪惡軸心遭受了致命一擊。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-larijani-announces-temporary-leadership-council-after-khameneis-death",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Larijani announces temporary leadership council after Khamenei's death",
    "headlineZh": "哈米尼死後，拉里賈尼宣布成立臨時領導委員會",
    "summary": "Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani announced a temporary leadership council on 1 March 2026 following the death of Ali Khamenei. Iraq's government declared three days of mourning.",
    "summaryZh": "國家安全最高委員會秘書阿里·拉里賈尼於2026年3月1日宣布，在阿里·哈米尼死後成立臨時領導委員會。伊拉克政府宣布全國哀悼三天。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "larijani",
      "succession",
      "leadership council"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-motegi-iran-must-stop-nuclear-development-and-destabilising",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi: 'Iran must stop' nuclear development and destabilising actions after US-Israeli strikes",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充在美以空襲後表示「伊朗必須停止」發展核武及破壞穩定的行動",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi's statement on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran focused on Iran's nuclear programme, protection of Japanese nationals and maritime and air traffic, without assessing the legality of the strikes. Japan later co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolution 2817 condemning Iran's attacks on Gulf states.",
    "summaryZh": "外相茂木敏充就美以攻擊伊朗發表談話，重點放在伊朗核計劃、保護日本國民及海空交通，未評價空襲的合法性。日本其後聯署聯合國安理會第2817號決議，譴責伊朗攻擊海灣國家。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260314051227/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pageite_000001_01505.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Japan Today",
        "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-refrains-from-outright-support-of-u.s.-israeli-attacks-on-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "motegi",
      "legality",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshimitsu Motegi",
      "speakerZh": "茂木敏充",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "Iran must stop its development of nuclear weapons and actions that destabilize the region. The peace and stability of the Middle East, including energy security, and maintaining the international non-proliferation regime are of utmost importance to Japan.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗必須停止發展核武及破壞地區穩定的行動。包括能源安全在內的中東和平與穩定，以及維護國際不擴散體制，對日本而言至關重要。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-pakistan-advises-its-nationals-across-the-gulf-to",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan advises its nationals across the Gulf to stay indoors and follow host-government instructions",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦建議海灣各地國民留在室內並遵從所在國政府指示",
    "summary": "Pakistan's Foreign Ministry set up a crisis management unit and issued an advisory to Pakistani nationals living in the Gulf as Iranian strikes hit several host countries, listing emergency contacts for its embassies and consulates.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗攻擊波及多個海灣國家之際，巴基斯坦外交部設立危機管理小組，並向居於海灣的巴基斯坦國民發出公告，列出各使領館緊急聯絡方式。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/official-advisory-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-and-the-persian-gulf"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "advisory",
      "diaspora",
      "gulf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦外交部",
      "role": "Official advisory",
      "roleZh": "官方公告",
      "quote": "All Pakistani nationals residing in the Gulf region are strongly advised to exercise utmost caution, remain indoors where possible, avoid unnecessary travel, and strictly adhere to the instructions and advisories issued by the respective host governments.",
      "quoteZh": "強烈建議所有居於海灣地區的巴基斯坦國民提高警惕，盡可能留在室內，避免不必要的出行，並嚴格遵守所在國政府發出的指示及公告。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-starmer-approves-us-use-of-british-bases-as",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Starmer approves US use of British bases as drone hits RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus",
    "headlineZh": "施凱爾批准美軍使用英國基地，無人機擊中賽普勒斯阿克羅提利空軍基地",
    "summary": "UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer approved US use of British bases for 'defensive' strikes on Iran on 1 March 2026, and the E3 backed 'proportionate military defensive measures.' Around 00:20 UTC a suspected drone attack targeted RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus; five drones were reportedly intercepted and one caused minor damage. The EU expanded naval Operation Aspides to protect merchant ships.",
    "summaryZh": "英國首相施凱爾於2026年3月1日批准美軍使用英國基地對伊朗進行「防禦性」打擊，英法德亦支持「相稱的軍事防禦措施」。世界協調時間約00:20，賽普勒斯阿克羅提利皇家空軍基地疑遭無人機攻擊，據報5架被攔截、1架造成輕微損害。歐盟並擴大「盾牌行動」以保護商船。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uk",
      "starmer",
      "akrotiri",
      "cyprus",
      "aspides"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-strike-on-aws-data-center-in-uae-causes",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Strike on AWS data center in UAE causes outage in an availability zone",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯一座AWS資料中心遭攻擊，一個可用區停擺",
    "summary": "At about 02:30 UTC on 1 March 2026 an Amazon Web Services data centre in the UAE was struck, causing a power cut and a temporary outage in one availability zone; AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain were reported damaged by 3 March.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月1日世界協調時間約02:30，亞馬遜網路服務（AWS）在阿聯的一座資料中心遭擊中，導致停電及一個可用區暫時中斷；至3月3日，AWS在阿聯與巴林的設施均傳出受損。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aws",
      "data center",
      "cloud outage",
      "uae"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-taliban-government-expresses-deep-regret-over-strikes-on",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Taliban government expresses 'deep regret' over strikes on Iran, warns of 'long-term negative consequences'",
    "headlineZh": "塔利班政府對空襲伊朗表示「深感遺憾」，警告「長遠負面後果」",
    "summary": "Afghanistan's Taliban-run foreign ministry said US and Israeli strikes on Iran would have long-term negative consequences for the region, while itself fighting a concurrent conflict with Pakistan. Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi denounced the aggression and offered condolences over Khamenei's killing.",
    "summaryZh": "由塔利班執政的阿富汗外交部表示，美以空襲伊朗將對地區帶來長遠負面後果；當時阿富汗正與巴基斯坦發生衝突。外長穆塔基譴責侵略行為，並就哈米尼遇害致哀。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Amu TV",
        "url": "https://amu.tv/228872/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Xinhua",
        "url": "https://english.news.cn/20260302/26a4427fbd26454f80910aacf2cf4bc8/c.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "afghanistan",
      "taliban",
      "muttaqi"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (Taliban)",
      "speakerZh": "阿富汗（塔利班）外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "deep regret ... long-term negative consequences",
      "quoteZh": "深感遺憾……長遠的負面後果"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-tankers-skylight-and-mkd-vyom-struck-off-oman",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Tankers Skylight and MKD VYOM struck off Oman; one crew member killed",
    "headlineZh": "油輪「天窗號」與「MKD VYOM號」在阿曼外海遇襲，一名船員死亡",
    "summary": "On 1 March 2026 the Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was hit 5 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman, injuring four crew, and the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MKD VYOM was struck off Oman, killing one crew member. Two drones also hit Oman's Duqm port, injuring a worker.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月1日，帛琉籍油輪「天窗號」在阿曼海薩卜以北5海里處遇襲，4名船員受傷；馬紹爾群島籍油輪「MKD VYOM號」在阿曼外海遭擊中，一名船員死亡。另有兩架無人機擊中阿曼杜克姆港，一名工人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker attack",
      "oman",
      "seafarers",
      "duqm"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-01-uae-closes-embassy-in-tehran-and-withdraws-ambassador",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE closes embassy in Tehran and withdraws ambassador over Iranian missile attacks",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋因伊朗飛彈攻擊關閉駐德黑蘭大使館並召回大使",
    "summary": "The UAE announced the closure of its embassy in Tehran and the withdrawal of its ambassador and entire diplomatic mission in response to Iranian missile attacks that hit residential areas, airports, ports and service facilities. It was the first Gulf state to cut its diplomatic presence in Iran during the war.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋宣布關閉駐德黑蘭大使館，召回大使及全體外交人員，以回應伊朗飛彈襲擊住宅區、機場、港口及服務設施。這是戰爭期間首個撤出駐伊外交人員的海灣國家。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/3/1/uae-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/uae-shuts-embassy-in-tehran-in-response-to-iranian-strikes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "embassy closure",
      "tehran",
      "diplomatic relations"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "These hostile attacks against civilian sites, including residential areas, airports, ports, and service facilities, endangered innocent civilians in a serious and irresponsible escalation and constitute a flagrant violation of national sovereignty",
      "quoteZh": "這些針對住宅區、機場、港口及服務設施等民用地點的敵對攻擊，以嚴重且不負責任的升級危及無辜平民，構成對國家主權的公然侵犯"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-centcom-announces-six-us-service-members-killed-in",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "CENTCOM announces six US service members killed in action",
    "headlineZh": "美軍中央司令部宣布6名美軍陣亡",
    "summary": "CENTCOM announced on 2 March 2026 that six US service members had been killed in action, including the first four killed in an attack in Kuwait. The US embassy in Kuwait closed indefinitely after smoke was seen rising from the compound, and staff at the US embassy in Jordan were evacuated over a threat.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部於2026年3月2日宣布6名美軍陣亡，包括在科威特遇襲身亡的首批4人。美國駐科威特大使館在館區冒出濃煙後無限期關閉，駐約旦大使館人員亦因威脅而撤離。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "us casualties",
      "centcom",
      "kuwait",
      "embassy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-china-says-gulf-states-sovereignty-should-likewise-be",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "China says Gulf states' sovereignty 'should likewise be fully respected' as Iran strikes spill over",
    "headlineZh": "中國表示海灣國家的主權「同樣應得到充分尊重」，伊朗攻擊外溢",
    "summary": "Asked about attacks on US military targets in GCC countries and Jordan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the US-Israeli strikes lacked UN Security Council authorisation and violated international law, and that China was deeply concerned about the regional spillover. She also called the Strait of Hormuz an important trade route for goods and energy and urged an immediate halt to military operations.",
    "summaryZh": "被問及海灣合作理事會國家及約旦境內美軍目標遇襲時，中國外交部發言人毛寧表示，美以空襲未獲聯合國安理會授權、違反國際法，中方對衝突外溢深表關切。她亦指荷莫茲海峽是重要的貨物及能源貿易通道，敦促立即停止軍事行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xw/fyrbt/202603/t20260302_11867202.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "mao ning",
      "gulf states",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mao Ning",
      "speakerZh": "毛寧",
      "role": "Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China",
      "roleZh": "中國外交部發言人",
      "quote": "China is deeply concerned over the regional spillover. China believes that the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of the Gulf states should likewise be fully respected. We urge parties to stop the military operations and prevent further spread of the conflict.",
      "quoteZh": "中方對地區外溢深感關切。中方認為，海灣國家的主權、安全和領土完整同樣應得到充分尊重。我們敦促各方停止軍事行動，防止衝突進一步蔓延。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-cyprus-president-says-island-not-participating-in-any",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Cyprus president says island 'not participating in any way' after drone hits RAF Akrotiri",
    "headlineZh": "賽普勒斯總統在無人機擊中英軍阿克羅蒂里基地後稱該國「絕不參與」軍事行動",
    "summary": "A Shahed-type drone struck a hangar at RAF Akrotiri shortly after midnight local time on 2 March 2026, causing minor damage; Cypriot officials said it was Iranian-made and probably launched from Lebanon. President Nikos Christodoulides put state services on alert and stressed in a televised address that Cyprus would not join any military operation.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月2日當地時間午夜後不久，一架「見證者」型無人機擊中英國皇家空軍阿克羅蒂里基地的一座機庫，造成輕微損毀；賽普勒斯官員稱其為伊朗製造，可能從黎巴嫩發射。總統赫里斯托祖利季斯下令國家部門戒備，並在電視講話中強調賽普勒斯不會參與任何軍事行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Cyprus Mail",
        "url": "https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/02/christodoulides-after-drone-strike-cyprus-wants-no-part-in-military-action"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/british-military-base-in-cyprus-targeted-in-suspected-drone-attack"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "cyprus",
      "akrotiri",
      "drone attack",
      "hezbollah"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Nikos Christodoulides",
      "speakerZh": "尼科斯·赫里斯托祖利季斯",
      "role": "President of Cyprus",
      "roleZh": "賽普勒斯總統",
      "quote": "our homeland is not participating in any way, and do not intend to be part of any military operation. We remain committed to the humanitarian role we have served all this time, always acting as part of the solution, and not of the problem",
      "quoteZh": "我們的國家絕不以任何方式參與，也無意成為任何軍事行動的一部分。我們始終堅守一直以來的人道角色，永遠作為解決方案的一部分，而非問題的一部分"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-first-flights-leave-uae-after-11000-middle-east",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "First flights leave UAE after 11,000 Middle East cancellations; UAE to pay stranded travellers' hotels",
    "headlineZh": "中東逾11,000航班取消後首批航班離開阿聯酋；阿聯酋承擔滯留旅客酒店費用",
    "summary": "Etihad flight EY67 to London Heathrow took off from Abu Dhabi at 2:39 pm local time, the first departure from the UAE since the closure, as limited flights also resumed from Dubai. CNBC reported more than 11,000 flights in the Middle East had been cancelled since 28 February, stranding hundreds of thousands. The UAE said it would cover hotel and meal costs for people stuck in the country.",
    "summaryZh": "阿提哈德航空EY67航班於當地時間下午2時39分從阿布達比飛往倫敦希斯洛，為機場關閉以來首班離開阿聯酋的航班，杜拜亦恢復有限航班。CNBC報導自2月28日以來中東逾11,000航班取消，數十萬人滯留。阿聯酋表示將承擔滯留旅客的酒店及膳食費用。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/middle-east-flights.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/02/uae-to-cover-hotel-and-meal-costs-for-those-stranded-in-country-during-iran-attacks"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://euronews.com/2026/03/02/iran-war-etihad-airways-resumes-some-flights-from-abu-dhabi"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "etihad",
      "stranded travellers",
      "uae"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-hezbollah-fires-on-haifa-idf-strikes-over-70",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Hezbollah fires on Haifa; IDF strikes over 70 targets in Dahieh and south Lebanon",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨攻擊海法，以軍空襲達希耶及黎南逾70個目標",
    "summary": "Hezbollah said on 2 March 2026 it attacked an IDF base in Haifa in response to Khamenei's killing, setting off sirens in Haifa and the Upper Galilee; the IDF called it 'an official declaration of war by Hezbollah.' Israel struck more than 70 targets in Beirut's Dahieh and southern Lebanon and said it killed Hezbollah intelligence chief Hussein Makled.",
    "summaryZh": "真主黨於2026年3月2日表示，為報復哈米尼遇害，已攻擊海法一處以軍基地，海法與上加利利響起警報；以軍稱此為「真主黨正式宣戰」。以色列空襲貝魯特達希耶區及黎巴嫩南部逾70個目標，並稱擊斃真主黨情報首長侯賽因·馬克萊德。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "haifa",
      "dahieh",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-iranian-drones-hit-qatars-lng-facilities-saudi-ras",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian drones hit Qatar's LNG facilities; Saudi Ras Tanura refinery set ablaze",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機擊中卡達液化天然氣設施，沙烏地拉斯坦努拉煉油廠起火",
    "summary": "Iranian drones struck Qatar's liquefied natural gas facilities on 2 March 2026, halting production, and Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia was hit, causing a contained fire that Saudi officials blamed on debris from an intercepted missile. On 4 March QatarEnergy declared force majeure on gas exports and shut down liquefaction.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月2日，伊朗無人機擊中卡達液化天然氣設施致生產中斷；沙烏地阿美位於拉斯坦努拉的煉油廠亦遭擊中並發生受控火災，沙國官員歸咎於被攔截飛彈的碎片。3月4日卡達能源公司宣布天然氣出口不可抗力並停止液化作業。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lng",
      "qatarenergy",
      "ras tanura",
      "force majeure",
      "aramco"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-iranian-missile-strikes-bahrains-mina-salman-port-bangladeshi",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian missile strikes Bahrain's Mina Salman port; Bangladeshi shipyard worker killed",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中巴林米納薩勒曼港，一名孟加拉籍船廠工人喪生",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile struck Mina Salman Port in Bahrain in the early hours of 2 March 2026, and a Bangladeshi shipyard worker was killed by falling debris after another missile was intercepted. A fire broke out on a US-flagged tanker at the port, and a hotel strike injured two US Defense Department employees.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月2日凌晨，一枚伊朗飛彈擊中巴林米納薩勒曼港，另一枚飛彈被攔截後殘骸墜落，致一名孟加拉籍船廠工人死亡。港內一艘美國籍油輪起火，另一宗酒店遇襲事件致兩名美國國防部僱員受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "USNI News",
        "url": "https://news.usni.org/2026/03/02/shipyard-worker-dead-fire-breaks-out-on-u-s-flagged-tanker-after-iranian-attack-on-bahrain-port"
      },
      {
        "name": "Middle East Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260302-iranian-strike-on-hotel-in-bahrain-injured-2-us-defense-department-employees-report/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "mina salman",
      "casualties",
      "tanker"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-kuwait-says-two-navy-servicemen-killed-as-iranian",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait says two navy servicemen killed as Iranian strikes hit near Shuaiba port",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗襲擊舒艾巴港附近之際，科威特稱兩名海軍士兵殉職",
    "summary": "Kuwaiti officials said two Kuwaiti navy servicemen were killed in the line of duty on 2 March 2026 as Iranian strikes continued against the country. The same wave included an Iranian missile strike on a makeshift US operations centre near the civilian port of Shuaiba, in which six US soldiers were killed and 38 wounded personnel were hospitalised.",
    "summaryZh": "科威特官員表示，在伊朗持續攻擊該國之際，兩名科威特海軍士兵於2026年3月2日因公殉職。同一輪攻擊中，一枚伊朗飛彈擊中舒艾巴民用港附近的美軍臨時作戰中心，造成六名美軍死亡，38名傷者住院。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/kuwait-says-two-navy-soldiers-killed-2026-03-02/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/strike-in-kuwait-that-killed-6-us-service-member-more-severe/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "shuaiba",
      "us casualties",
      "missile attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-larijani-trump-turned-america-first-into-israel-first",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Larijani: Trump turned \"America First\" into \"Israel First\"",
    "headlineZh": "拉里賈尼：川普把「美國優先」變成了「以色列優先」",
    "summary": "Iran's top security official posted on X after the US confirmed its first service members killed in the war, saying Trump had plunged the region into chaos.",
    "summaryZh": "在美國證實首批軍人於戰爭中陣亡後，伊朗最高安全官員在X發文，稱川普讓地區陷入混亂。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/irans-larijani-refutes-claims-tehran-pushed-to-resume-us-talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "larijani",
      "trump",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ali Larijani",
      "speakerZh": "拉里賈尼",
      "role": "Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高國家安全委員會秘書",
      "quote": "He turned his self-made 'America First' slogan into 'Israel First' and sacrificed American soldiers for Israel's power-hungry ambitions.",
      "quoteZh": "他把自己提出的「美國優先」口號變成了「以色列優先」，為了以色列的權力野心犧牲美國士兵。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-motegi-offers-condolences-to-nine-arab-envoys-over",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi offers condolences to nine Arab envoys over Iranian attacks, presses Iran's ambassador",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充就伊朗攻擊向九國阿拉伯使節致慰問，並向伊朗大使施壓",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Motegi met ambassadors or representatives of the UAE, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Bahrain and Jordan, offering condolences for damage from Iranian attacks. In a separate meeting he urged Iran's ambassador to cease attacks on neighbouring countries and raised Hormuz safety.",
    "summaryZh": "外相茂木敏充會見阿聯酋、伊拉克、阿曼、卡達、科威特、沙烏地阿拉伯、敘利亞、巴林及約旦的大使或代表，就伊朗攻擊造成的損失致慰問；另與伊朗大使會面，敦促停止攻擊鄰國，並提及荷莫茲海峽安全。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260314054038/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02131.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "motegi",
      "gulf states",
      "iran ambassador"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "In the meeting with the Iranian Ambassador to Japan, in addition to the above, Minister MOTEGI conveyed Japan's consistent stance that Iran's development of nuclear weapons must never be allowed and urged Iran to cease actions that destabilize the region, including attacks to neighboring countries.",
      "quoteZh": "在與伊朗駐日大使會面時，茂木外相除上述內容外，亦傳達日本一貫立場，即絕不容許伊朗發展核武，並敦促伊朗停止包括攻擊鄰國在內破壞地區穩定的行動。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-putin-phones-gulf-leaders-calls-strikes-a-flagrant",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Putin phones Gulf leaders, calls strikes a flagrant violation of international law",
    "headlineZh": "普丁致電海灣領袖，稱空襲公然違反國際法",
    "summary": "Vladimir Putin held calls with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, Qatar's emir, Bahrain's king and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to Kremlin readouts. He told the emir of Qatar the strikes were a 'flagrant violation of international law' with tragic consequences for Iranians. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation issued a statement rejecting the use of force against Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "據克里姆林宮通報，普丁分別與阿聯酋總統穆罕默德·本·扎耶德、卡達埃米爾、巴林國王及沙烏地王儲穆罕默德·本·沙爾曼通話。他向卡達埃米爾表示空襲「公然違反國際法」，給伊朗人民帶來悲慘後果。上海合作組織發表聲明，反對對伊朗使用武力。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Kremlin",
        "url": "https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79243"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kremlin",
        "url": "https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79245"
      },
      {
        "name": "SCO",
        "url": "https://eng.sectsco.org/20260302/2180947.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "putin",
      "gulf",
      "sco"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-02-qatar-shoots-down-two-iranian-su-24-bombers",
    "date": "2026-03-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar shoots down two Iranian Su-24 bombers, first crewed Iranian jets downed",
    "headlineZh": "卡達擊落兩架伊朗Su-24轟炸機，為首批被擊落的伊朗有人戰機",
    "summary": "Qatar shot down two Iranian Su-24 bombers on 2 March 2026, the first crewed Iranian aircraft downed in the conflict. The same day three US F-15s crashed in Kuwait; Iran claimed to have shot them down, but CENTCOM later attributed the losses to Kuwaiti friendly fire.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達於2026年3月2日擊落兩架伊朗Su-24轟炸機，為衝突中首批被擊落的伊朗有人駕駛飛機。同日三架美軍F-15在科威特墜毀；伊朗宣稱是其擊落，但美軍中央司令部其後將損失歸因於科威特友軍誤擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "su-24",
      "f-15",
      "friendly fire",
      "kuwait"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-indonesias-fm-sugiono-tells-araghchi-prabowo-remains-willing",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Indonesia's FM Sugiono tells Araghchi Prabowo remains willing to mediate",
    "headlineZh": "印尼外長蘇吉約諾向阿拉格齊表示普拉博沃仍願意斡旋",
    "summary": "Days after Jakarta said it regretted the collapse of US-Iran negotiations, Foreign Minister Sugiono told Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi by phone that President Prabowo Subianto was still willing to travel to Tehran to mediate. Indonesia also paused engagement with the US-initiated Board of Peace amid domestic pressure.",
    "summaryZh": "雅加達對美伊談判破裂表示遺憾數日後，外長蘇吉約諾致電伊朗外長阿拉格齊，表示總統普拉博沃仍願前往德黑蘭斡旋。印尼亦在國內壓力下暫停參與美國倡議的「和平委員會」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jakarta Globe",
        "url": "https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-tells-iran-prabowo-still-wants-to-mediate-conflict"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/indonesia-says-board-of-peace-talks-paused-as-iran-crisis-rises"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "indonesia",
      "sugiono",
      "prabowo",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sugiono",
      "speakerZh": "蘇吉約諾",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Indonesia",
      "roleZh": "印尼外交部長",
      "quote": "Indonesia stands ready to play a constructive role in advancing peace, including offering our willingness to facilitate dialogue or mediation",
      "quoteZh": "印尼隨時準備在推動和平方面發揮建設性作用，包括表明我們願意促成對話或斡旋"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-iran-bans-food-exports-and-orders-citizens-to",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran bans food exports and orders citizens to uninstall foreign social media apps",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗禁止糧食出口，並下令民眾移除外國社群媒體應用程式",
    "summary": "Iranian authorities banned food exports on 3 March 2026 and ordered people to uninstall foreign social media applications. State media said the same day that Mojtaba Khamenei had 'miraculously survived' the strike that killed his father.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗當局於2026年3月3日禁止糧食出口，並下令民眾移除外國社群媒體應用程式。官方媒體同日稱，莫吉塔巴·哈米尼在其父遇害的空襲中「奇蹟生還」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "food exports",
      "social media",
      "censorship",
      "mojtaba khamenei"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-iranian-missile-hits-al-udeid-air-base-again",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian missile hits Al Udeid Air Base again; Qatar denies joining strikes on Iran",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈再擊烏代德空軍基地；卡達否認參與攻擊伊朗",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile struck Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on 3 March 2026 without causing casualties. After Israeli and Western outlets reported that Qatar had joined strikes on Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari denied that Qatar was part of the campaign.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月3日，一枚伊朗飛彈擊中卡達烏代德空軍基地，未造成傷亡。以色列及西方媒體報道卡達參與攻擊伊朗後，外交部發言人馬吉德·安薩里否認卡達參與相關軍事行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-03-26?post-id=cmmb4jjm400003576cql9002i"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-888681"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "al udeid",
      "majed al-ansari",
      "denial"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Majed al-Ansari",
      "speakerZh": "馬吉德·安薩里",
      "role": "Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "roleZh": "卡達外交部發言人",
      "quote": "campaign targeting Iran",
      "quoteZh": "針對伊朗的軍事行動"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-iranian-red-crescent-raises-national-death-toll-to",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranian Red Crescent raises national death toll to 787",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗紅新月會將全國死亡人數上修至787人",
    "summary": "The Iranian Red Crescent raised its national death toll to 787 on 3 March 2026, up from 555 a day earlier. HRANA recorded 104 attacks in 19 provinces that day, and debris damaged Tehran's UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗紅新月會於2026年3月3日將全國死亡人數由前一日的555人上修至787人。HRANA當天記錄到19個省份共104次攻擊，德黑蘭聯合國教科文組織世界遺產古勒斯坦宮亦遭碎片損毀。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "death toll",
      "red crescent",
      "golestan palace",
      "unesco"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-kuwait-condemns-iranian-drone-attack-on-us-embassy",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait condemns Iranian drone attack on US embassy as breach of Vienna Convention",
    "headlineZh": "科威特譴責伊朗無人機襲擊美國大使館違反《維也納公約》",
    "summary": "Drones hit the US Embassy in Kuwait on 2 March 2026, with smoke seen rising from the compound. Kuwait's Foreign Ministry expressed its 'strongest rejection and condemnation' and reaffirmed its right to take all measures to protect its territory; Iranian attacks also hit the US embassy in Riyadh.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月2日，無人機擊中美國駐科威特大使館，館區冒出濃煙。科威特外交部表示「最強烈的拒絕與譴責」，並重申有權採取一切措施保護領土；伊朗攻擊亦擊中美國駐利雅德大使館。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Anadolu Agency",
        "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/kuwait-denounces-iranian-attack-on-us-embassy/3848139"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-us-embassies-in-saudi-arabia--kuwait"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "us embassy",
      "riyadh",
      "vienna convention"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait",
      "speakerZh": "科威特外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of Kuwait",
      "roleZh": "科威特外交部",
      "quote": "an act that constitutes a blatant violation of all international norms and laws, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which grant immunity to diplomatic premises and personnel even in situations of armed conflict",
      "quoteZh": "此舉公然違反一切國際規範與法律，包括1949年《日內瓦公約》及1961年《維也納外交關係公約》，這些公約即使在武裝衝突中亦賦予外交館舍及人員豁免權"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-motegi-thanks-omans-fm-for-mediation-seeks-cooperation",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi thanks Oman's FM for mediation, seeks cooperation on Hormuz navigation",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充感謝阿曼外長斡旋，尋求在荷莫茲航行安全上合作",
    "summary": "In a call with Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, Motegi praised Oman's mediation between the US and Iran and said Japan strongly urged Iran to stop nuclear development and attacks on neighbours. He sought cooperation on safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, adjacent to Oman.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充與阿曼外交大臣布賽義迪通話，讚揚阿曼在美伊之間的斡旋，表示日本強烈敦促伊朗停止發展核武及攻擊鄰國，並尋求在毗鄰阿曼的荷莫茲海峽航行安全上合作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260314051802/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02136.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "oman",
      "motegi",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Oman Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日阿外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister Motegi, expressing grave concern over the deterioration of the regional situation surrounding Iran, also stated that Japan strongly urges Iran to cease actions that destabilize the region, including the development of nuclear weapons and attacks on neighboring countries",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相對伊朗周邊地區局勢惡化表示嚴重關切，並表示日本強烈敦促伊朗停止包括發展核武及攻擊鄰國在內破壞地區穩定的行動"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-rosatom-suspends-construction-at-bushehr-nuclear-plant-after",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rosatom suspends construction at Bushehr nuclear plant after nearby strikes",
    "headlineZh": "附近遭空襲，俄羅斯國家原子能公司暫停布什爾核電廠工程",
    "summary": "Russia's Rosatom suspended construction work at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on 3 March 2026 after strikes about 12 km away; an Iran Air Airbus A319 was destroyed at Bushehr Airport the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯國家原子能公司於2026年3月3日在距布什爾核電廠約12公里處遭空襲後暫停該廠施工；同日一架伊朗航空空巴A319客機在布什爾機場被毀。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rosatom",
      "bushehr",
      "nuclear safety",
      "iran air"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-us-orders-non-emergency-staff-to-leave-embassies",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US orders non-emergency staff to leave embassies in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and Gulf states",
    "headlineZh": "美國下令駐巴林、伊拉克、約旦及海灣國家使館非緊急人員撤離",
    "summary": "The State Department ordered non-emergency staff to leave US missions in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan as Iranian strikes spread across the region. It later urged Americans to depart 14 countries immediately and arranged charter flights from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Nearly 3,000 Americans had been contacted about departure options.",
    "summaryZh": "隨著伊朗攻擊蔓延至整個地區，美國國務院下令駐阿聯酋、卡達、科威特、巴林、伊拉克和約旦使團的非緊急人員撤離。國務院其後呼籲美國公民立即離開14個國家，並從阿聯酋、沙烏地和約旦安排包機。已有近3,000名美國人獲聯繫告知撤離選項。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-orders-non-emergency-staff-leave-bahrain-iraq-jordan-2026-03-03"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/3/3/travellers-stranded-airlines-under-pressure-as-iran-war-escalates"
      },
      {
        "name": "BBC",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd8ygee9e3o"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "evacuation",
      "state department",
      "embassies"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-03-us-sinks-submarine-iris-fateh-and-corvette-shahid",
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US sinks submarine IRIS Fateh and corvette Shahid Soleimani; 17 Iranian ships destroyed",
    "headlineZh": "美軍擊沉伊朗潛艦法特赫號及護衛艦蘇萊曼尼號，17艘伊朗船艦被毀",
    "summary": "CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said on 3 March 2026 that the US had destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including the missile corvette IRIS Shahid Soleimani and the submarine IRIS Fateh, the first submarine sunk in combat since the 1982 Falklands War. By 4 March CENTCOM put the tally at 19 ships, one submarine and nearly 2,000 targets.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部司令布萊德·庫珀上將於2026年3月3日表示，美軍已摧毀17艘伊朗船艦，包括飛彈護衛艦「沙希德·蘇萊曼尼號」與潛艦「法特赫號」，後者是1982年福克蘭戰爭以來首艘在戰鬥中被擊沉的潛艦。至3月4日，中央司令部統計已摧毀19艘船艦、1艘潛艦及近2,000個目標。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iranian navy",
      "submarine",
      "corvette",
      "centcom",
      "naval warfare"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-04-israeli-f-35i-shoots-down-iranian-yak-130",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israeli F-35I shoots down Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran",
    "headlineZh": "以色列F-35I在德黑蘭上空擊落伊朗Yak-130",
    "summary": "The IDF said an F-35I shot down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran on 4 March 2026, the first air-to-air kill of a crewed aircraft by a stealth fighter. A Soleimani-class corvette was also sunk at Bandar Abbas that day.",
    "summaryZh": "以軍表示，一架F-35I於2026年3月4日在德黑蘭上空擊落一架伊朗Yak-130，為匿蹤戰機首次在空戰中擊落有人駕駛飛機。同日一艘蘇萊曼尼級護衛艦在阿巴斯港被擊沉。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "f-35i",
      "yak-130",
      "air combat",
      "bandar abbas"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-04-japan-condemns-irans-actions-that-destabilize-the-region",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan 'condemns Iran's actions that destabilize the region' in call with Qatar's prime minister",
    "headlineZh": "日本在與卡達首相通話中「譴責伊朗破壞地區穩定的行動」",
    "summary": "In a call with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Motegi noted that Iranian attacks had hit diplomatic, civilian and energy facilities in Qatar and neighbouring states and that ships had been attacked near Hormuz. Qatar pledged to help Japanese nationals leave the country.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充與卡達首相兼外交大臣穆罕默德·本·阿卜杜拉赫曼通話，指出伊朗攻擊擊中卡達及鄰國的外交、民用及能源設施，荷莫茲海峽附近亦有船隻遇襲。卡達承諾協助日本國民離境。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260520130206/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02142.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "qatar",
      "motegi",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Qatar Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日卡外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI stated that under such circumstances Japan condemns Iran's actions that destabilize the region.",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相表示，在此情況下，日本譴責伊朗破壞地區穩定的行動。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-04-katz-any-new-iranian-leader-continuing-anti-israel",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Katz: any new Iranian leader continuing anti-Israel plan \"will be a certain target for assassination\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡茨：任何延續反以計劃的伊朗新領袖都「必將成為暗殺目標」",
    "summary": "As Iran's Assembly of Experts deliberated on a successor to Khamenei, Israel's defence minister issued a warning on X.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗專家會議商議哈梅內伊繼任人選之際，以色列國防部長在X平台發出警告。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/iranians-to-bid-farewell-to-khamenei-as-israel-threatens-to-kill-successor"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "katz",
      "succession",
      "assembly of experts"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel Katz",
      "speakerZh": "卡茨",
      "role": "Defence Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列國防部長",
      "quote": "Any leader selected by the Iranian terror regime to continue leading the plan for Israel's destruction, threatening the United States, the free world and countries in the region, and suppressing the Iranian people, will be a certain target for assassination, no matter his name or where he hides.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗恐怖政權選出的任何領袖，若繼續主導摧毀以色列的計劃、威脅美國、自由世界及區域國家並鎮壓伊朗人民，不論其姓名或藏身何處，都必將成為暗殺目標。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-04-nato-intercepts-iranian-ballistic-missile-over-dortyol-turkey",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "NATO intercepts Iranian ballistic missile over Dörtyol, Turkey",
    "headlineZh": "北約在土耳其多爾特約爾上空攔截伊朗彈道飛彈",
    "summary": "A ballistic missile heading into Turkey was intercepted over Dörtyol on 4 March 2026; a US official said an SM-3 fired from USS Oscar Austin brought it down. Greek F-16s downed several Shahed drones near Cyprus and Larnaca airport temporarily closed.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月4日，一枚飛向土耳其的彈道飛彈在多爾特約爾上空被攔截；美國官員表示是由奧斯卡·奧斯汀號發射的SM-3飛彈擊落。希臘F-16則在賽普勒斯附近擊落多架Shahed無人機，拉納卡機場一度關閉。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nato",
      "turkey",
      "sm-3",
      "cyprus",
      "greece"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-04-qatar-arrests-ten-people-allegedly-operating-as-irgc",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar arrests ten people allegedly operating as IRGC cell",
    "headlineZh": "卡達逮捕10名涉嫌革命衛隊潛伏小組成員",
    "summary": "Qatari authorities arrested ten people on 4 March 2026 who were allegedly working as an IRGC cell. An 11-year-old girl was killed by shrapnel in Kuwait and Qatar said Al Udeid Air Base was hit without casualties the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達當局於2026年3月4日逮捕10名涉嫌為伊斯蘭革命衛隊潛伏小組工作的人。同日科威特一名11歲女孩被彈片擊中身亡，卡達則表示烏代德空軍基地遭擊中但無人傷亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "irgc cell",
      "arrests",
      "kuwait"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-04-qatarenergy-declares-force-majeure-on-lng-shipments-after",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "QatarEnergy declares force majeure on LNG shipments after Iranian drone strikes",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊後，卡達能源宣布液化天然氣出貨不可抗力",
    "summary": "After Qatar's Defence Ministry said Iranian drones struck Ras Laffan Industrial City and Mesaieed on 2 March, QatarEnergy halted gas production and declared force majeure on its contracts with buyers. LNG carrier day rates jumped from about $42,000 in late February to over $250,000 by 5 March; satellite analysis later suggested the main Ras Laffan plant was not damaged in that strike.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達國防部稱伊朗無人機於3月2日擊中拉斯拉凡工業城及梅賽伊德後，卡達能源停止天然氣生產，並對買家合約宣布不可抗力。液化天然氣運輸船日租由2月底約4.2萬美元升至3月5日逾25萬美元；其後衛星分析顯示拉斯拉凡主廠房在該次襲擊中未受損。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/qatarenergy-declares-force-majeure-lng-shipments-2026-03-04/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/qatar-s-main-lng-equipment-intact-satellite-analysis-shows"
      },
      {
        "name": "OilPrice.com",
        "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/LNG-Shipping-Rates-Soar-650-to-300000-Per-Day.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "qatarenergy",
      "lng",
      "force majeure",
      "ras laffan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-04-us-submarine-sinks-iranian-frigate-iris-dena-off",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "US submarine sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka; 87 killed, 32 rescued",
    "headlineZh": "美軍潛艦在斯里蘭卡外海擊沉伊朗巡防艦德納號，87人死亡、32人獲救",
    "summary": "A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Galle, Sri Lanka, on 4 March 2026, killing 87 crew members; 32 were rescued. On 6 March Sri Lanka's navy took charge of the Iranian tanker IRIS Bushehr and its 208 crew.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月4日，一艘美軍潛艦在斯里蘭卡加勒外海擊沉伊朗巡防艦「德納號」，87名艦員死亡、32人獲救。3月6日斯里蘭卡海軍接管伊朗補給艦「布什爾號」及其208名船員。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iris dena",
      "submarine",
      "sri lanka",
      "naval warfare"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-aliyev-calls-iranian-drone-strike-on-nakhchivan-a",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "caucasus",
    "headline": "Aliyev calls Iranian drone strike on Nakhchivan a 'terrorist act', orders retaliatory measures",
    "headlineZh": "阿利耶夫稱伊朗無人機襲擊納希切萬為「恐怖行為」，下令準備報復措施",
    "summary": "Chairing an emergency Security Council meeting, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Iranian drones had struck civilian sites in the Nakhchivan exclave, including the airport terminal and a school, and demanded an apology and prosecution of those responsible. Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry said four drones were launched, one was neutralised, and four civilians were injured.",
    "summaryZh": "亞塞拜然總統阿利耶夫主持緊急安全會議時表示，伊朗無人機擊中納希切萬飛地的民用設施，包括機場航廈及一所學校，要求伊朗道歉並追究責任人。亞塞拜然國防部稱共有四架無人機來襲，其中一架被擊落，四名平民受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "President of Azerbaijan",
        "url": "https://president.az/en/articles/view/71792"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/missiles-drones-coming-iran-fell-airport-azerbaijan-source-says-2026-03-05/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "azerbaijan",
      "nakhchivan",
      "ilham aliyev",
      "drone attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ilham Aliyev",
      "speakerZh": "伊利哈姆·阿利耶夫",
      "role": "President of Azerbaijan",
      "roleZh": "亞塞拜然總統",
      "quote": "The State of Azerbaijan strongly condemns this heinous terrorist act. Those responsible must be brought to justice without delay. The Iranian side must provide an official explanation to Azerbaijan, issue an apology, and ensure that the perpetrators are held criminally accountable.",
      "quoteZh": "亞塞拜然國強烈譴責這一令人髮指的恐怖行為，責任人必須立即被繩之以法。伊朗方面必須向亞塞拜然作出正式解釋、道歉，並確保肇事者被追究刑事責任。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-ben-gurion-reopens-for-inbound-repatriation-flights-for",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Ben Gurion reopens for inbound repatriation flights for some 120,000 stranded Israelis",
    "headlineZh": "本古里昂機場重開入境撤僑航班，接回約12萬名滯留以色列人",
    "summary": "Israel gradually reopened Ben Gurion Airport for inbound flights to repatriate around 120,000 Israelis stranded abroad, starting with about one arrival per hour, after its airspace was shut on 28 February. The first repatriation flights landed on 5 March. By 8 March about 15,000 Israelis had returned on 90 flights, and the first outbound passengers were allowed to leave, initially capped at 70–100 per flight.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列領空自2月28日關閉後，本古里昂機場逐步重開入境航班，起初約每小時一班，以接回約12萬名滯留海外的以色列人。首批撤僑航班於3月5日降落。至3月8日約15,000名以色列人搭乘90個航班返國，首批出境旅客亦獲准離境，起初每班限載70至100人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-03-04/ty-article/.premium/israeli-airspace-set-to-reopen-overnight-into-thursday-pending-developments/0000019c-b7bc-d0a6-a5ff-bffc5b460000"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/passengers-begin-to-fly-out-of-israel-for-first-time-since-start-of-conflict-with-iran/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-airlines-launch-first-outbound-flights-from-ben-gurion-during-iran-war/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ben gurion",
      "repatriation",
      "airspace"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-iranian-drones-hit-nakhchivan-airport-azerbaijan-summons-irans",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Iranian drones hit Nakhchivan airport; Azerbaijan summons Iran's ambassador",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機擊中納希契萬機場，亞塞拜然召見伊朗大使",
    "summary": "Iranian drones struck the terminal of Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan on 5 March 2026. Azerbaijan summoned Iran's ambassador and President Ilham Aliyev said 'Iran committed terror acts against Azerbaijan.'",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月5日，伊朗無人機擊中亞塞拜然納希契萬國際機場航廈。亞塞拜然召見伊朗大使，總統阿利耶夫表示「伊朗對亞塞拜然犯下恐怖行為」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "azerbaijan",
      "nakhchivan",
      "drone strike",
      "aliyev"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-japan-readies-sdf-aircraft-for-middle-east-evacuations",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan readies SDF aircraft for Middle East evacuations; Kihara says 'we have yet to decide'",
    "headlineZh": "日本準備派自衛隊機協助中東撤僑；木原稔稱「尚未決定」",
    "summary": "Japan's Defence Ministry stepped up preparations to send Self-Defense Force aircraft to evacuate Japanese nationals, after five were moved overland from Israel to Jordan and two from Iran to Azerbaijan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said no decision had been made on dispatch; an ASDF transport plane later stood by in the Maldives.",
    "summaryZh": "日本防衛省加緊準備派遣自衛隊飛機撤離日本國民，此前已有五人經陸路從以色列撤至約旦、兩人從伊朗撤至亞塞拜然。內閣官房長官木原稔表示尚未決定是否派遣；其後一架航空自衛隊運輸機在馬爾地夫待命。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Japan Times",
        "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/08/japan/japan-sdf-plane-evacuates-nationals/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "kihara",
      "evacuation",
      "sdf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Minoru Kihara",
      "speakerZh": "木原稔",
      "role": "Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本內閣官房長官",
      "quote": "We have yet to decide",
      "quoteZh": "我們尚未作出決定"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-qatar-airways-begins-relief-flights-from-muscat-and",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar Airways begins relief flights from Muscat and Riyadh for stranded passengers",
    "headlineZh": "卡達航空自馬斯喀特和利雅德開辦紓困航班接載滯留旅客",
    "summary": "With Qatari airspace still closed, Qatar Airways began a limited number of relief flights from Muscat to London Heathrow, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Rome and Amsterdam, and from Riyadh to Frankfurt. The airline said scheduled operations would resume only once Qatar's Civil Aviation Authority announced the airspace was safe. More than 2,000 flights had been cancelled at Doha's Hamad International by then.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達領空仍關閉之際，卡達航空開辦有限的紓困航班，從馬斯喀特飛往倫敦希斯洛、柏林、哥本哈根、馬德里、羅馬和阿姆斯特丹，並從利雅德飛往法蘭克福。該公司表示須待卡達民航局宣布領空安全後才恢復定期航班。當時杜哈哈馬德國際機場已取消逾2,000航班。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Airways",
        "url": "https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/262842-qatar-airways-service-update-05-march-2026/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/3/6/qatar-partially-reopens-airspace-as-iranian-strikes-continue-to-hit-gulf"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar airways",
      "relief flights",
      "aviation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-qatar-condemns-iranian-attempt-to-target-turkiye-with",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "turkey",
    "headline": "Qatar condemns Iranian attempt to target Türkiye with ballistic missile as 'dangerous escalation'",
    "headlineZh": "卡達譴責伊朗試圖以彈道飛彈攻擊土耳其為「危險升級」",
    "summary": "Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned an attempt to target Türkiye with a ballistic missile, which NATO air defences intercepted over Hatay province, and the Iranian drone strike on an airport in Azerbaijan. It said Iran's opening of new fronts with neighbours posed a serious risk to regional stability.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達外交部譴責有人試圖以彈道飛彈攻擊土耳其（該飛彈已被北約防空系統在哈塔伊省上空攔截），以及伊朗無人機襲擊亞塞拜然一座機場，稱伊朗與鄰國開闢新戰線對地區穩定構成嚴重風險。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-iranian-attacks-targeting-turkiye-and-azerbaijan"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "turkey",
      "azerbaijan",
      "qatar",
      "ballistic missile"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The State of Qatar strongly condemns attempts to target the Republic of Turkiye with a ballistic missile and an airport in the Republic of Azerbaijan using Iranian drones.",
      "quoteZh": "卡達國強烈譴責以彈道飛彈攻擊土耳其共和國、以伊朗無人機攻擊亞塞拜然共和國一座機場的企圖。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-tehrans-12000-seat-azadi-indoor-stadium-destroyed-in",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Tehran's 12,000-seat Azadi Indoor Stadium destroyed in strike",
    "headlineZh": "德黑蘭可容納1.2萬人的阿札迪室內體育館遭空襲摧毀",
    "summary": "A US-Israeli strike destroyed the 12,000-seat Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran on 5 March 2026, a day on which HRANA recorded 170 attacks. Italy, the Netherlands and Spain pledged warships to defend Cyprus.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月5日，美以空襲摧毀德黑蘭可容納1.2萬人的阿札迪室內體育館，HRANA當天記錄到170次攻擊。義大利、荷蘭與西班牙承諾派軍艦保衛賽普勒斯。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "azadi stadium",
      "tehran",
      "airstrike",
      "cyprus"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-05-turkiye-condemns-drone-attacks-on-nakhchivan-says-strikes",
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "caucasus",
    "headline": "Türkiye condemns drone attacks on Nakhchivan, says strikes on third countries must stop",
    "headlineZh": "土耳其譴責無人機襲擊納希切萬，稱對第三國的攻擊必須停止",
    "summary": "Türkiye's Foreign Ministry issued press release No. 40 on 5 March 2026 condemning the drone attacks on Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic the same day. The statement pledged that Türkiye would continue to stand by Azerbaijan.",
    "summaryZh": "土耳其外交部於2026年3月5日發布第40號新聞稿，譴責當天針對亞塞拜然納希切萬自治共和國的無人機攻擊，並承諾土耳其將繼續支持亞塞拜然。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Türkiye MFA (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260305152653/https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-40_-azerbaycan-in-nahcivan-ozerk-cumhuriyeti-ni-hedef-alan-iha-saldirilari-hk.en.mfa"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "turkey",
      "azerbaijan",
      "nakhchivan",
      "solidarity"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye",
      "speakerZh": "土耳其外交部",
      "role": "Press release No. 40",
      "roleZh": "第40號新聞稿",
      "quote": "We once again emphasize that attacks targeting third countries in the region, which increase the risk of the war spreading, must be stopped immediately. As always, Türkiye will continue to stand by Azerbaijan.",
      "quoteZh": "我們再次強調，針對地區第三國、加劇戰爭蔓延風險的攻擊必須立即停止。土耳其將一如既往支持亞塞拜然。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-first-uk-evacuation-charter-from-oman-lands-as",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "First UK evacuation charter from Oman lands as 23,000 Middle East flights cancelled",
    "headlineZh": "英國首班自阿曼撤僑包機抵英，中東已取消23,000航班",
    "summary": "The UK's first evacuation charter from Muscat landed at London Stansted nearly 24 hours late, with more than 138,000 Britons, mostly in the UAE, having contacted the Foreign Office for help. Analytics firm Cirium said over 23,000 flights had been cancelled since the war began. The US said nearly 20,000 citizens had returned, France was helping 5,000 citizens home and Canada expected charters for about 2,000 people from the UAE.",
    "summaryZh": "英國首班自馬斯喀特起飛的撤僑包機延誤近24小時後降落倫敦斯坦斯特德機場，已有逾138,000名英國人（多數在阿聯酋）向外交部求助。分析公司Cirium稱開戰以來已有逾23,000航班取消。美國表示近2萬名公民已返國，法國協助5,000名公民回國，加拿大預計從阿聯酋為約2,000人安排包機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/3/6/scramble-for-flights-out-of-middle-east-amid-iran-war"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/travel/travel-advisories-middle-east-air-disruptions"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "evacuation",
      "uk",
      "charter flights",
      "cirium"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-indonesia-begins-evacuating-citizens-from-iran-mostly-students",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Indonesia begins evacuating citizens from Iran, mostly students in Qom",
    "headlineZh": "印尼開始從伊朗撤僑，多數為庫姆的留學生",
    "summary": "Indonesia started evacuating dozens of its citizens from Iran out of 329 Indonesians in the country, most of them students in the city of Qom. Iranian airspace remained closed, forcing evacuees to travel overland. Several Asian governments were organising evacuations from Iran and the Gulf as the war entered its second week.",
    "summaryZh": "印尼開始從伊朗撤出數十名公民，該國在伊朗共有329名印尼人，多數是在庫姆的留學生。伊朗領空仍關閉，撤離者須經陸路離開。戰爭進入第二週，多個亞洲國家政府正安排從伊朗及海灣地區撤僑。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Malay Mail (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/world/2026/03/06/indonesia-starts-evacuating-citizens-from-iran-as-war-rages/211590"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "indonesia",
      "evacuation",
      "qom"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-pakistans-sharif-tells-aliyev-he-condemns-irans-terrorist",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "caucasus",
    "headline": "Pakistan's Sharif tells Aliyev he condemns Iran's 'terrorist acts' against Azerbaijan",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦總理夏立夫向阿利耶夫表示譴責伊朗對亞塞拜然的「恐怖行為」",
    "summary": "In a phone call on 6 March 2026, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that he condemned Iran's military attack on Azerbaijan, according to the Azerbaijani presidency's readout. Sharif said Pakistan's state and army stood with Azerbaijan.",
    "summaryZh": "據亞塞拜然總統府通報，巴基斯坦總理夏巴茲·夏立夫於2026年3月6日與亞塞拜然總統阿利耶夫通話，表示譴責伊朗對亞塞拜然的軍事攻擊，並稱巴基斯坦國家與軍隊與亞塞拜然站在一起。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "President of Azerbaijan",
        "url": "https://president.az/en/articles/view/71807"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "azerbaijan",
      "nakhchivan",
      "shehbaz sharif"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Shehbaz Sharif",
      "speakerZh": "夏巴茲·夏立夫",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Pakistan (as reported by the Azerbaijani presidency)",
      "roleZh": "巴基斯坦總理（據亞塞拜然總統府轉述）",
      "quote": "The Prime Minister of Pakistan stated that he condemned Iran's military attack and terrorist acts against Azerbaijan, noted that in these difficult days the state and army of Pakistan stand with the state and army of Azerbaijan, and said that Azerbaijan can always rely on Pakistan.",
      "quoteZh": "巴基斯坦總理表示，他譴責伊朗對亞塞拜然的軍事攻擊和恐怖行為，並指出在這艱難時刻，巴基斯坦國家和軍隊與亞塞拜然國家和軍隊站在一起，亞塞拜然永遠可以依靠巴基斯坦。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-pezeshkian-apologizes-on-state-tv-for-attacks-on",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian apologizes on state TV for attacks on neighbouring countries",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安在官方電視上為攻擊鄰國道歉",
    "summary": "President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized on state television on 6 March 2026 for Iranian attacks on neighbouring countries, even as Iran widened its offensive on Gulf states that day; Qatar reported 13 missiles intercepted and a compound housing Halliburton and KBR workers in Basra was hit.",
    "summaryZh": "裴澤斯基安總統於2026年3月6日在官方電視上為伊朗攻擊鄰國道歉，但伊朗當天仍擴大對海灣國家的攻勢；卡達報告攔截13枚飛彈，巴斯拉一處住有哈利伯頓與KBR員工的營區遭擊中。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "apology",
      "gulf states",
      "basra"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-qatar-energy-minister-warns-gulf-export-halts-will",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar energy minister warns Gulf export halts 'will bring down economies of the world'",
    "headlineZh": "卡達能源大臣警告海灣停止出口「將拖垮世界經濟」",
    "summary": "Days after QatarEnergy halted LNG output and declared force majeure, Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi warned that other Gulf producers could be forced to stop exports and declare force majeure if the war continued. Global oil and gas prices rose sharply on the warning.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達能源停產液化天然氣並宣布不可抗力數日後，能源大臣薩阿德·卡比警告，若戰事持續，其他海灣產油國亦可能被迫停止出口並宣布不可抗力。全球油氣價格隨之大漲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Financial Times",
        "url": "https://www.ft.com/content/be122b17-e667-478d-be19-89d605e978ea"
      },
      {
        "name": "BBC",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy031ylgepro"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "lng",
      "energy",
      "saad al-kaabi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Saad Sherida al-Kaabi",
      "speakerZh": "薩阿德·謝里達·卡比",
      "role": "Minister of State for Energy Affairs of Qatar",
      "roleZh": "卡達能源事務國務大臣",
      "quote": "this will bring down economies of the world",
      "quoteZh": "這將拖垮世界各國經濟"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-qatar-partially-reopens-airspace-only-for-evacuation-and",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar partially reopens airspace, only for evacuation and cargo flights",
    "headlineZh": "卡達部分重開領空，僅限撤僑與貨運航班",
    "summary": "Qatar partly reopened its airspace via contingency routes, but only for flights designated for passenger evacuation and for air cargo, while scheduled services stayed suspended. Qatar Airways planned repatriation flights from Hamad International to London, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Frankfurt on 7 March. Qatar had been repeatedly hit by Iranian missiles and drones during the week-old war.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達透過應急航路部分重開領空，但僅限指定的旅客撤離航班及空運貨物，定期航班仍然暫停。卡達航空計劃3月7日從哈馬德國際機場開辦飛往倫敦、巴黎、馬德里、羅馬和法蘭克福的撤僑航班。開戰一週以來，卡達多次遭伊朗飛彈和無人機攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/3/6/qatar-partially-reopens-airspace-as-iranian-strikes-continue-to-hit-gulf"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Airways",
        "url": "https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/262910-qatar-airways-service-update-06-march-2026/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "airspace",
      "evacuation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-trump-there-will-be-no-deal-with-iran",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: \"There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：「與伊朗除了無條件投降之外，不會有任何協議！」",
    "summary": "In a Truth Social post a week into the war, Trump said that after surrender and the selection of an acceptable leader, the US and allies would help rebuild Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "開戰一週後，川普在Truth Social發文表示，在伊朗投降並選出可接受的領袖後，美國及盟友將協助重建伊朗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq82k1wk8o"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "truth social",
      "surrender"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!",
      "quoteZh": "與伊朗除了無條件投降之外，不會有任何協議！"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-06-us-crude-posts-record-35-weekly-gain-to",
    "date": "2026-03-06",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "US crude posts record 35% weekly gain to $90.90; Brent up 28% to $92.69",
    "headlineZh": "美國原油單週大漲35%至90.90美元創紀錄；布蘭特漲28%至92.69美元",
    "summary": "US crude futures rose about 35% in the first week of the war to $90.90 a barrel, the largest weekly gain since the contract began trading in 1983. Brent climbed 28% to $92.69 after hitting $81.49 on 3 March, already its highest since January 2025. The surge reflected the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on Gulf energy facilities.",
    "summaryZh": "開戰首週美國原油期貨上漲約35%至每桶90.90美元，創1983年該合約交易以來最大單週漲幅。布蘭特原油3月3日已升至81.49美元（2025年1月以來最高），全週上漲28%至92.69美元。漲勢反映霍爾木茲海峽實際關閉及海灣能源設施遇襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/iran-us-war-oil-prices-brent-wti-barrel-futures.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-rises-over-1-iran-crisis-disrupts-middle-east-supply-2026-03-04/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "wti",
      "oil-prices",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-07-kuwait-petroleum-declares-force-majeure-uss-george-hw",
    "date": "2026-03-07",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait Petroleum declares force majeure; USS George H.W. Bush ordered to region",
    "headlineZh": "科威特石油公司宣布不可抗力，老布希號航艦奉命前往中東",
    "summary": "Kuwait Petroleum Corporation declared force majeure and cut output on 7 March 2026. The same day the US approved a $151 million arms sale to Israel and sent the carrier USS George H.W. Bush to the Middle East, while Iran attacked the Malta-flagged tanker Prima with a drone.",
    "summaryZh": "科威特石油公司於2026年3月7日宣布不可抗力並減產。同日美國批准對以色列1.51億美元軍售，並派遣老布希號航艦前往中東；伊朗則以無人機攻擊馬爾他籍油輪「普里瑪號」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "force majeure",
      "uss george h.w. bush",
      "arms sale"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-08-israel-strikes-iranian-oil-facilities-for-first-time",
    "date": "2026-03-08",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Israel strikes Iranian oil facilities for first time, killing four",
    "headlineZh": "以色列首度空襲伊朗石油設施，4人死亡",
    "summary": "Israeli strikes hit Iranian oil facilities for the first time on 8 March 2026, killing four people. HRANA reported 752 attacks that day.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列於2026年3月8日首度空襲伊朗石油設施，造成4人死亡。HRANA當天記錄到752次攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil facilities",
      "energy infrastructure",
      "israeli airstrike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-08-masoud-barzani-warns-pro-iran-groups-restraint-also",
    "date": "2026-03-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Masoud Barzani warns pro-Iran groups 'restraint also has its limits' after drone attacks on Erbil",
    "headlineZh": "馬蘇德·巴爾札尼在艾比爾遭無人機襲擊後警告親伊朗團體「克制也有限度」",
    "summary": "After an overnight drone attack on Erbil killed a security member, KDP leader Masoud Barzani accused groups operating under the name of 'resistance' of attacking civilian sites, economic infrastructure and Peshmerga bases in the Kurdistan Region. PUK leader Bafel Talabani said separately that if Baghdad failed to stop the attacks, 'we will deal with them ourselves'.",
    "summaryZh": "艾比爾遭夜間無人機襲擊、一名安全人員喪生後，庫德斯坦民主黨領袖馬蘇德·巴爾札尼指責以「抵抗」為名的團體攻擊庫德斯坦地區的民用地點、經濟基礎設施及自由鬥士基地。庫德斯坦愛國聯盟領袖巴費爾·塔拉巴尼另表示，若巴格達未能阻止攻擊，「我們將自行處理」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Rudaw",
        "url": "https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/080320262"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "kurdistan",
      "barzani",
      "talabani",
      "erbil"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Barzani",
      "speakerZh": "馬蘇德·巴爾札尼",
      "role": "Leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party",
      "roleZh": "庫德斯坦民主黨領袖",
      "quote": "Everyone must understand that restraint also has its limits. The Peshmerga have never accepted oppression or aggression from any side.",
      "quoteZh": "每個人都必須明白，克制也有限度。自由鬥士從不接受任何一方的壓迫或侵略。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-08-pezeshkian-tells-aliyev-nakhchivan-strike-had-no-connection",
    "date": "2026-03-08",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "caucasus",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian tells Aliyev Nakhchivan strike had 'no connection with Iran', promises investigation",
    "headlineZh": "佩澤希齊揚向阿利耶夫表示納希切萬襲擊「與伊朗無關」，承諾調查",
    "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian phoned Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on 8 March 2026, thanking him for condolences over Ali Khamenei's death and for planned humanitarian aid. Pezeshkian said the Nakhchivan drone incident was unrelated to Iran and would be investigated; Aliyev stressed the importance of the investigation.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統佩澤希齊揚於2026年3月8日致電亞塞拜然總統阿利耶夫，感謝其就哈米尼逝世致哀及計劃提供人道援助。佩澤希齊揚稱納希切萬無人機事件與伊朗無關並將展開調查；阿利耶夫則強調調查的重要性。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "President of Azerbaijan",
        "url": "https://president.az/en/articles/view/71833"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "azerbaijan",
      "iran",
      "nakhchivan",
      "pezeshkian"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Office of the President of Azerbaijan",
      "speakerZh": "亞塞拜然總統府",
      "role": "Official readout of the call",
      "roleZh": "通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Noting that the incident involving airstrike on Nakhchivan had no connection with Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that the incident would be investigated.",
      "quoteZh": "佩澤希齊揚總統指出，納希切萬空襲事件與伊朗無關，並強調將對事件展開調查。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-08-seventh-us-service-member-dies-sgt-benjamin-pennington",
    "date": "2026-03-08",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Seventh US service member dies; Sgt. Benjamin Pennington succumbs to wounds",
    "headlineZh": "第七名美軍死亡，班傑明·潘寧頓中士傷重不治",
    "summary": "US Sgt. Benjamin Pennington died on 8 March 2026 of wounds sustained in an attack at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, and CENTCOM announced the death of a seventh US service member. An Iranian drone caused a fire in a Kuwait City tower and two Kuwaiti officers were killed.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍班傑明·潘寧頓中士於2026年3月8日因在沙烏地阿拉伯蘇丹王子空軍基地遇襲所受之傷不治，中央司令部宣布第七名美軍死亡。一架伊朗無人機造成科威特市一棟大樓起火，兩名科威特官員喪生。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "us casualties",
      "prince sultan air base",
      "kuwait"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-08-wang-yi-chinas-message-is-ceasefire-and-end",
    "date": "2026-03-08",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Wang Yi: China's message is 'ceasefire and end hostilities', warns against regime change",
    "headlineZh": "王毅：中方核心訊息是「停火止戰」，警告勿搞政權更迭",
    "summary": "At his annual press conference, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China's position could be summarised as bringing about a ceasefire and ending hostilities, under the heading 'Stop fighting, end the war, and restore peace'. He warned that attempts at government change in Iran had 'no popular support'. China's special envoy Zhai Jun began a regional tour, meeting GCC Secretary General Jasem Albudaiwi in Riyadh.",
    "summaryZh": "外長王毅在年度記者會上表示，中方立場可概括為停火止戰，主題為「停止戰鬥、結束戰爭、恢復和平」。他警告在伊朗推動政權更迭「沒有民意基礎」。中國特使翟雋展開地區巡訪，在利雅德會見海灣合作委員會秘書長Jasem Albudaiwi。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbzhd/202603/t20260308_11870452.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/8/no-popular-support-china-warns-against-government-change-in-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/wjbxw/202603/t20260309_11871762.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "wang yi",
      "zhai jun",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-09-bapco-declares-force-majeure-after-blast-near-bahrain",
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "BAPCO declares force majeure after blast near Bahrain refinery injures 32",
    "headlineZh": "巴林煉油廠附近爆炸致32人受傷後，巴林石油公司宣布不可抗力",
    "summary": "An explosion near Manama sparked a fire near a petroleum refinery and injured at least 32 Bahraini citizens, four seriously, after a Patriot interceptor downed an Iranian drone; a later Reuters-reviewed analysis found a US-operated Patriot was likely involved in the blast. Bahrain's state oil company BAPCO announced force majeure on its group operations.",
    "summaryZh": "麥納瑪附近發生爆炸，一座煉油廠旁起火，至少32名巴林公民受傷，其中4人傷勢嚴重，事發時一枚愛國者攔截彈擊落伊朗無人機；路透社審閱的分析其後指出，爆炸很可能涉及美方操作的愛國者飛彈。巴林國營石油公司BAPCO宣布集團營運進入不可抗力狀態。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bahrains-bapco-announces-force-majeure-operations-2026-03-09/"
      },
      {
        "name": "The New York Times",
        "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/world/middleeast/bahrain-iran-strikes.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters investigation",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/investigations/patriot-missile-involved-bahrain-blast-likely-us-operated-analysis-finds-2026-03-22/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "bapco",
      "refinery",
      "force majeure",
      "patriot"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-09-iranian-attack-on-residential-facility-in-saudi-arabias",
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian attack on residential facility in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj kills two civilians",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗襲擊沙烏地阿拉伯哈爾吉住宅設施，兩名平民喪生",
    "summary": "An Iranian strike hit a residential facility in Al-Kharj, south-east of Riyadh, killing two civilians and injuring others. Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the attack and rejected the justifications offered by Iran for targeting countries in the region.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗攻擊擊中利雅德東南面哈爾吉的一處住宅設施，造成兩名平民死亡、多人受傷。卡達外交部譴責此次攻擊，並拒絕接受伊朗為攻擊地區國家提出的理由。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-iranian-attack-on-residential-facility-in-al-kharj--saudi-arabia"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "al-kharj",
      "civilian casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The State of Qatar strongly condemns the Iranian attack that targeted a residential facility in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, and resulted in the death of two civilians and injuries to others.",
      "quoteZh": "卡達國強烈譴責伊朗針對沙烏地阿拉伯哈爾吉一處住宅設施的攻擊，該攻擊造成兩名平民死亡及多人受傷。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-09-mojtaba-khamenei-elected-supreme-leader",
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Mojtaba Khamenei elected Supreme Leader",
    "headlineZh": "莫吉塔巴·哈米尼當選最高領袖",
    "summary": "Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ali Khamenei, was elected Iran's Supreme Leader on 9 March 2026, nine days after his father was killed. In his first statement on 12 March he vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.",
    "summaryZh": "已故阿里·哈米尼之子莫吉塔巴·哈米尼於2026年3月9日當選伊朗最高領袖，距其父遇害九天。他在3月12日的首份聲明中誓言繼續封鎖霍爾木茲海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mojtaba khamenei",
      "supreme leader",
      "succession",
      "assembly of experts"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-09-motegi-condemns-irans-attacks-on-gulf-civilian-sites",
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi condemns Iran's attacks on Gulf civilian sites in call with Araghchi, seeks release of two Japanese",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充與阿拉格齊通話譴責伊朗攻擊海灣民用設施，要求釋放兩名日本人",
    "summary": "In a 25-minute call, Motegi condemned Iran's attacks on civilian facilities in Gulf countries and actions threatening navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and asked for the early release of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran. Araghchi said Iran would cooperate to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充與阿拉格齊通話25分鐘，譴責伊朗攻擊海灣國家民用設施及威脅荷莫茲海峽航行的行動，並要求盡早釋放兩名在伊朗被拘留的日本國民。阿拉格齊表示伊朗將合作確保日本國民安全。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414021319/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02157.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan press conference (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414023738/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/kaiken/kaikenwe_000001_00239.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "motegi",
      "araghchi",
      "detained japanese"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshimitsu Motegi",
      "speakerZh": "茂木敏充",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "I also condemned Iran's actions including its attacks on civilian facilities in the Gulf countries as well as actions that threaten freedom of navigation and safety in the Strait of Hormuz, and urged Iran to immediately cease such actions.",
      "quoteZh": "我亦譴責伊朗包括攻擊海灣國家民用設施在內的行動，以及威脅荷莫茲海峽航行自由與安全的行動，並敦促伊朗立即停止。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-09-oil-passes-100-a-barrel-hormuz-insurance-rates",
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Oil passes $100 a barrel; Hormuz insurance rates jump four- to sixfold",
    "headlineZh": "油價突破每桶100美元，霍爾木茲海峽保險費率飆升4至6倍",
    "summary": "Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel around 9 March 2026, up from about $72 on 27 February, as the Iran war escalated and the Strait of Hormuz stayed shut. Shipping insurance rates for the strait rose four to six times in a week, and Bahrain's BAPCO declared force majeure after its only refinery was hit.",
    "summaryZh": "隨伊朗戰爭升級且霍爾木茲海峽持續封閉，布蘭特原油於2026年3月9日前後升破每桶100美元，2月27日時約為72美元。海峽航運保險費率一週內上漲4至6倍，巴林石油公司在其唯一煉油廠遭擊中後宣布不可抗力。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/oil-price-iran-war-middle-east.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil prices",
      "brent",
      "insurance",
      "bapco",
      "force majeure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-09-putin-congratulates-mojtaba-khamenei-says-hormuz-is-effectively",
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Putin congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei, says Hormuz is 'effectively closed', talks with Trump",
    "headlineZh": "普丁祝賀穆吉塔巴·哈米尼，稱霍爾木茲海峽「實際上已關閉」，並與川普通話",
    "summary": "Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei pledging Moscow's 'unwavering support'. At an energy-market meeting he said the Strait of Hormuz 'is effectively closed' and ordered officials to assess redirecting Russian energy supplies away from Europe. He also held a roughly hour-long call with Donald Trump on Iran and Ukraine that the Kremlin called 'businesslike, frank and constructive'.",
    "summaryZh": "普丁致電祝賀新任最高領袖穆吉塔巴·哈米尼，承諾莫斯科「堅定不移的支持」。他在能源市場會議上表示霍爾木茲海峽「實際上已關閉」，並下令官員評估將俄羅斯能源供應轉離歐洲。他還與川普就伊朗和烏克蘭問題通話約一小時，克里姆林宮稱通話「務實、坦率且具建設性」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Kremlin",
        "url": "https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79291"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kremlin",
        "url": "https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79293"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kremlin",
        "url": "https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79294"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "putin",
      "hormuz",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-09-trump-tells-cbs-i-think-the-war-is",
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump tells CBS: \"I think the war is very complete, pretty much\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普接受CBS訪問：「我認為戰爭差不多已經結束了」",
    "summary": "In a phone interview with CBS News, Trump said Iran had no navy, communications or air force left, as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei its new Supreme Leader.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在接受CBS新聞電話訪問時表示，伊朗已沒有海軍、通訊或空軍；同日伊朗任命穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊為新任最高領袖。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-iran-cbs-news-the-war-is-very-complete-strait-hormuz/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/trump-iran-war-end.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "I think the war is very complete, pretty much. [Iran has] no navy, no communications, they've got no air force.",
      "quoteZh": "我認為戰爭差不多已經結束了。（伊朗）沒有海軍、沒有通訊，他們沒有空軍。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-10-adnoc-shuts-ruwais-refinery-after-drone-fire-unhcr",
    "date": "2026-03-10",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "ADNOC shuts Ruwais refinery after drone fire; UNHCR says 700,000 displaced in Lebanon",
    "headlineZh": "阿布達比國家石油公司因無人機起火關閉魯韋斯煉油廠；聯合國難民署稱黎巴嫩70萬人流離失所",
    "summary": "ADNOC shut its Ruwais refinery on 10 March 2026 after a drone-caused fire. Iran targeted US sites at Harir Air Base in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the UNHCR said about 700,000 people had been displaced in Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "阿布達比國家石油公司於2026年3月10日因無人機引發火災關閉魯韋斯煉油廠。伊朗攻擊伊拉克庫德斯坦哈里爾空軍基地的美軍設施，聯合國難民署則表示黎巴嫩約有70萬人流離失所。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "adnoc",
      "ruwais",
      "refinery",
      "displacement",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-10-china-says-over-10000-nationals-returned-home-via",
    "date": "2026-03-10",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "China says over 10,000 nationals returned home via UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia",
    "headlineZh": "中國稱逾萬名公民經阿聯酋、阿曼和沙烏地返國",
    "summary": "China's Foreign Ministry said more than 10,000 Chinese passengers had returned home via the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia while regional airports remained partly closed. Beijing earlier said nearly 300 nationals reached Guangzhou from Dubai on 4 March and Chinese airlines resumed some Gulf flights on 5 March. Special envoy Zhai Jun met UAE Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Zayed the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "中國外交部表示，在地區機場仍部分關閉之際，已有逾萬名中國旅客經阿聯酋、阿曼和沙烏地阿拉伯返國。北京此前稱近300名公民於3月4日從杜拜抵達廣州，中國航空公司3月5日恢復部分海灣航班。特使翟雋同日會見阿聯酋副總理阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/lxjzh/202603/t20260310_11872314.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/lxjzh/202603/t20260306_11870067.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "evacuation",
      "zhai jun"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-10-debris-from-iranian-drone-strike-on-manama-office",
    "date": "2026-03-10",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Debris from Iranian drone strike on Manama office tower kills Bahraini woman, injures eight",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊麥納瑪辦公大樓，殘骸致一名巴林女子喪生、八人受傷",
    "summary": "Debris from an Iranian drone attack on an office tower in Manama's Seef district killed a 29-year-old Bahraini woman and injured eight others. By June, Bahrain had recorded two deaths and more than 51 injuries since the war began.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊麥納瑪錫夫區一座辦公大樓，殘骸導致一名29歲巴林女子死亡、八人受傷。截至6月，巴林自開戰以來共錄得兩人死亡、逾51人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Gulf Daily News",
        "url": "https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1378211/REPREHENSIBLE-Young-Bahraini-woman-killed-by-debris-after-drone-smashes-into-tower-block"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/10/woman-killed-in-bahrain-as-other-gulf-states-intercept-iranian-missiles"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "seef",
      "civilian casualties",
      "drone attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-10-motegi-japan-relies-on-middle-east-for-over",
    "date": "2026-03-10",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi: Japan relies on Middle East for over 90% of oil as 388 evacuees return home",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充：日本逾九成石油依賴中東，388名撤離者已返國",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Motegi told reporters that 388 people had returned to Japan from the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia on government-chartered flights from Muscat and Riyadh. He said ensuring safe maritime traffic through Hormuz was vital as Japan depends on the region for most of its energy.",
    "summaryZh": "外相茂木敏充向記者表示，已有388人乘政府包機由馬斯喀特及利雅德從阿聯酋、阿曼、科威特、巴林、卡達及沙烏地阿拉伯返回日本。他指出日本大部分能源依賴該地區，確保荷莫茲海峽海上交通安全至關重要。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan press conference (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260420103447/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/kaiken/kaikenwe_000001_00236.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "motegi",
      "energy security",
      "evacuation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshimitsu Motegi",
      "speakerZh": "茂木敏充",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "Achieving this will ensure the safety of maritime traffic and transportation, including through the Strait of Hormuz. This is, in turn, extremely important for Japan from the perspective of energy security, as Japan relies on the Middle East for over 90% of its oil and slightly over 10% of its liquefied natural gas (LNG).",
      "quoteZh": "實現這一點將確保包括荷莫茲海峽在內的海上交通運輸安全。從能源安全角度而言，這對日本極為重要，因為日本逾90%的石油及略多於10%的液化天然氣依賴中東。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-bulk-carrier-mayuree-naree-hit-by-two-missiles",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Bulk carrier Mayuree Naree hit by two missiles near Hormuz; Salalah fuel tanks struck",
    "headlineZh": "散貨船「瑪尤麗·娜麗號」在霍爾木茲附近中兩枚飛彈，塞拉萊油槽遇襲",
    "summary": "The bulk carrier Mayuree Naree was hit by two missiles near the Strait of Hormuz on 11 March 2026 and caught fire, drones struck fuel tanks at Oman's Port of Salalah, and Iraq said one person was killed and 35 rescued after two ships were hit near Al-Faw.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月11日，散貨船「瑪尤麗·娜麗號」在霍爾木茲海峽附近中兩枚飛彈起火；無人機擊中阿曼塞拉萊港油槽；伊拉克表示兩艘船在法奧附近遇襲，1人死亡、35人獲救。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ship attack",
      "mayuree naree",
      "salalah",
      "al-faw"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-drone-strikes-on-tehran-checkpoints-kill-at-least",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Drone strikes on Tehran checkpoints kill at least 10, including 11-year-old child soldier",
    "headlineZh": "無人機攻擊德黑蘭檢查哨至少10死，含一名11歲童兵",
    "summary": "Israeli drones killed at least ten people at Tehran checkpoints on 11 March 2026, including an 11-year-old child soldier, Alireza Jafari. Amnesty International called the recruitment of children a war crime.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月11日，以色列無人機在德黑蘭多處檢查哨造成至少10人死亡，其中包括11歲童兵阿里禮薩·賈法里。國際特赦組織稱招募兒童屬戰爭罪。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "child soldiers",
      "checkpoints",
      "amnesty international",
      "tehran"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-iea-members-agree-record-400-million-barrel-emergency",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IEA members agree record 400 million-barrel emergency oil stock release",
    "headlineZh": "國際能源總署成員國同意史上最大規模釋出4億桶緊急石油儲備",
    "summary": "All 32 International Energy Agency member countries agreed unanimously on 11 March 2026 to make 400 million barrels from emergency reserves available, the largest release in IEA history and more than double the 183 million barrels released in 2022. The IEA said the war was creating 'the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market'; BNEF said the volume covered about four days of global demand.",
    "summaryZh": "國際能源總署32個成員國於2026年3月11日一致同意從緊急儲備中釋出4億桶石油，為該署史上最大規模，超過2022年釋出1.83億桶的兩倍。國際能源總署表示，這場戰爭正造成「全球石油市場史上最大的供應中斷」；彭博新能源財經指出，此量約僅相當於全球四天需求。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "IEA",
        "url": "https://www.iea.org/news/iea-member-countries-to-carry-out-largest-ever-oil-stock-release-amid-market-disruptions-from-middle-east-conflict"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/iea-oil-reserves-crude-prices-iran-g7-energy.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iea",
      "strategic reserves",
      "oil supply",
      "emergency release"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-iran-linked-handala-cyberattack-disrupts-us-medical-device",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Iran-linked Handala cyberattack disrupts US medical device maker Stryker worldwide",
    "headlineZh": "與伊朗有關的Handala網攻癱瘓美國醫療器材商史賽克全球系統",
    "summary": "Stryker confirmed a 'global network disruption to our Microsoft environment as a result of a cyberattack' that disabled Windows-based laptops and phones, with staff seeing Handala's logo on login screens. Handala claimed the attack as retaliation for the Minab school strike and said it seized 50 terabytes of data and wiped over 200,000 devices. Stryker said it found no ransomware and believed the incident was contained.",
    "summaryZh": "史賽克公司證實「網路攻擊導致我們的微軟環境出現全球網路中斷」，Windows筆電和手機無法使用，員工在登入畫面看到Handala標誌。Handala聲稱此舉是報復米納布學校遇襲，並稱竊取50TB資料、抹除逾20萬台裝置。史賽克表示未發現勒索軟體，事件應已受控。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/11/iran-linked-hackers-hit-medical-giant-stryker-in-retaliatory-cyberattack"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/11/politics/pro-iran-hackers-cyberattack-medical-device-maker"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "stryker",
      "wiper",
      "minab"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-irgc-headquarters-to-us-expect-oil-at-200",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC headquarters to US: \"Expect oil at $200 per barrel\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊總部對美國說：「準備迎接每桶200美元的油價」",
    "summary": "A spokesperson for the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said no oil would pass through the Strait of Hormuz and that US- and Israel-linked vessels would be legitimate targets.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊哈塔姆安比亞總部發言人表示，不會讓任何石油通過荷莫茲海峽，與美以有關的船隻都將是合法目標。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/11/irans-irgc-says-not-one-litre-of-oil-will-get-through-strait-of-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Spokesperson, IRGC Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters",
      "speakerZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊哈塔姆安比亞中央總部發言人",
      "role": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps",
      "roleZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊",
      "quote": "You will not be able to artificially lower the price of oil. Expect oil at $200 per barrel. The price of oil depends on regional security, and you are the main source of insecurity in the region.",
      "quoteZh": "你們無法人為壓低油價。準備迎接每桶200美元的油價吧。油價取決於地區安全，而你們正是地區不安全的主要根源。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-japan-says-836-people-flown-out-on-government",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan says 836 people flown out on government charters from Gulf; about 7,700 Japanese were in region",
    "headlineZh": "日本稱已有836人乘政府包機撤離海灣；區內原有約7,700名日本人",
    "summary": "MOFA Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said flights carrying 160 people from Riyadh and 276 from Dubai arrived on 11 March, bringing the total on government-chartered planes to 836, including 12 South Korean and other nationals. About 7,700 Japanese nationals were in the region when the war began.",
    "summaryZh": "外務省新聞官北村俊博表示，分別載有160人及276人的利雅德及杜拜航班於3月11日抵日，乘坐政府包機者累計達836人，包括12名韓國及其他國家國民。戰爭爆發時區內約有7,700名日本國民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan press conference (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414114752/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/kaiken/kaikenwe_000001_00241.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "evacuation",
      "charter flights",
      "kitamura"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshihiro Kitamura",
      "speakerZh": "北村俊博",
      "role": "Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務省新聞官",
      "quote": "Combined with the 107 people who arrived from Muscat, Oman on March 8 (Japan time) and the 281 who arrived from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 10 (Japan time), a total of 836 people have boarded government-chartered planes to date.",
      "quoteZh": "加上3月8日（日本時間）從阿曼馬斯喀特抵達的107人，以及3月10日（日本時間）從沙烏地阿拉伯利雅德抵達的281人，迄今共有836人搭乘政府包機。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-takaichi-orders-oil-reserve-release-from-16-march",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Takaichi orders oil reserve release from 16 March without waiting for IEA decision",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗下令3月16日起釋放石油儲備，不待國際能源署決定",
    "summary": "With tankers effectively unable to pass through Hormuz and Japan's crude imports expected to fall sharply from late March, Prime Minister Takaichi announced the release of 15 days of private reserves and one month of national reserves. She also ordered emergency subsidies to hold gasoline near 170 yen per litre; the IEA agreed a 400-million-barrel collective release the same day, which Foreign Minister Motegi welcomed.",
    "summaryZh": "由於油輪實際上無法通過荷莫茲海峽，日本原油進口預計自3月下旬起大幅減少，首相高市早苗宣布釋放15天份民間儲備及一個月份國家儲備，並下令緊急補貼，將汽油價格維持在每公升約170日圓。國際能源署同日議定集體釋放4億桶，外相茂木敏充表示歡迎。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Prime Minister's Office of Japan (English)",
        "url": "https://japan.kantei.go.jp/105/statement/202603/11kaiken2.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0311kaiken2.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260606071230/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pageite_000001_01520.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "takaichi",
      "oil reserves",
      "iea",
      "gasoline"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "Taking the initiative, and with a view to easing the supply-demand situation in the international energy markets, Japan has decided to begin releasing our reserves from as early as March 16, without waiting for an official decision on an international release of reserves taken in coordination with the IEA.",
      "quoteZh": "為緩和國際能源市場的供需狀況，日本率先決定最早於3月16日開始釋放儲備，不等待與國際能源署協調的國際儲備釋放正式決定。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "ＩＥＡ（国際エネルギー機関）と連携した国際的な備蓄放出の正式な決定を待たず、我が国が率先して、国際エネルギー市場における需給の緩和に向けて、今月１６日にも、備蓄放出を行うことを決定しました。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-11-un-security-council-adopts-gulf-drafted-resolution-2817",
    "date": "2026-03-11",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "UN Security Council adopts Gulf-drafted Resolution 2817 condemning Iranian attacks, 13-0",
    "headlineZh": "聯合國安理會以13票對0票通過海灣國家起草的第2817號決議，譴責伊朗攻擊",
    "summary": "The Security Council adopted a Bahrain-drafted text on behalf of the GCC, with a record 136 co-sponsors, demanding Iran halt attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan and condemning threats to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Russia and China abstained, with Vasily Nebenzya calling it 'extremely unbalanced' for ignoring the strikes on Iran. A rival Russian draft failed with four votes in favour, two against (US, Latvia) and nine abstentions.",
    "summaryZh": "安理會通過由巴林代表海灣合作委員會起草、創紀錄有136個共同提案國的決議，要求伊朗停止攻擊巴林、科威特、阿曼、卡達、沙烏地、阿聯酋和約旦，並譴責威脅霍爾木茲海峽航行的行為。俄羅斯和中國棄權，俄大使聶本齊亞稱決議「極不平衡」，因其未提及對伊朗的空襲。俄羅斯提出的另一份草案以4票贊成、2票反對（美國、拉脫維亞）、9票棄權未獲通過。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/03/11/un-security-council-resolution-iran-war/"
      },
      {
        "name": "UN Press",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16315.doc.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "All India Radio",
        "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/un-security-council-passes-resolution-calling-for-halt-to-irans-attacks-on-gulf-countries"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unsc",
      "resolution 2817",
      "gcc",
      "russia",
      "china"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-12-drone-attack-on-peshmerga-base-wounds-six-french",
    "date": "2026-03-12",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Drone attack on Peshmerga base wounds six French soldiers; one later dies",
    "headlineZh": "無人機攻擊庫德自由鬥士基地，6名法軍受傷其中1人其後不治",
    "summary": "Six French soldiers were injured in a drone attack on a Peshmerga base in Iraq on 12 March 2026; one, Arnaud Frion, later died. A strike the same day on the Popular Mobilization Forces' 18th Brigade headquarters in Al-Qa'im killed 15 people.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月12日，伊拉克一處庫德自由鬥士基地遭無人機攻擊，6名法軍受傷，其中阿諾·弗里昂其後不治。同日人民動員部隊第18旅位於卡伊姆的總部遭擊中，15人死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "france",
      "peshmerga",
      "pmf",
      "al-qaim",
      "drone attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-12-iraqi-pm-sudani-condemns-us-israeli-strikes-on",
    "date": "2026-03-12",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraqi PM Sudani condemns US-Israeli strikes on PMF as 'systematic and repeated aggression'",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克總理蘇達尼譴責美以空襲人民動員部隊為「有系統的反覆侵略」",
    "summary": "Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned US-Israeli strikes on Popular Mobilization Forces units, former militias now under state control, calling them an attempt to sow chaos. National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji called the strikes a 'cowardly terrorist attack'; Baghdad also said it would not let its territory be used as a base for attacks on Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克總理蘇達尼譴責美以空襲人民動員部隊（現已納入國家體制的前民兵組織），稱此舉企圖製造混亂。國家安全顧問卡西姆·阿拉吉稱空襲為「懦弱的恐怖襲擊」；巴格達亦表示不會容許其領土被用作攻擊伊朗的基地。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The New York Times",
        "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/12/world/iran-war-news-trump-oil-israel/iraq-angered-by-strikes-on-former-militias-now-under-government-control"
      },
      {
        "name": "Middle East Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260311-iraq-says-will-not-allow-any-party-to-use-its-territory-as-base-for-attacks-on-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "pmf",
      "sudani",
      "us strikes"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammed Shia al-Sudani",
      "speakerZh": "穆罕默德·希亞·蘇達尼",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Iraq",
      "roleZh": "伊拉克總理",
      "quote": "systematic and repeated aggression ... desperate attempt to cause chaos and hit social peace",
      "quoteZh": "有系統的反覆侵略……製造混亂、打擊社會和平的絕望企圖"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-12-netanyahu-in-first-war-news-conference-iran-is",
    "date": "2026-03-12",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu in first war news conference: \"Iran is no longer the same Iran\"",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡開戰後首次記者會：「伊朗已不再是原來的伊朗」",
    "summary": "Israel's prime minister said almost two weeks of strikes had prevented Iran from moving its nuclear and missile projects underground, and called new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei a \"puppet of the Revolutionary Guards\".",
    "summaryZh": "以色列總理表示，近兩週的空襲已阻止伊朗將核與飛彈計劃轉入地下，並稱新任最高領袖穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊是「革命衛隊的傀儡」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/netanyahu-says-israel-stronger-than-ever-in-first-speech-since-iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "mojtaba khamenei",
      "operation epic fury"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "Iran is no longer the same Iran",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗已不再是原來的伊朗"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-12-russia-sends-13-tonnes-of-medicine-to-iran",
    "date": "2026-03-12",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Russia sends 13 tonnes of medicine to Iran via Azerbaijan; Isfahan consulate damaged",
    "headlineZh": "俄羅斯經亞塞拜然運送13噸藥品至伊朗；伊斯法罕領事館受損",
    "summary": "Russia's emergencies ministry sent more than 13 tonnes of medicines to Iran via Azerbaijan, with spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pledging continued help to 'the friendly Iranian people'. The Foreign Ministry said a strike on an administrative building in Isfahan damaged nearby Russian Consulate General premises. Putin had thanked Ilham Aliyev for helping evacuate Russians from Iran and route aid through Azerbaijan.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯緊急情況部經亞塞拜然向伊朗運送逾13噸藥品，發言人扎哈羅娃承諾繼續援助「友好的伊朗人民」。俄外交部表示，伊斯法罕一棟行政大樓遇襲，波及附近的俄羅斯總領事館。普丁此前感謝阿利耶夫協助撤離在伊俄羅斯人並讓援助物資經亞塞拜然轉運。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2086905/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2085656/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kremlin",
        "url": "https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79312"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "humanitarian aid",
      "azerbaijan"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-12-ten-multiple-warhead-iranian-missiles-fired-at-tel",
    "date": "2026-03-12",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Ten multiple-warhead Iranian missiles fired at Tel Aviv; 124 injured",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗向特拉維夫發射10枚多彈頭飛彈，124人受傷",
    "summary": "Iran fired 10 ballistic missiles with multiple warheads at Tel Aviv on 12 March 2026, injuring 124 people. Drones also hit Bahrain International Airport, setting fuel tanks ablaze, and the UN said 3 million people in Iran had been displaced.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2026年3月12日向特拉維夫發射10枚多彈頭彈道飛彈，造成124人受傷。無人機亦擊中巴林國際機場，引燃油槽；聯合國表示伊朗境內已有300萬人流離失所。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tel aviv",
      "cluster munitions",
      "bahrain airport",
      "displacement"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-12-us-kc-135-tanker-crashes-in-western-iraq",
    "date": "2026-03-12",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US KC-135 tanker crashes in western Iraq, killing all six crew",
    "headlineZh": "美軍KC-135加油機墜毀伊拉克西部，6名機組人員全數罹難",
    "summary": "A US KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq on 12 March 2026, killing all six crew members. The same day tankers Zefyros and Safesea Vishnu were attacked in Iraqi waters and caught fire.",
    "summaryZh": "一架美軍KC-135同溫層加油機於2026年3月12日在伊拉克西部墜毀，6名機組人員全數罹難。同日油輪「澤菲羅斯號」與「Safesea Vishnu號」在伊拉克水域遇襲起火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kc-135",
      "us casualties",
      "aircraft crash",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-13-drone-attack-in-omans-sohar-kills-two-wsj",
    "date": "2026-03-13",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Drone attack in Oman's Sohar kills two; WSJ says five US tankers damaged at Prince Sultan",
    "headlineZh": "阿曼蘇哈爾遭無人機攻擊2死；華爾街日報稱蘇丹王子基地5架美軍加油機受損",
    "summary": "A drone attack in Sohar, Oman, killed two people and injured 11 on 13 March 2026, and a missile strike in Zarzir, Israel, damaged about 300 homes and injured about 60. The Wall Street Journal reported that five US refuelling tankers had been damaged at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月13日，阿曼蘇哈爾遭無人機攻擊，2人死亡、11人受傷；以色列扎爾濟爾遭飛彈擊中，約300戶房屋受損、約60人受傷。《華爾街日報》報導，沙烏地阿拉伯蘇丹王子空軍基地有5架美軍加油機受損。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oman",
      "sohar",
      "prince sultan air base",
      "zarzir"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-13-hegseth-claims-mojtaba-khamenei-is-wounded-and-likely",
    "date": "2026-03-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Hegseth claims Mojtaba Khamenei \"is wounded and likely disfigured\"",
    "headlineZh": "赫格塞斯稱穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊「受傷且可能已毀容」",
    "summary": "At a Pentagon news conference, the US defense secretary said Iran's new Supreme Leader was injured, noting that his first message had been a written statement with no voice or video.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國防部長在五角大廈記者會上表示伊朗新任最高領袖已受傷，並指出其首份訊息只是書面聲明，沒有聲音也沒有影像。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/13/us-hegseth-claims-irans-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-injured"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hegseth",
      "mojtaba khamenei",
      "pentagon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Pete Hegseth",
      "speakerZh": "赫格塞斯",
      "role": "US Secretary of Defense",
      "roleZh": "美國國防部長",
      "quote": "is wounded and likely disfigured",
      "quoteZh": "（他）受了傷，而且很可能已經毀容"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-13-red-cross-society-of-china-pledges-200000-for",
    "date": "2026-03-13",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Red Cross Society of China pledges $200,000 for families of Minab school victims",
    "headlineZh": "中國紅十字會捐20萬美元予米納布學校遇難者家屬",
    "summary": "The Red Cross Society of China pledged US$200,000 to the Iranian Red Crescent for the families of students killed at the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab. Chinese spokesman Lin Jian said China 'stands ready to continue providing necessary assistance to Iran'. On 17 March Beijing announced emergency humanitarian aid for Iran, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.",
    "summaryZh": "中國紅十字會承諾向伊朗紅新月會捐贈20萬美元，用於米納布Shajarah Tayyebeh女子學校遇難學生的家屬。中國外交部發言人林劍表示中方「願繼續向伊朗提供必要援助」。北京3月17日宣布向伊朗、約旦、黎巴嫩和伊拉克提供緊急人道援助。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Lin Jian (X)",
        "url": "https://x.com/SpoxCHN_LinJian/status/2032479637750890807"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/lxjzh/202603/t20260317_11876423.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "minab",
      "humanitarian aid"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-13-us-bombs-kharg-island-irans-main-oil-export",
    "date": "2026-03-13",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US bombs Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub",
    "headlineZh": "美軍轟炸伊朗主要石油出口樞紐哈爾克島",
    "summary": "The US bombed Kharg Island, the hub for most of Iran's crude exports, on 13 March 2026; Trump said every military site there had been destroyed. The same day the US offered a $10 million bounty for ten Iranian leaders, including Mojtaba Khamenei.",
    "summaryZh": "美國於2026年3月13日轟炸伊朗大部分原油出口集散地哈爾克島，川普稱島上所有軍事設施均已摧毀。同日美國懸賞1,000萬美元緝拿包括莫吉塔巴·哈米尼在內的10名伊朗領導人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kharg island",
      "oil exports",
      "bounty",
      "mojtaba khamenei"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-14-fpv-drone-breaches-defences-at-baghdads-camp-victory",
    "date": "2026-03-14",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "FPV drone breaches defences at Baghdad's Camp Victory, striking US base",
    "headlineZh": "FPV無人機突破巴格達勝利營防線，擊中美軍基地",
    "summary": "A first-person-view drone attributed to Kataib Hezbollah breached the air defences of Camp Victory near Baghdad airport for the first time and struck the US-used base, in footage that circulated widely. The attack was part of a surge of militia drone and rocket strikes on US positions in Iraq during the war. No casualty figures were given in initial reports.",
    "summaryZh": "一架被認為屬於真主黨旅的第一人稱視角（FPV）無人機首次突破巴格達機場附近勝利營的防空系統，擊中美軍使用的基地，相關影片廣泛流傳。此次攻擊是戰爭期間民兵對駐伊拉克美軍據點無人機和火箭攻擊激增的一部分。初步報導未提及傷亡人數。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata%27ib_Hezbollah"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "drones",
      "camp victory",
      "us forces"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-14-indian-lng-tankers-transit-hormuz-after-talks-trump",
    "date": "2026-03-14",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Indian LNG tankers transit Hormuz after talks; Trump asks allies and China for warships",
    "headlineZh": "印度液化天然氣船經談判後通過霍爾木茲；川普要求盟國與中國派艦",
    "summary": "Indian LNG tankers Shivalik and Nanda Devi passed safely through the Strait of Hormuz on 14 March 2026 after talks with Iran. Trump asked several nations, including the UK, France and China, to send warships to secure the strait, and a drone attack set the Fujairah oil terminal on fire.",
    "summaryZh": "印度液化天然氣船「希瓦利克號」與「楠達德維號」在與伊朗談判後，於2026年3月14日安全通過霍爾木茲海峽。川普要求英國、法國及中國等國派遣軍艦確保海峽安全；富查伊拉石油碼頭則遭無人機攻擊起火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "lng",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "fujairah",
      "escort"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-14-uae-consulate-in-iraqi-kurdistan-attacked-for-second",
    "date": "2026-03-14",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "UAE consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked for second time; Qatar cites Vienna Convention",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋駐伊拉克庫德區領事館二度遇襲；卡達援引《維也納公約》譴責",
    "summary": "The United Arab Emirates' Consulate General in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was targeted for a second time, following an earlier attack the same week. Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the strike as a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and a perilous escalation.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋駐伊拉克庫德斯坦地區總領事館在同週稍早遇襲後，再度成為攻擊目標。卡達外交部譴責此次襲擊違反《維也納外交關係公約》，屬危險升級。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-second-attack-on-uae-consulate-in-kurdistan-region-of-iraq"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "kurdistan",
      "uae consulate",
      "erbil"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "targeting diplomatic missions and headquarters amounts to a clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, as well as a perilous escalation that threatens the security and safety of those operating in the diplomatic corps",
      "quoteZh": "攻擊外交使團及館舍明顯違反《維也納外交關係公約》，亦是威脅外交人員安全的危險升級"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-16-drone-sets-fuel-tank-ablaze-at-dubai-international",
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Drone sets fuel tank ablaze at Dubai International Airport; Baghdad Green Zone hotel hit",
    "headlineZh": "無人機引燃杜拜國際機場油槽，巴格達綠區飯店遭擊中",
    "summary": "A drone set fire to a fuel tank at Dubai International Airport on 16 March 2026, and another drone hit the Royal Tulip Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone. Lebanon's health ministry reported 38 healthcare workers killed since the escalation.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月16日，一架無人機引燃杜拜國際機場一座油槽，另一架無人機擊中巴格達綠區的皇家鬱金香拉希德飯店。黎巴嫩衛生部報告自衝突升級以來已有38名醫護人員喪生。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "dubai airport",
      "baghdad",
      "green zone",
      "healthcare workers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-16-iranian-missile-strikes-civilian-vehicle-in-abu-dhabis",
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian missile strikes civilian vehicle in Abu Dhabi's Al Bahia, killing one",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中阿布達比巴希亞地區一輛民用車輛，一人喪生",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile struck a civilian vehicle in the Al Bahia area of Abu Dhabi, killing one person. By 8 April, Iranian strikes on the UAE had killed 15 people, including two Emirati service members and 12 foreign civilians, and injured 246 people of 31 nationalities.",
    "summaryZh": "一枚伊朗飛彈擊中阿布達比巴希亞地區一輛民用車輛，造成一人死亡。截至4月8日，伊朗對阿聯酋的攻擊共造成15人死亡，包括兩名阿聯酋軍人及12名外國平民，另有來自31個國家的246人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-iranian-attack-that-kills-one-person-in-uae--affirms-solidarity"
      },
      {
        "name": "Khaleej Times",
        "url": "https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-intercepts-17-ballistic-missiles-35-drones-april-8"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "abu dhabi",
      "al bahia",
      "civilian casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "the Islamic Republic of Iran's continued opening of new fronts and expanding escalation with neighboring countries is extremely dangerous",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗伊斯蘭共和國持續開闢新戰線並與鄰國擴大衝突，極其危險"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-16-kataib-hezbollah-says-security-chief-abu-ali-al",
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Kataib Hezbollah says security chief Abu Ali al-Askari killed in Baghdad airstrike",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨旅稱安全主管Abu Ali al-Askari在巴格達空襲中身亡",
    "summary": "Kataib Hezbollah leader Ahmad al-Hamidawi announced the death of security chief and spokesman Abu Ali al-Askari in an airstrike in Baghdad over the weekend, naming Abou Moujahed al-Assaf as his replacement. The group did not say who carried out the strike; US forces had been hitting targets in Iraq. Former hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov said Askari was personally involved in holding her captive.",
    "summaryZh": "真主黨旅領袖Ahmad al-Hamidawi宣布，安全主管兼發言人Abu Ali al-Askari週末在巴格達空襲中身亡，由Abou Moujahed al-Assaf接任。該組織未說明空襲由誰發動；美軍當時正在伊拉克打擊目標。前人質Tsurkov表示Askari曾親自參與扣押她。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-commander-of-iraqs-kataeb-hezbollah-said-killed-in-airstrike/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Middle East Eye",
        "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraqs-kataib-hezbollah-says-senior-security-official"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "abu ali al-askari",
      "airstrike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-16-motegi-seeks-saudi-and-uae-help-on-crude",
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi seeks Saudi and UAE help on crude supply and Hormuz in back-to-back calls",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充接連與沙烏地及阿聯酋外長通話，尋求原油供應及荷莫茲合作",
    "summary": "In calls with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Motegi expressed sympathy over Iranian attacks on civilian and energy facilities and sought cooperation on stable crude oil supply and safe navigation in Hormuz. Both pledged help with oil supply and the departure of Japanese nationals.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充分別與沙烏地外交大臣費薩爾親王及阿聯酋外長阿卜杜拉通話，就伊朗攻擊民用及能源設施表示慰問，並尋求在原油穩定供應及荷莫茲海峽航行安全上合作。兩國均承諾協助石油供應及日本國民離境。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414031004/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02172.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414021159/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02171.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "saudi arabia",
      "uae",
      "crude oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-UAE Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日阿（聯酋）外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI expressed his grave concern over the current deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, and conveyed his concern and sympathy regarding attacks by Iran that have extended to civilian facilities and energy-related facilities in neighboring countries, including the UAE who is one of the countries most affected by the attacks by Iran.",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相對當前中東局勢惡化表示嚴重關切，並就伊朗攻擊已波及鄰國民用及能源相關設施表達關切與慰問，其中阿聯酋是受伊朗攻擊影響最嚴重的國家之一。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-17-ali-larijani-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-along-with",
    "date": "2026-03-17",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ali Larijani killed in Israeli airstrike along with Basij chief Gholamreza Soleimani",
    "headlineZh": "拉里賈尼與巴斯基首長戈拉姆禮薩·蘇萊曼尼在以軍空襲中身亡",
    "summary": "Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 17 March 2026 along with Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani and reportedly about 300 Basij officials. The US used GBU-72 bunker-busting bombs the same day against sites believed to hold anti-ship missiles.",
    "summaryZh": "國家安全最高委員會秘書阿里·拉里賈尼於2026年3月17日在以色列空襲中身亡，同時遇害的還有巴斯基民兵司令戈拉姆禮薩·蘇萊曼尼及據報約300名巴斯基官員。美軍同日以GBU-72鑽地彈攻擊疑似存放反艦飛彈的設施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "larijani",
      "basij",
      "targeted killing",
      "gbu-72"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-17-joe-kent-resigns-as-us-counterterrorism-director-citing",
    "date": "2026-03-17",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Joe Kent resigns as US counterterrorism director, citing the war",
    "headlineZh": "喬·肯特以反對戰爭為由辭去美國反恐中心主任",
    "summary": "Joe Kent resigned as director of the US National Counterterrorism Center on 17 March 2026, citing the war with Iran. An Iranian barrage that day killed an elderly couple in Ramat Gan and damaged platforms at Tel Aviv's Savidor railway station.",
    "summaryZh": "喬·肯特於2026年3月17日以對伊戰爭為由，辭去美國國家反恐中心主任職務。伊朗當天的飛彈攻擊造成拉馬特甘一對老夫婦死亡，並損毀特拉維夫薩維多火車站月台。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "joe kent",
      "resignation",
      "counterterrorism",
      "ramat gan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-17-katz-larijani-and-basij-chief-eliminated-overnight-joined",
    "date": "2026-03-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Katz: Larijani and Basij chief \"eliminated overnight\", joined Khamenei \"in the depths of hell\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡茨：拉里賈尼與巴斯基民兵首領「於夜間被消滅」，與哈梅內伊同在「地獄深處」",
    "summary": "Israel's defence minister announced the killing of Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in an Israeli airstrike.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列國防部長宣布，伊朗最高國家安全委員會秘書拉里賈尼和巴斯基民兵司令索萊曼尼在以色列空襲中身亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/irans-security-chief-ali-larijani-killed-in-airstrike-israel-says"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "katz",
      "larijani",
      "basij"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel Katz",
      "speakerZh": "卡茨",
      "role": "Defence Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列國防部長",
      "quote": "Larijani and the Basij commander were eliminated overnight and joined the head of the annihilation programme, Khamenei, and all the eliminated members of the axis of evil, in the depths of hell.",
      "quoteZh": "拉里賈尼和巴斯基民兵司令已於夜間被消滅，他們與滅絕計劃的首腦哈梅內伊以及所有被消滅的邪惡軸心成員一起，身處地獄深處。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-17-motegi-raises-large-number-of-japanese-related-vessels",
    "date": "2026-03-17",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi raises 'large number of Japanese-related vessels' stuck in Gulf in call with Araghchi",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充在與阿拉格齊通話中提及「大量日本相關船舶」受困海灣",
    "summary": "In his second wartime call with Iran's foreign minister, Motegi urged Iran to immediately cease attacks on civilian and infrastructure facilities in Gulf countries and expressed concern over the many Japanese-related vessels detained in the Persian Gulf. He asked Iran to ensure the safety of all ships in Hormuz, including those of Japan and other Asian countries.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充在戰時第二次與伊朗外長通話，敦促伊朗立即停止攻擊海灣國家的民用及基礎設施，並對大量日本相關船舶受困波斯灣表示關切，要求伊朗確保荷莫茲海峽所有船隻安全，包括日本及其他亞洲國家的船舶。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414031030/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02189.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "hormuz",
      "stranded vessels",
      "araghchi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日伊外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI also expressed concern over the large number of Japanese-related vessels currently detained in the Persian Gulf and requested Iran to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of all the vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, including those of Japan and other Asian countries.",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相亦對目前大量日本相關船舶受困波斯灣表示關切，並要求伊朗採取適當措施，確保荷莫茲海峽所有船舶的安全，包括日本及其他亞洲國家的船舶。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-17-trump-on-irans-leadership-after-larijani-strike-their",
    "date": "2026-03-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump on Iran's leadership after Larijani strike: \"Their leaders are gone\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普談拉里賈尼遇襲後的伊朗領導層：「他們的領導人都不在了」",
    "summary": "Trump hailed the reported death of Larijani without naming him, referring to his alleged role in crushing the January protests.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在未點名的情況下讚揚拉里賈尼據報身亡一事，並提及他在鎮壓1月抗議中被指扮演的角色。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/irans-security-chief-ali-larijani-killed-in-airstrike-israel-says"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "larijani",
      "protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Their leaders are gone. It's an evil group. I mean, they've killed much more than 32,000 people.",
      "quoteZh": "他們的領導人都不在了。這是一個邪惡的集團。我是說，他們殺害了遠超過3.2萬人。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-17-uae-rejects-irans-description-of-its-strikes-as",
    "date": "2026-03-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE rejects Iran's description of its strikes as 'retaliatory' before UN Human Rights Council",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋在聯合國人權理事會拒絕伊朗稱其攻擊屬「報復」",
    "summary": "At the UN Human Rights Council, the UAE rejected Iran's justifications for its attacks on Gulf states and affirmed its inherent right to self-defence. It said targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure was a grave violation of international humanitarian law.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋在聯合國人權理事會上拒絕接受伊朗攻擊海灣國家的理由，並重申其固有的自衛權，指出攻擊平民及民用基礎設施嚴重違反國際人道法。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/3/17/uae-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "human rights council",
      "self-defence"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Statement before the UN Human Rights Council",
      "roleZh": "於聯合國人權理事會發表的聲明",
      "quote": "The UAE reaffirmed its categorical rejection of any justifications put forward by the Iranian government regarding the hostile escalation against countries in the region, stressing that such claims are merely attempts to mislead the international community",
      "quoteZh": "阿聯酋重申斷然拒絕伊朗政府就其對地區國家的敵對升級所提出的任何理由，強調這些說法只是誤導國際社會的企圖"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-18-araghchi-we-did-not-start-it-the-united",
    "date": "2026-03-18",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: \"We did not start it. The United States started it\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：「戰爭不是我們發起的，是美國發起的」",
    "summary": "In an interview with Al Jazeera after Larijani's killing, Iran's foreign minister said targeted killings would not destabilise Iran's political system and that the US must be held accountable.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長在拉里賈尼遇害後接受半島電視台訪問時表示，定點清除不會動搖伊朗政治體制，美國必須被追究責任。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/18/killing-of-larijani-will-not-destabilise-iranian-political-system-minister"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "larijani",
      "accountability"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "We did not start it. The United States started it and is responsible for all the consequences of this war - human and financial - whether for Iran, for the region, or for the entire world.",
      "quoteZh": "戰爭不是我們發起的。是美國發起的，美國要為這場戰爭的一切後果負責——無論是人命還是財產——無論是對伊朗、對地區，還是對全世界。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-18-imo-holds-extraordinary-session-on-20000-seafarers-stranded",
    "date": "2026-03-18",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IMO holds extraordinary session on 20,000 seafarers stranded on 3,200 vessels",
    "headlineZh": "國際海事組織召開特別會議，關注受困3,200艘船上的2萬名船員",
    "summary": "The International Maritime Organization held an extraordinary session on 18 March 2026 on the plight of about 20,000 seafarers stranded aboard 3,200 vessels by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on shipping.",
    "summaryZh": "國際海事組織於2026年3月18日召開特別會議，討論因霍爾木茲海峽封閉及船隻遇襲而受困於3,200艘船上的約2萬名船員處境。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "imo",
      "seafarers",
      "stranded ships",
      "strait of hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-18-intelligence-minister-esmaeil-khatib-killed-in-tehran",
    "date": "2026-03-18",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib killed in Tehran",
    "headlineZh": "情報部長哈提卜在德黑蘭遇刺身亡",
    "summary": "Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib was assassinated in Tehran on 18 March 2026. Israel also struck Iran's Caspian Sea weapons transport route that day.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗情報部長伊斯梅爾·哈提卜於2026年3月18日在德黑蘭遇刺身亡。以色列同日亦打擊伊朗經裏海的武器運輸路線。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khatib",
      "intelligence ministry",
      "targeted killing",
      "caspian sea"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-18-israel-hits-south-pars-iranian-missiles-cause-major",
    "date": "2026-03-18",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Israel hits South Pars; Iranian missiles cause major damage at Qatar's Ras Laffan",
    "headlineZh": "以色列打擊南帕爾斯，伊朗飛彈重創卡達拉斯拉凡",
    "summary": "An Israeli airstrike hit parts of Iran's South Pars gas field on 18 March 2026, and Iranian missiles struck Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, the heart of its LNG industry, causing fires and significant damage. Qatar banned Iranian military attachés and on 19 March declared them persona non grata with 24 hours to leave.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月18日，以色列空襲伊朗南帕爾斯氣田部分設施，伊朗飛彈則擊中卡達液化天然氣產業核心拉斯拉凡工業城，引發火災並造成重大損害。卡達禁止伊朗武官入境，並於3月19日宣布其為不受歡迎人物，限24小時內離境。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "south pars",
      "ras laffan",
      "lng",
      "qatar",
      "persona non grata"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-18-qatar-says-iran-keeps-targeting-it-despite-qatars",
    "date": "2026-03-18",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar says Iran keeps targeting it 'despite Qatar's policy of distancing itself from this war'",
    "headlineZh": "卡達稱「儘管卡達自始置身戰爭之外」，伊朗仍持續攻擊",
    "summary": "After an Iranian strike on Ras Laffan Industrial City caused fires and significant damage, Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the attack as a direct threat to its national security. Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi later said 17% of Qatar's LNG exports were disrupted, with repairs taking three to five years.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗襲擊拉斯拉凡工業城引發大火並造成重大損毀後，卡達外交部譴責攻擊直接威脅國家安全。能源大臣卡比其後表示，卡達17%的液化天然氣出口受影響，修復需時三至五年。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns--denounces-blatant-iranian-attack-on-ras-laffan-industrial-city"
      },
      {
        "name": "NDTV",
        "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-war-news-qatars-17-lng-exports-disrupted-in-iran-attacks-these-nations-impacted-11241053"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "ras laffan",
      "lng",
      "condemnation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "despite Qatar's policy of distancing itself from this war since its outset and its commitment to avoiding any escalation, the Iranian side continues to target it and neighboring countries in an irresponsible approach that undermines regional security and threatens international peace.",
      "quoteZh": "儘管卡達自戰爭爆發以來一直奉行置身事外的政策並致力避免任何升級，伊朗方面仍以不負責任的方式持續攻擊卡達及鄰國，破壞地區安全並威脅國際和平。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-18-russia-condemns-missile-strike-inside-bushehr-nuclear-plants",
    "date": "2026-03-18",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Russia condemns missile strike inside Bushehr nuclear plant's inner perimeter",
    "headlineZh": "俄羅斯譴責飛彈擊中布希爾核電廠內圍",
    "summary": "Russia's Foreign Ministry condemned a missile strike that hit inside the inner perimeter of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, near an operating unit where Russian personnel work. Rosatom had already suspended construction at the site earlier in the month. Days later Moscow also condemned an air attack on the IAEA-safeguarded Natanz facility.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯外交部譴責一枚飛彈擊中布希爾核電廠內圍、靠近俄方人員工作的運轉機組。俄羅斯國家原子能公司本月稍早已暫停該廠建設。數日後莫斯科亦譴責對受國際原子能總署保障監督的納坦茲設施發動空襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2086884/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2087472/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bushehr",
      "rosatom",
      "nuclear safety",
      "russia"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-china-calls-larijani-killing-unacceptable-russia-offers-mediation",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "China calls Larijani killing 'unacceptable'; Russia offers mediation with China and Türkiye",
    "headlineZh": "中國稱殺害拉里賈尼「不可接受」；俄羅斯提出與中國、土耳其共同斡旋",
    "summary": "Chinese spokesman Lin Jian condemned the Israeli killing of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, saying 'the acts of killing Iranian state leaders and attacking civilian targets are even more unacceptable'. Russia's Foreign Ministry said Moscow 'stands ready to facilitate a settlement of the conflict' together with China and Türkiye. Lavrov later said Turkish colleagues were also ready to join mediation efforts.",
    "summaryZh": "中國外交部發言人林劍譴責以色列殺害伊朗國安首長拉里賈尼，稱「殺害伊朗國家領導人和攻擊民用目標的行為更不可接受」。俄羅斯外交部表示，莫斯科「準備與中國和土耳其一道促成衝突解決」。拉夫羅夫其後稱土耳其同行亦準備加入斡旋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Malay Mail (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/03/19/china-condemns-killing-of-iranian-security-chief-by-israeli-strike-calls-it-unacceptable/213232"
      },
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2087137/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2088330/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "russia",
      "türkiye",
      "larijani",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-iranian-attack-hits-bazan-refinery-in-haifa-tabriz",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian attack hits BAZAN refinery in Haifa; Tabriz checkpoint strike kills 13 Basij",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊海法巴贊煉油廠；大不里士檢查哨遭空襲13名巴斯基死亡",
    "summary": "An Iranian attack hit the BAZAN oil refinery in Haifa on 19 March 2026, while an Israeli strike killed 13 Basij fighters at a checkpoint in Tabriz. A US F-35 was allegedly damaged by Iranian fire and made an emergency landing.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月19日，伊朗攻擊擊中海法巴贊煉油廠；以色列空襲大不里士一處檢查哨，13名巴斯基武裝人員死亡。另有一架美軍F-35據稱遭伊朗火力損傷後緊急降落。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bazan",
      "haifa",
      "tabriz",
      "basij",
      "f-35"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-japan-joins-uk-france-germany-italy-and-netherlands",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Japan joins UK, France, Germany, Italy and Netherlands in pledging help to secure Hormuz passage",
    "headlineZh": "日本與英、法、德、意、荷聯合承諾協助確保荷莫茲海峽通行",
    "summary": "The leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan issued a joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz expressing readiness to contribute to efforts to ensure safe passage. The statement became the basis for a UK-hosted foreign ministers' meeting on 2 April and later leaders' talks.",
    "summaryZh": "英國、法國、德國、意大利、荷蘭及日本領導人就荷莫茲海峽發表聯合聲明，表示願為確保安全通行的努力作出貢獻。該聲明成為4月2日英國主辦外長會議及其後領導人會談的基礎。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/21/iran-says-it-will-allow-japanese-ships-to-transit-the-strait-of-hormuz"
      },
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260501052656/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02240.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "hormuz",
      "joint statement",
      "europe"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan",
      "speakerZh": "英、法、德、意、荷及日本領導人",
      "role": "Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz",
      "roleZh": "荷莫茲海峽聯合聲明",
      "quote": "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait",
      "quoteZh": "願為確保安全通過海峽的適當努力作出貢獻"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-netanyahu-you-cant-make-revolutions-from-the-air",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu: \"You can't make revolutions from the air\", there must be a ground component",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡：「不能只靠空中力量發動革命」，必須有地面部分",
    "summary": "Responding to a question at a statement with foreign media, Israel's prime minister suggested ground options were under consideration in the war on Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列總理在對外國媒體發表聲明時回答提問，暗示對伊朗戰爭正考慮地面選項。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Ynet News",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/8148y4dvk"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "ground operations",
      "regime change"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "You can't make revolutions from the air. We are doing many things from the air but there must be a ground component - I won't share with you all the options.",
      "quoteZh": "你不能只靠空中力量發動革命。我們在空中做了很多事，但必須要有地面部分——我不會把所有選項都告訴你們。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-omans-foreign-minister-says-us-has-lost-control",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Oman's foreign minister says US has 'lost control of its own foreign policy'",
    "headlineZh": "阿曼外交大臣稱美國已「失去對自身外交政策的控制」",
    "summary": "Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi accused Israel of persuading the Trump administration to go to war with Iran, calling the decision a grave miscalculation and a catastrophe. Oman, the main mediator of the pre-war US-Iran talks, had itself been struck by Iranian drones at Duqm, Salalah and Sohar.",
    "summaryZh": "阿曼外交大臣布賽義迪指控以色列說服川普政府對伊朗開戰，稱此決定是嚴重誤判和一場災難。戰前美伊談判的主要調停者阿曼，本身亦遭伊朗無人機襲擊杜古姆、塞拉萊及蘇哈爾等地。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/us-lost-control-of-its-own-foreign-policy-oman-foreign-minister"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oman",
      "badr albusaidi",
      "united states",
      "israel"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Badr Albusaidi",
      "speakerZh": "巴德爾·布賽義迪",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Oman",
      "roleZh": "阿曼外交大臣",
      "quote": "lost control of its own foreign policy",
      "quoteZh": "失去了對自身外交政策的控制"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-qatar-declares-iranian-military-and-security-attaches-persona",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar declares Iranian military and security attachés persona non grata after Ras Laffan strike",
    "headlineZh": "卡達在拉斯拉凡遇襲後宣布伊朗軍事及安全武官為不受歡迎人物",
    "summary": "Following the Iranian strike on Ras Laffan, Qatar ordered Iran's military and security attachés and their staff to leave the country within 24 hours. Qatar had long maintained closer ties with Tehran than most Gulf states, sharing the world's largest gas field with Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗襲擊拉斯拉凡後，卡達下令伊朗軍事及安全武官及其工作人員於24小時內離境。卡達長期與德黑蘭關係較多數海灣國家密切，兩國共享全球最大的天然氣田。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Anadolu Agency",
        "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/qatar-declares-iranian-military-security-attaches-persona-non-grata-/3870653"
      },
      {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/qatar-orders-departure-of-two-iranian-diplomats-over-gas-facility-attack"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "persona non grata",
      "diplomats",
      "ras laffan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-uae-calls-iranian-attack-on-habshan-gas-facility",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE calls Iranian attack on Habshan gas facility and Bab field a 'terrorist attack'",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋稱伊朗襲擊哈布尚天然氣設施及巴卜油田為「恐怖攻擊」",
    "summary": "The UAE said its air defences intercepted an Iranian attack targeting the Habshan gas facility and the Bab field in Abu Dhabi, with no injuries. The Foreign Ministry labelled it a terrorist attack and said the UAE reserved its full right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋表示其防空系統攔截了伊朗針對阿布達比哈布尚天然氣設施及巴卜油田的攻擊，無人受傷。外交部稱此為恐怖攻擊，並表示阿聯酋保留採取一切必要措施保護主權的充分權利。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/3/19/uae-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "habshan",
      "bab field",
      "energy infrastructure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "The UAE reserves its full right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and national security, and to safeguard its national interests.",
      "quoteZh": "阿聯酋保留採取一切必要措施以保護其主權與國家安全、維護國家利益的充分權利。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-19-us-seizes-four-handala-domains-as-fbi-targets",
    "date": "2026-03-19",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US seizes four Handala domains as FBI targets Iran-linked hacking group",
    "headlineZh": "美國查封Handala四個網域，聯邦調查局打擊伊朗相關駭客組織",
    "summary": "The Justice Department seized four domains linked to the Handala hacking group, and the group's X account was banned, after its attack on Stryker. NBC reported Handala restored its website the following day. The State Department offered a reward of up to $10 million for information identifying the group.",
    "summaryZh": "Handala攻擊史賽克後，美國司法部查封該駭客組織四個相關網域，其X帳戶亦遭封鎖。NBC報導Handala翌日即恢復網站。美國國務院懸賞最高1,000萬美元徵求可辨識該組織身分的情報。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/iran-cyber-attack-stryker-us-company-risk-war-fbi-handala-rcna264332"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-director-kash-patel-email-hackers-lran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "doj",
      "fbi",
      "domain seizure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-20-brent-ends-week-at-11219-after-iraq-declares",
    "date": "2026-03-20",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent ends week at $112.19 after Iraq declares force majeure on oil exports",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克宣布石油出口不可抗力，布蘭特原油週收112.19美元",
    "summary": "Brent crude finished the week at $112.19 a barrel and US crude at $98.32 after Iraq declared force majeure, as Washington weighed releasing sanctioned Iranian crude to ease supply. Earlier in the week the Brent–WTI spread hit its widest in 11 years while the IEA released reserves. The following week Brent closed at $112.57, its highest since July 2022.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克宣布不可抗力後，布蘭特原油當週收於每桶112.19美元，美國原油收於98.32美元，華府並考慮釋出受制裁的伊朗原油以紓緩供應。當週稍早布蘭特與WTI價差擴大至11年來最大，國際能源署則釋出儲備。次週布蘭特收於112.57美元，為2022年7月以來最高。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/oil-wti-brent-us-weighs-releasing-sanctioned-iranian-crude.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-oil-exports-seen-rising-wti-discount-brent-hits-widest-11-years-2026-03-18/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/oil-price-wti-brent-crude-trump-strait-hormuz-tensions-iran-ships.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "iraq",
      "force majeure",
      "oil-prices"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-20-iran-allegedly-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-at-diego",
    "date": "2026-03-20",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Iran allegedly fires two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia; IRGC spokesman killed",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗據稱向迪戈加西亞發射兩枚彈道飛彈；革命衛隊發言人遇襲身亡",
    "summary": "Iran allegedly fired two ballistic missiles at the US-UK base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean on 20 March 2026; both missed and one was intercepted by an SM-3. IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini was killed in an Israeli airstrike the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗據稱於2026年3月20日向印度洋迪戈加西亞美英基地發射兩枚彈道飛彈，均未命中，其中一枚遭SM-3攔截。革命衛隊發言人阿里·穆罕默德·納伊尼同日在以色列空襲中身亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "diego garcia",
      "ballistic missiles",
      "sm-3",
      "naini"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-20-strike-hits-caspian-port-of-bandar-anzali-russia",
    "date": "2026-03-20",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Strike hits Caspian port of Bandar Anzali; Russia says its economic interests affected",
    "headlineZh": "裏海港口安札利港遇襲，俄羅斯稱其經濟利益受損",
    "summary": "Russia's Foreign Ministry said a strike on Iran's Caspian Sea port of Bandar Anzali 'has affected the economic interests of Russia' and other Caspian littoral states. The port is a hub for Russia–Iran trade across the Caspian. Moscow the next day condemned an air attack on the IAEA-safeguarded Natanz enrichment facility.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯外交部表示，伊朗裏海港口安札利港遇襲「影響了俄羅斯」及其他裏海沿岸國家的經濟利益。該港是俄伊跨裏海貿易樞紐。莫斯科翌日譴責對受國際原子能總署保障監督的納坦茲濃縮設施發動空襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2087229/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Institute tracker",
        "url": "https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/tracking-chinese-and-russian-statements-iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "caspian",
      "bandar anzali",
      "russia"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-20-switzerland-halts-new-arms-export-licences-to-the",
    "date": "2026-03-20",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Switzerland halts new arms export licences to the United States",
    "headlineZh": "瑞士暫停核發對美國的武器出口許可",
    "summary": "Switzerland said on 20 March 2026 it would stop issuing licences to export weapons to the United States because of the war. Iranian missiles fired at Jerusalem that day reportedly carried cluster warheads, with debris falling near the Old City.",
    "summaryZh": "瑞士於2026年3月20日表示，因戰爭將停止核發對美國的武器出口許可。伊朗當天射向耶路撒冷的飛彈據報裝有集束彈頭，碎片落在舊城附近。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "switzerland",
      "arms exports",
      "neutrality",
      "jerusalem"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-21-araghchi-tells-kyodo-iran-is-ready-to-provide",
    "date": "2026-03-21",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Araghchi tells Kyodo Iran is 'ready to provide' Japanese ships safe passage through Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊向共同社表示伊朗「準備為」日本船隻提供通過荷莫茲的安全通道",
    "summary": "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Japan's Kyodo News that the Strait of Hormuz was closed only to ships of countries attacking Iran and that Tehran was ready to arrange safe passage for Japanese vessels. The remarks followed his call with Motegi and a 19 March statement by Japan and five European states on readiness to help ensure passage.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長阿拉格齊向日本共同社表示，荷莫茲海峽只對攻擊伊朗國家的船隻關閉，德黑蘭準備為日本船隻安排安全通行。此番言論是在他與茂木敏充通話、以及日本與五個歐洲國家於3月19日表明願協助確保通行之後作出。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/21/iran-says-it-will-allow-japanese-ships-to-transit-the-strait-of-hormuz"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Japan Times",
        "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/22/japan/politics/japan-iran-hormuz-trump/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "hormuz",
      "araghchi",
      "kyodo"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿巴斯·阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran (interview with Kyodo News)",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長（接受共同社訪問）",
      "quote": "We are talking to them to find a way to pass safely. We are ready to provide them with safe passage. All they need to do is contact us to discuss how this route will be",
      "quoteZh": "我們正與他們商討安全通行的方法。我們準備為他們提供安全通道，他們只需聯絡我們，商討這條航線如何安排"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-21-iranian-missiles-injure-64-in-dimona-and-116",
    "date": "2026-03-21",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missiles injure 64 in Dimona and 116 in Arad; Iran says Natanz hit",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈在迪莫納造成64傷、阿拉德116傷；伊朗稱納坦茲遭擊中",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile collapsed a building in Dimona on 21 March 2026, injuring 64 people, and a missile strike in Arad wounded 116; missile fragments also hit a kindergarten in Tel Aviv. Iran said an airstrike hit the uranium enrichment centre at Natanz.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月21日，一枚伊朗飛彈擊垮迪莫納一棟建築，64人受傷；阿拉德遭飛彈攻擊，116人受傷；特拉維夫一所幼兒園亦遭飛彈碎片擊中。伊朗表示納坦茲鈾濃縮中心遭空襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "dimona",
      "arad",
      "natanz",
      "missile strike"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-22-g7-incl-japan-condemns-irans-reckless-attacks-on",
    "date": "2026-03-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "G7 incl. Japan condemns Iran's 'reckless attacks' on eight regional states, backs their self-defence",
    "headlineZh": "包括日本在內的七國集團譴責伊朗對八個地區國家的「魯莽攻擊」，支持其自衛",
    "summary": "The G7 foreign ministers, including Japan's Motegi, issued a statement supporting partners in the region against what they called unjustifiable attacks by Iran and its proxies on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan and Iraq. They backed the attacked states' right to self-defence and the IEA stockpile release.",
    "summaryZh": "包括日本外相茂木敏充在內的七國集團外長發表聲明，支持地區夥伴應對伊朗及其代理人對巴林、科威特、阿曼、卡達、沙烏地阿拉伯、阿聯酋、約旦及伊拉克的無理攻擊，並支持受襲國家的自衛權及國際能源署釋放儲備。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261005123244/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02199.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "g7",
      "japan",
      "gulf states",
      "self-defence"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "G7 Foreign Ministers",
      "speakerZh": "七國集團外長",
      "role": "Joint statement (Japan a signatory)",
      "roleZh": "聯合聲明（日本為簽署方）",
      "quote": "We condemn in the strongest terms the regime's reckless attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, including energy infrastructure, in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Iraq, in line with UNSC Resolution 2817.",
      "quoteZh": "我們依照聯合國安理會第2817號決議，以最強烈措辭譴責該政權對巴林、科威特、阿曼、卡達、沙烏地阿拉伯、阿聯酋、約旦及伊拉克平民及包括能源設施在內民用基礎設施的魯莽攻擊。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-23-trump-delays-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants-five",
    "date": "2026-03-23",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump delays strikes on Iranian power plants five days citing talks; Iran denies talks",
    "headlineZh": "川普以談判為由將空襲伊朗電廠延後五天，伊朗否認有談判",
    "summary": "Trump postponed planned strikes on Iranian power plants for five days on 23 March 2026, citing 'productive' talks, which Iran denied were taking place. Brent futures rose above $113 a barrel that day as investors weighed his ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "川普於2026年3月23日以「富有成效」的談判為由，將對伊朗電廠的空襲延後五天，伊朗則否認有任何談判。當天布蘭特原油期貨升破每桶113美元，投資人評估其要求重開霍爾木茲海峽的最後通牒。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Trading Economics",
        "url": "https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil/news/537440"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "power plants",
      "ultimatum",
      "brent",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-24-bahrain-circulates-un-draft-authorising-all-necessary-means",
    "date": "2026-03-24",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Bahrain circulates UN draft authorising 'all necessary means' to protect Hormuz shipping",
    "headlineZh": "巴林向聯合國提交草案，授權以「一切必要手段」保護霍爾木茲海峽航運",
    "summary": "Bahrain proposed a Security Council draft under Chapter VII that would allow states to use 'all necessary means' to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. France circulated a separate, more conciliatory draft that did not mention Iran. The same day Araghchi told Wang Yi, according to China's readout, that 'the Strait of Hormuz is open to all, and vessels can pass safely'.",
    "summaryZh": "巴林提出一份依《聯合國憲章》第七章的安理會決議草案，允許各國使用「一切必要手段」保護霍爾木茲海峽及周邊的商業航運。法國另提一份較溫和、未點名伊朗的草案。同日，據中方通報，阿拉格齊向王毅表示「霍爾木茲海峽向所有國家開放，船隻可安全通行」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "All India Radio",
        "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/bahrain-proposes-un-resolution-to-protect-commercial-shipping-in-strait-of-hormuz"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjbzhd/202603/t20260329_11883059.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unsc",
      "bahrain",
      "hormuz",
      "chapter vii"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-24-iranian-strike-on-peshmerga-base-kills-six-kurdish",
    "date": "2026-03-24",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iranian strike on Peshmerga base kills six Kurdish soldiers; UAE calls it 'terrorist attack against the Kurds'",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗襲擊自由鬥士基地致六名庫德士兵喪生；阿聯酋稱之為「針對庫德人的恐怖攻擊」",
    "summary": "An Iranian attack on a Peshmerga base in northern Iraq killed six Kurdistan Regional Government soldiers. The UAE condemned the attack as terrorism against the Kurds.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗攻擊伊拉克北部一座自由鬥士（佩什梅格）基地，造成六名庫德斯坦地區政府士兵死亡。阿聯酋予以譴責，稱之為針對庫德人的恐怖行為。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/03/6-kurdistan-regional-government-soldiers-killed-in-iranian-attack-on-northern-iraq.php"
      },
      {
        "name": "Gulf News",
        "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/uae-condemns-irans-unprovoked-terrorist-attacks-targeting-kurdistan-region-of-iraq-1.500486285"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "kurdistan",
      "peshmerga",
      "casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "terrorist attack against the Kurds",
      "quoteZh": "針對庫德人的恐怖攻擊"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-24-lufthansa-ba-and-klm-extend-gulf-and-israel",
    "date": "2026-03-24",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Lufthansa, BA and KLM extend Gulf and Israel suspensions into May and beyond",
    "headlineZh": "漢莎、英航和荷航將海灣及以色列航線停飛延長至5月以後",
    "summary": "Four weeks into the war, Lufthansa Group suspended Dubai and Tel Aviv flights until 31 May and Abu Dhabi, Amman, Riyadh, Muscat and Tehran until 24 October. British Airways halted Dubai, Amman, Bahrain and Tel Aviv until 31 May, while Wizz Air paused Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah until mid-September. Etihad and Qatar Airways were each running limited schedules to around 70 destinations.",
    "summaryZh": "開戰四週後，漢莎集團將杜拜和特拉維夫航班停飛至5月31日，阿布達比、安曼、利雅德、馬斯喀特和德黑蘭航線停至10月24日。英國航空暫停杜拜、安曼、巴林和特拉維夫航班至5月31日，威茲航空暫停杜拜、阿布達比、安曼和吉達航線至9月中。阿提哈德和卡達航空各自以有限班表飛往約70個航點。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/10/middle-east-flights-emirates-aiming-to-be-back-at-100-capacity-in-coming-days"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "lufthansa",
      "british airways",
      "flight suspensions"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-24-mohammad-bagher-zolghadr-named-supreme-national-security-council",
    "date": "2026-03-24",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr named Supreme National Security Council secretary",
    "headlineZh": "佐勒加德爾獲任命為國家安全最高委員會秘書",
    "summary": "Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr was appointed secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on 24 March 2026, replacing Ali Larijani. A US strike on a PMF base in Iraq's Al Anbar killed at least 15 people the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "穆罕默德·巴蓋爾·佐勒加德爾於2026年3月24日獲任命為伊朗國家安全最高委員會秘書，接替阿里·拉里賈尼。同日美軍空襲伊拉克安巴爾一處人民動員部隊基地，至少15人死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "zolghadr",
      "snsc",
      "appointments",
      "pmf",
      "anbar"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-25-macron-urges-pezeshkian-to-halt-hostilities-and-attacks",
    "date": "2026-03-25",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Macron urges Pezeshkian to halt hostilities and attacks on Gulf neighbours",
    "headlineZh": "馬克宏敦促佩澤希齊安停止敵對行動及對海灣鄰國的攻擊",
    "summary": "French President Emmanuel Macron said he held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and stressed the need to cease hostilities and attacks on other countries in the region. Earlier in March Macron had said Iran 'bears primary responsibility' for the war but that the US-Israeli attacks were 'outside the bounds of international law'.",
    "summaryZh": "法國總統馬克宏表示已與伊朗總統佩澤希齊安會談，強調必須停止敵對行動及對區域其他國家的攻擊。馬克宏3月初曾表示伊朗對戰爭「負有主要責任」，但美以攻擊「超出國際法範圍」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "All India Radio",
        "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/french-president-urges-ceasefire-in-talks-with-iranian-president"
      },
      {
        "name": "Yahoo News (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/macron-strikes-against-iran-illegal-033035836.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "france",
      "macron",
      "pezeshkian"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-25-six-arab-states-jointly-condemn-direct-and-proxy",
    "date": "2026-03-25",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Six Arab states jointly condemn direct and proxy Iranian attacks, including from Iraq",
    "headlineZh": "六個阿拉伯國家聯合譴責伊朗直接及經代理人發動的攻擊，包括來自伊拉克的襲擊",
    "summary": "Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan issued a joint statement condemning Iranian attacks carried out directly or through armed factions it supports, singling out pro-Iran groups launching strikes from Iraqi territory against regional facilities and infrastructure.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達、科威特、阿聯酋、巴林、沙烏地阿拉伯及約旦發表聯合聲明，譴責伊朗直接或透過其支持的武裝派系發動的攻擊，並特別點名從伊拉克境內向地區設施及基礎設施發動攻擊的親伊朗團體。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/six-arab-states-renew-condemnation-of-direct--proxy-iranian-attacks-in-the-region"
      },
      {
        "name": "Asharq Al-Awsat",
        "url": "https://english.aawsat.com/node/5255360"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "gcc",
      "jordan",
      "joint statement",
      "iraqi militias"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan",
      "speakerZh": "卡達、科威特、阿聯酋、巴林、沙烏地阿拉伯及約旦",
      "role": "Joint statement",
      "roleZh": "聯合聲明",
      "quote": "renew their condemnation in the strongest terms of the blatant Iranian attacks, which constitute a flagrant violation of their sovereignty, territorial integrity, international law, international humanitarian law, and the Charter of the United Nations, whether carried out directly or through their proxies",
      "quoteZh": "再次以最強烈措辭譴責伊朗的公然攻擊，無論是直接發動或經其代理人發動，均公然侵犯各國主權與領土完整，違反國際法、國際人道法及《聯合國憲章》"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-25-wang-yi-backs-turkish-and-egyptian-mediation-in",
    "date": "2026-03-25",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Wang Yi backs Turkish and Egyptian mediation in calls with Fidan and Abdelatty",
    "headlineZh": "王毅分別與費丹及阿卜杜勒阿提通話，支持土耳其和埃及斡旋",
    "summary": "Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan that China supports Türkiye's 'constructive role in promoting the resumption of negotiations', and backed Egypt's mediation in a call with Badr Abdelatty. In a call with Abbas Araghchi he said 'negotiating is always better than fighting'. The next day Wang met IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and called for an immediate ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "中國外長王毅向土耳其外長費丹表示，中方支持土耳其「在推動恢復談判方面發揮建設性作用」，並在與埃及外長阿卜杜勒阿提通話時支持埃及斡旋。他在與阿拉格齊通話時表示「談總比打好」。翌日王毅會見國際原子能總署總幹事格羅西，呼籲立即停火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjbzhd/202603/t20260326_11881528.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjbzhd/202603/t20260329_11883060.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/lxjzh/202603/t20260325_11880943.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "türkiye",
      "egypt",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-26-idf-says-irgc-navy-commander-alireza-tangsiri-killed",
    "date": "2026-03-26",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IDF says IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri killed in Bandar Abbas",
    "headlineZh": "以軍稱革命衛隊海軍司令唐西里在阿巴斯港遭擊斃",
    "summary": "The IDF said on 26 March 2026 that IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, architect of the Hormuz blockade, was killed in Bandar Abbas. Iran claimed to have shot down an F/A-18 over Chabahar, which CENTCOM denied.",
    "summaryZh": "以軍於2026年3月26日表示，霍爾木茲封鎖的策劃者、革命衛隊海軍司令阿里禮薩·唐西里在阿巴斯港遭擊斃。伊朗宣稱在恰巴哈爾上空擊落一架F/A-18，美軍中央司令部予以否認。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tangsiri",
      "irgc navy",
      "bandar abbas",
      "f/a-18"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-26-lebanon-says-1116-killed-by-israeli-attacks-since",
    "date": "2026-03-26",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanon says 1,116 killed by Israeli attacks since invasion began",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩稱以色列入侵以來已有1,116人遇害",
    "summary": "Lebanon's health ministry said on 26 March 2026 that 1,116 people had been killed by Israeli attacks since the ground invasion began. Two Golani Brigade soldiers were killed by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon the same day, bringing Israeli deaths in the invasion to four.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩衛生部於2026年3月26日表示，自以色列地面入侵以來已有1,116人死於以軍攻擊。同日兩名戈蘭尼旅士兵在黎巴嫩南部遭真主黨擊斃，以色列在此次入侵中的陣亡人數增至4人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "death toll",
      "hezbollah",
      "golani"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-27-g7-ministers-incl-japan-demand-safe-and-toll",
    "date": "2026-03-27",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "G7 ministers incl. Japan demand 'safe and toll free' navigation in Strait of Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "包括日本在內的七國集團外長要求荷莫茲海峽「安全且免通行費」航行",
    "summary": "Meeting at Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay in France, G7 foreign ministers called for an immediate end to attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Motegi told reporters after the meeting that a month of retaliatory exchanges had expanded losses to neighbouring countries and that early de-escalation was what was needed most.",
    "summaryZh": "七國集團外長在法國沃德塞爾奈修道院會晤，呼籲立即停止攻擊平民及民用基礎設施。茂木敏充會後向記者表示，一個月的互相報復攻擊已令損失擴及鄰國，當務之急是盡早降溫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260411203958/https://www.mofa.go.jp/fp/pc/pageite_000001_00016.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan press conference (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260418163147/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/kaiken/kaikenwe_000001_00242.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "g7",
      "japan",
      "hormuz",
      "tolls"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "G7 Foreign Ministers",
      "speakerZh": "七國集團外長",
      "role": "Joint statement (Japan a signatory)",
      "roleZh": "聯合聲明（日本為簽署方）",
      "quote": "We reiterated the absolute necessity to permanently restore safe and toll free freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, consistent with UNSC Resolution 2817 and the Law of the Sea.",
      "quoteZh": "我們重申，必須依照聯合國安理會第2817號決議及海洋法，永久恢復荷莫茲海峽安全且免通行費的航行自由。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-27-handala-hackers-leak-fbi-director-kash-patels-personal",
    "date": "2026-03-27",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Handala hackers leak FBI Director Kash Patel's personal emails and photos",
    "headlineZh": "Handala駭客洩露聯邦調查局局長帕特爾的個人電郵和照片",
    "summary": "Iran-linked hackers accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account and posted photos and an apparent resume, with the Handala group claiming responsibility. The FBI said the information was 'historical in nature' and 'involves no government information'. The domain used was registered on 19 March, the day the Justice Department seized four Handala domains.",
    "summaryZh": "與伊朗有關的駭客入侵聯邦調查局局長帕特爾的個人電郵帳戶，並公布照片及疑似履歷，Handala組織聲稱負責。聯邦調查局表示相關資料「屬歷史性質」且「不涉及政府資訊」。此次使用的網域註冊於3月19日，即司法部查封Handala四個網域當天。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-director-kash-patel-email-hackers-lran/"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/fbi-director-kash-patel-email-hacked-by-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "fbi",
      "kash patel",
      "hack-and-leak"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-27-iranian-strike-on-prince-sultan-air-base-injures",
    "date": "2026-03-27",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base injures 15 US troops, damages E-3 Sentry",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊蘇丹王子空軍基地，15名美軍受傷、E-3預警機受損",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile and drone strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on 27 March 2026 damaged US refuelling aircraft and an E-3 Sentry and injured 15 US soldiers, five critically. Iran's Health Ministry claimed more than 230 children had been killed in the first month of the war.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2026年3月27日以飛彈和無人機攻擊沙烏地阿拉伯蘇丹王子空軍基地，損毀美軍加油機及一架E-3哨兵預警機，15名美軍受傷，其中5人傷勢危急。伊朗衛生部稱開戰首月已有逾230名兒童死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "prince sultan air base",
      "e-3 sentry",
      "us casualties",
      "saudi arabia"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-27-man-killed-in-tel-aviv-as-iranian-cluster",
    "date": "2026-03-27",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Man killed in Tel Aviv as Iranian cluster munition hits apartment; Israel toll rises",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗集束彈藥擊中特拉維夫公寓，一男子身亡，以色列死亡人數上升",
    "summary": "A man was killed and two others wounded in Tel Aviv when missiles launched from Iran struck, with the Home Front Command saying a residential apartment was hit by a cluster munition. Two people were also wounded by shrapnel in the southern Bedouin town of Kuseife. Before this death, Israeli authorities said Iranian missiles had killed 13 Israelis, including four minors, plus a Filipino caregiver and a Thai national.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗發射的飛彈擊中特拉維夫，一名男子死亡、兩人受傷，後方司令部表示一間住宅公寓被集束彈藥擊中。南部貝都因城鎮庫塞法亦有兩人被彈片所傷。在此之前，以色列當局稱伊朗飛彈已造成13名以色列人死亡，包括四名未成年人，另有一名菲律賓看護和一名泰國人罹難。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Gulf News (AFP)",
        "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/one-killed-in-israel-as-army-reports-iranian-missile-attack-1.500488742"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "home front",
      "tel aviv",
      "cluster munitions",
      "casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-27-russia-says-313-tonnes-of-medicines-delivered-to",
    "date": "2026-03-27",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Russia says 313 tonnes of medicines delivered to Iran; aid trucks cross via Azerbaijan",
    "headlineZh": "俄羅斯稱已向伊朗運交313噸藥品，援助卡車經亞塞拜然入境",
    "summary": "Russia's Foreign Ministry said seven trucks carrying 150 tonnes of Russian humanitarian aid crossed the Azerbaijan–Iran border, and that 313 tonnes of medicines had been delivered to Iran on Putin's instructions. Sergei Lavrov discussed with Abbas Araghchi the prospects for a political settlement. Moscow the next day condemned US-Israeli strikes on the Khondab heavy-water and Ardakan plants.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯外交部表示，七輛載有150噸俄羅斯人道援助物資的卡車越過亞塞拜然—伊朗邊境，並奉普丁指示已向伊朗運交313噸藥品。拉夫羅夫與阿拉格齊討論政治解決前景。莫斯科翌日譴責美以空襲霍恩達卜重水廠和阿爾達坎工廠。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry (X)",
        "url": "https://x.com/mfa_russia/status/2037496102182916550"
      },
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry (X)",
        "url": "https://x.com/mfa_russia/status/2037590479089639839"
      },
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2089348/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "humanitarian aid",
      "azerbaijan"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-27-strikes-hit-arak-ir-40-reactor-and-yazd",
    "date": "2026-03-27",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Strikes hit Arak IR-40 reactor and Yazd yellowcake plant; IAEA says reactor no longer operational",
    "headlineZh": "空襲擊中阿拉克IR-40反應爐與亞茲德黃餅廠，國際原子能總署稱反應爐已無法運作",
    "summary": "Strikes on 27 March 2026 hit a yellowcake production plant near Yazd and the IR-40 heavy water reactor at Arak, and Israel also struck the Mobarakeh and Khouzestan steel plants. On 29 March the IAEA said the IR-40 reactor was no longer operational.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月27日的空襲擊中亞茲德附近一座黃餅生產廠及阿拉克IR-40重水反應爐，以色列亦空襲莫巴拉克與胡齊斯坦鋼鐵廠。國際原子能總署於3月29日表示，IR-40反應爐已無法運作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "arak",
      "ir-40",
      "yazd",
      "yellowcake",
      "iaea"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-28-houthis-fire-ballistic-missile-at-beersheba-and-drone",
    "date": "2026-03-28",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis fire ballistic missile at Beersheba and drone at Eilat",
    "headlineZh": "青年運動向貝爾謝巴發射彈道飛彈、向埃拉特發射無人機",
    "summary": "Yemen's Houthis launched a ballistic missile toward Beersheba on 28 March 2026, and a Houthi drone was intercepted near Eilat, as the group joined attacks on Israel during the war.",
    "summaryZh": "葉門青年運動於2026年3月28日向貝爾謝巴發射一枚彈道飛彈，另有一架青年運動無人機在埃拉特附近被攔截，該組織加入戰爭期間對以色列的攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "beersheba",
      "eilat",
      "ballistic missile"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-28-iran-lets-20-more-pakistani-ships-through-hormuz",
    "date": "2026-03-28",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran lets 20 more Pakistani ships through Hormuz; UK sends RFA Lyme Bay with mine-hunting drones",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗再放行20艘巴基斯坦船隻通過霍爾木茲，英國派遣萊姆灣號攜反水雷無人機前往",
    "summary": "Iran agreed on 28 March 2026 to let 20 more Pakistani-flagged ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, which Islamabad confirmed. The Royal Navy sent RFA Lyme Bay, an amphibious ship carrying mine-hunting drones, to the strait.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於2026年3月28日同意再放行20艘巴基斯坦籍船隻通過霍爾木茲海峽，伊斯蘭堡予以證實。英國皇家海軍則派遣搭載反水雷無人機的兩棲艦「萊姆灣號」前往海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "royal navy",
      "mine countermeasures"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-28-iranian-attack-hits-emirates-global-aluminiums-al-taweelah",
    "date": "2026-03-28",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian attack hits Emirates Global Aluminium's Al Taweelah smelter",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊擊中阿聯酋環球鋁業塔維拉冶煉廠",
    "summary": "An Iranian attack hit Emirates Global Aluminium's Al Taweelah site in Abu Dhabi on 28 March 2026, a day after Aluminium Bahrain reported an attack that injured two people. Iranian drones also hit Kuwait International Airport and damaged its radar.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月28日，伊朗攻擊擊中阿布達比的阿聯酋環球鋁業塔維拉廠區；前一天巴林鋁業公司報告遇襲，2人受傷。伊朗無人機亦擊中科威特國際機場，損毀其雷達。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aluminium",
      "ega",
      "alba",
      "kuwait airport",
      "industry"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-28-pezeshkian-reportedly-clashes-with-irgc-chief-vahidi-warns",
    "date": "2026-03-28",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian reportedly clashes with IRGC chief Vahidi, warns economy could collapse in weeks",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安據報與革命衛隊司令瓦希迪爭執，警告經濟數週內恐崩潰",
    "summary": "President Pezeshkian reportedly clashed with IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi over the conduct of the war around 28 March 2026, warning that Iran's economy could collapse within three to four weeks without a ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "據報導，裴澤斯基安總統於2026年3月28日前後與革命衛隊司令艾哈邁德·瓦希迪就戰爭指揮發生爭執，警告若無停火，伊朗經濟恐在三至四週內崩潰。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "vahidi",
      "irgc",
      "economy",
      "infighting"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-29-ghalibaf-enemy-talks-of-negotiation-publicly-but-in",
    "date": "2026-03-29",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ghalibaf: enemy talks of negotiation publicly but \"in secret plans for a ground attack\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡利巴夫：敵人公開談談判，「暗中卻策劃地面進攻」",
    "summary": "Iran's parliament speaker rejected US \"surrender\" terms, dismissed a reported 15-point US list and said strikes on Israel had been \"effective, precise and foundational\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗國會議長拒絕美方的「投降」條件，駁斥據報導的美方15點清單，並表示對以色列的打擊「有效、精準且具根本性」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603297953"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ghalibaf",
      "negotiations",
      "ground attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf",
      "speakerZh": "卡利巴夫",
      "role": "Speaker of Iran's Parliament",
      "roleZh": "伊朗國會議長",
      "quote": "The enemy publicly sends messages of negotiation and dialogue, and in secret plans for a ground attack.",
      "quoteZh": "敵人公開傳遞談判與對話的訊息，暗中卻策劃地面進攻。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-30-drones-hit-kuwait-power-and-desalination-plant-killing",
    "date": "2026-03-30",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Drones hit Kuwait power and desalination plant, killing worker; NATO downs missile over Turkey",
    "headlineZh": "無人機擊中科威特發電與海水淡化廠致一名工人死亡；北約在土耳其上空擊落飛彈",
    "summary": "Alleged Iranian drones hit a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on 30 March 2026, killing one worker; Iran blamed Israel without evidence. NATO air defences shot down an Iranian missile over Turkish airspace, which Iran called a false-flag operation.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月30日，疑似伊朗無人機擊中科威特一座發電暨海水淡化廠，一名工人死亡；伊朗在未提出證據下歸咎以色列。北約防空系統在土耳其領空擊落一枚伊朗飛彈，伊朗稱此為假旗行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "desalination",
      "nato",
      "turkey",
      "critical infrastructure"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-30-russia-condemns-attack-on-barzani-residence-in-iraqi",
    "date": "2026-03-30",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Russia condemns attack on Barzani residence in Iraqi Kurdistan as widening the war",
    "headlineZh": "俄羅斯譴責伊拉克庫德斯坦巴爾札尼官邸遇襲，稱戰火擴大",
    "summary": "Russia's Foreign Ministry said it 'strongly condemns' an attack on the residence of the Barzani family in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, calling it 'designed to further widen the geographical scope' of the conflict. The same day Sergei Lavrov held a videoconference with GCC and Jordanian officials calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities. Kurdistan had faced repeated drone attacks during the war.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯外交部表示「強烈譴責」伊拉克庫德斯坦地區巴爾札尼家族官邸遇襲，稱此舉「意在進一步擴大」衝突範圍。同日拉夫羅夫與海灣合作委員會及約旦官員舉行視訊會議，呼籲立即停止敵對行動。戰爭期間庫德斯坦屢遭無人機攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2089503/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Russian Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2089740/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kurdistan",
      "barzani",
      "russia"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-30-trump-threatens-irans-power-plants-oil-wells-and",
    "date": "2026-03-30",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump threatens Iran's power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if Hormuz stays shut",
    "headlineZh": "川普威脅若霍爾木茲持續封閉將摧毀伊朗電廠、油井及哈爾克島",
    "summary": "Trump posted on 30 March 2026 that the US was in serious talks with a 'new, more reasonable' regime and threatened to destroy Iran's power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. The same day US B-52 bombers flew over Iranian territory for the first time.",
    "summaryZh": "川普於2026年3月30日發文稱，美國正與一個「新的、更講理的」政權進行認真談判，並威脅若霍爾木茲海峽持續封閉，將摧毀伊朗電廠、油井與哈爾克島。同日美軍B-52轟炸機首度飛越伊朗領空。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "kharg island",
      "power plants",
      "b-52",
      "threats"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-31-american-journalist-shelly-kittleson-kidnapped-in-baghdad-kataib",
    "date": "2026-03-31",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad; Kataib Hezbollah blamed",
    "headlineZh": "美國記者Shelly Kittleson在巴格達遭綁架，矛頭指向真主黨旅",
    "summary": "American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in Baghdad, with the kidnapping attributed to Kataib Hezbollah amid the US-Iran war. She was released on 7 April 2026, according to later reports.",
    "summaryZh": "美國自由記者Shelly Kittleson在巴格達遭綁架，正值美伊戰爭期間，綁架行為被歸咎於真主黨旅。據其後報導，她於2026年4月7日獲釋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Times",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/american-journalist-kidnapped-iraq-shelly-kittleson-iran-war-db9l68kr3"
      },
      {
        "name": "New York Times",
        "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "kidnapping",
      "journalists"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-31-brent-heads-for-record-monthly-gain-of-over",
    "date": "2026-03-31",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent heads for record monthly gain of over 50% in March",
    "headlineZh": "布蘭特原油3月漲幅逾50%，創單月最大漲幅紀錄",
    "summary": "Brent crude, around $72 a barrel on 27 February, peaked near $118–120 in late March and traded near $112 on 30 March, on course for a record monthly gain of more than 50%. CNBC put the March rise at 51%, and the World Bank said global oil supply fell 10.1 million barrels a day in March, calling the Hormuz closure the largest oil market disruption in history.",
    "summaryZh": "布蘭特原油2月27日約為每桶72美元，3月下旬一度觸及118至120美元，3月30日在112美元附近交易，單月漲幅可望逾50%創紀錄。CNBC統計3月漲幅為51%；世界銀行指出3月全球石油供應每日減少1,010萬桶，稱霍爾木茲海峽封閉為史上最大石油市場中斷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/oil-price-iran-war-middle-east.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "World Bank Blogs",
        "url": "https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/strait-of-hormuz-disruption-sends-oil-prices-surging"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil prices",
      "brent",
      "monthly gain",
      "world bank"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-31-china-and-pakistan-launch-five-point-initiative-for",
    "date": "2026-03-31",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "China and Pakistan launch five-point initiative for ceasefire; Beijing says three Chinese ships crossed Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "中巴提出五點停火倡議；北京稱三艘中國船隻已通過霍爾木茲海峽",
    "summary": "China and Pakistan issued a Five-Point Initiative calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and efforts to prevent the conflict spreading, as Wang Yi hosted Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Beijing. China's Foreign Ministry confirmed that 'three Chinese ships recently transited the Strait of Hormuz' without naming them. Pakistan, a Security Council member, had voted with Russia and China for Moscow's failed draft resolution on 11 March.",
    "summaryZh": "中國與巴基斯坦發表五點倡議，呼籲立即停止敵對行動並努力防止衝突擴散，王毅在北京接待巴基斯坦外長達爾。中國外交部證實「三艘中國船隻近日通過霍爾木茲海峽」，但未透露船名。身為安理會成員的巴基斯坦曾於3月11日與中俄一同投票支持莫斯科未獲通過的決議草案。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjbzhd/202603/t20260331_11884511.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chinese Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/lxjzh/202603/t20260331_11884372.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "pakistan",
      "hormuz",
      "ceasefire initiative"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-31-idf-strikes-tofiq-daru-plant-alleging-fentanyl-supply",
    "date": "2026-03-31",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IDF strikes Tofiq Daru plant, alleging fentanyl supply to chemical weapons programme",
    "headlineZh": "以軍空襲托菲克製藥廠，指其為化武計畫供應芬太尼",
    "summary": "The IDF said on 31 March 2026 it struck a Tofiq Daru factory that it claimed supplied fentanyl to Iran's defence research organisation SPND for an alleged chemical weapons programme; Iran said the plant made hospital drugs. US bunker-buster bombs also struck an underground ammunition depot in Isfahan.",
    "summaryZh": "以軍於2026年3月31日表示空襲托菲克製藥廠，指其向伊朗國防研究組織SPND供應芬太尼，用於涉嫌的化學武器計畫；伊朗則稱該廠生產醫院用藥。美軍鑽地彈同日亦擊中伊斯法罕一座地下彈藥庫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tofiq daru",
      "fentanyl",
      "chemical weapons",
      "spnd",
      "isfahan"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-03-31-loaded-crude-tanker-al-salmi-and-tanker-aqua",
    "date": "2026-03-31",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Loaded crude tanker Al Salmi and tanker Aqua 1 hit near Dubai",
    "headlineZh": "滿載原油的油輪「薩勒米號」及「Aqua 1號」在杜拜附近遇襲",
    "summary": "The fully loaded crude tanker Al Salmi (IMO 9534793) was hit by an alleged Iranian drone near Dubai Port on 31 March 2026 and caught fire, and the tanker Aqua 1 (IMO 9573660) was hit 17 nautical miles north of Dubai, with one projectile lodging in its engine room.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年3月31日，滿載原油的油輪「薩勒米號」（IMO 9534793）在杜拜港附近疑遭伊朗無人機擊中起火；油輪「Aqua 1號」（IMO 9573660）則在杜拜以北17海里處遇襲，一枚彈體卡在機艙內。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker attack",
      "dubai",
      "al salmi",
      "aqua 1"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-former-fm-kamal-kharazi-badly-injured-wife-killed",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Former FM Kamal Kharazi badly injured, wife killed in airstrike on Tehran home",
    "headlineZh": "前外長哈拉齊住所遭空襲重傷，妻子罹難",
    "summary": "Mehr News reported that former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi was seriously injured and his wife killed when an airstrike hit their home. Tehran said the strike was intended to derail planned talks with US Vice President JD Vance. Kharazi later died of his wounds on 9 April.",
    "summaryZh": "梅爾通訊社報導，伊朗前外交部長卡邁勒·哈拉齊住所遭空襲，本人重傷、妻子罹難。德黑蘭稱此次攻擊意在破壞與美國副總統范斯的預定會談。哈拉齊其後於4月9日傷重不治。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kharazi",
      "airstrike",
      "tehran",
      "casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-iran-fires-three-cruise-missiles-at-qatar-two",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran fires three cruise missiles at Qatar; two intercepted, third hits oil tanker",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗向卡達發射三枚巡弋飛彈，兩枚被攔截，第三枚擊中油輪",
    "summary": "Qatar's Ministry of Defence said Iran fired three cruise missiles at the country on 1 April 2026. Two were intercepted and the third struck an oil tanker, with no casualties reported.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達國防部表示，伊朗於2026年4月1日向該國發射三枚巡弋飛彈，其中兩枚被攔截，第三枚擊中一艘油輪，未有傷亡報告。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Gulf News",
        "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/qatari-defence-ministry-intercepts-two-cruise-missiles-third-strickes-oil-tanker-without-casualties-1.500492983"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "cruise missile",
      "tanker"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-iranian-cluster-munition-hits-bnei-brak-wounding-14",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian cluster munition hits Bnei Brak, wounding 14 including critically hurt girl, 11",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗集束彈藥擊中布內布拉克，14人受傷，其中11歲女童命危",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile carrying cluster munitions scattered bomblets over a residential neighbourhood of Bnei Brak, wounding 14 civilians, among them an 11-year-old girl in critical condition. Iran fired at least six ballistic missile salvos at central Israel that day.",
    "summaryZh": "一枚攜帶集束彈藥的伊朗飛彈在布內布拉克住宅區散落子彈藥，造成14名平民受傷，其中一名11歲女童情況危殆。伊朗當天至少向以色列中部發射六波彈道飛彈。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/girl-critically-hurt-by-iranian-cluster-bomb-as-repeated-salvos-target-center/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bnei brak",
      "cluster munitions",
      "iranian missiles",
      "home front"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-iranian-drones-hit-fuel-storage-at-kuwait-airport",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian drones hit fuel storage at Kuwait airport; two US MQ-9s downed near Isfahan",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機擊中科威特機場燃料庫；兩架美軍MQ-9於伊斯法罕附近被擊落",
    "summary": "Iranian drones struck fuel storage at Kuwait's airport, while cluster munitions hit Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv, injuring 14. Two US MQ-9 Reaper drones were shot down near Isfahan, bringing the reported total lost in the war to 16. IRGC Fatehin unit commander Mohammad Ali Fathalizadeh was killed the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗無人機攻擊科威特機場的燃料儲存設施，集束彈藥則擊中以色列布內布拉克與特拉維夫，14人受傷。兩架美軍MQ-9「死神」無人機在伊斯法罕附近被擊落，據報戰爭中損失總數達16架。伊斯蘭革命衛隊Fatehin部隊指揮官法塔利札德同日身亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "drones",
      "mq-9",
      "isfahan",
      "cluster-munitions"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-irgc-hormuz-will-not-be-opened-to-the",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC: Hormuz \"will not be opened to the enemies of this nation\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊：荷莫茲海峽「不會向這個國家的敵人開放」",
    "summary": "After Trump claimed Iran had asked for a ceasefire, which Iran's foreign ministry called \"false and baseless\", the Revolutionary Guard said the strait was firmly under its control.",
    "summaryZh": "川普聲稱伊朗請求停火，伊朗外交部稱其「虛假且毫無根據」；伊斯蘭革命衛隊則表示海峽牢牢在其掌控之下。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/timeline-iran-war-trump-contradictions"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (statement)",
      "speakerZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊（聲明）",
      "role": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps",
      "roleZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊",
      "quote": "will not be opened to the enemies of this nation through the ridiculous spectacle by the president of the United States",
      "quoteZh": "不會因為美國總統的荒謬表演而向這個國家的敵人開放"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-motegi-offers-condolences-to-kuwait-over-damage-to",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi offers condolences to Kuwait over damage to oil facilities, thanks it for evacuation help",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充就石油設施受損向科威特致慰問，並感謝其協助撤僑",
    "summary": "In a call with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Motegi expressed condolences over casualties and damage to civilian facilities including oil facilities in Kuwait. Jarrah said Kuwait would keep providing full cooperation for the evacuation of Japanese nationals.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充與科威特外交大臣賈拉通話，就科威特的人員傷亡及包括石油設施在內的民用設施受損致慰問。賈拉表示科威特將繼續全力協助日本國民撤離。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260417051859/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02231.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "kuwait",
      "motegi",
      "oil facilities"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Kuwait Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日科外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI expressed his condolences regarding the casualties and the damage to civilian facilities, including oil facilities in Kuwait, and expressed solidarity with Kuwait and other Gulf nations.",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相就科威特的人員傷亡及包括石油設施在內的民用設施受損表示慰問，並表達與科威特及其他海灣國家團結一致。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-trump-address-to-the-nation-war-aims-nearing",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump address to the nation: war aims \"nearing completion\", threatens Iran's power plants",
    "headlineZh": "川普全國講話：戰爭目標「接近完成」，威脅打擊伊朗發電廠",
    "summary": "In a White House address, Trump said the war's core strategic objectives were nearing completion and threatened to send Iran \"back to the stone ages\" unless it reopened the Strait of Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在白宮發表講話，稱戰爭的核心戰略目標接近完成，並威脅除非伊朗重開荷莫茲海峽，否則將把伊朗「打回石器時代」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/timeline-iran-war-trump-contradictions"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Independent",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-nato-iran-us-war-b2949882.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "address to the nation",
      "power plants",
      "strait of hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard, and probably simultaneously",
      "quoteZh": "（打擊）他們的每一座發電廠，打得非常重，而且很可能是同時打擊"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-01-us-offers-3-million-for-information-on-attacks",
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US offers $3 million for information on attacks on its diplomatic facilities in Iraq",
    "headlineZh": "美國懸賞300萬美元徵求攻擊駐伊拉克外交設施的情報",
    "summary": "The State Department's Rewards for Justice programme offered up to $3 million for information on attacks on US diplomatic facilities in Iraq, which it attributed to Iranian-backed Iraqi groups. It was the first of a series of militia-related reward offers in April.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國務院「正義獎賞」計劃懸賞最高300萬美元，徵求有關攻擊美國駐伊拉克外交設施的情報，並將攻擊歸咎於伊朗支持的伊拉克武裝團體。這是4月一系列針對民兵的懸賞中的第一項。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/05/us-offers-rewards-for-3-iraqi-militia-leaders.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rewards for justice",
      "iraqi militias",
      "us embassy"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-02-iranian-missile-significantly-damages-drone-factory-in-petah",
    "date": "2026-04-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missile significantly damages drone factory in Petah Tikva",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈重創佩塔提克瓦一家無人機工廠",
    "summary": "An Iranian ballistic missile caused significant damage to the factory of drone company Aerosol in Petah Tikva, Ynet reported.",
    "summaryZh": "據Ynet報導，一枚伊朗彈道飛彈嚴重損毀佩塔提克瓦無人機公司Aerosol的工廠。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Ynet",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/odko2iotd"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "petah tikva",
      "defense industry",
      "iranian missiles"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-02-japan-proposes-imo-safe-maritime-corridors-for-ships",
    "date": "2026-04-02",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan proposes IMO safe maritime corridors for ships trapped in Persian Gulf",
    "headlineZh": "日本向國際海事組織提議為受困波斯灣船隻設立安全海上走廊",
    "summary": "At a UK-hosted online meeting of foreign ministers on the Strait of Hormuz, Motegi said Japan had proposed at the International Maritime Organization the establishment of safe maritime corridors for all vessels and crew retained in the Persian Gulf. The meeting reaffirmed a 19 March leaders' statement by the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan.",
    "summaryZh": "在英國主辦的荷莫茲海峽外長線上會議上，茂木敏充表示日本已向國際海事組織提議，為所有滯留波斯灣的船舶及船員設立安全海上走廊。會議重申英、法、德、意、荷及日本領導人3月19日發表的聯合聲明立場。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260501052656/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02240.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "imo",
      "hormuz",
      "maritime corridor"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "He also stated that Japan has proposed, at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the establishment of safe maritime corridors to ensure the safety of all vessels and crew currently retained in the Persian Gulf, including those of Japan, and called for cooperation from each country.",
      "quoteZh": "他亦表示，日本已在國際海事組織（IMO）提議設立安全海上走廊，以確保目前滯留波斯灣的所有船舶及船員（包括日本的）安全，並呼籲各國合作。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-02-us-strikes-collapse-b1-bridge-between-tehran-and",
    "date": "2026-04-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US strikes collapse B1 bridge between Tehran and Karaj, eight reported killed",
    "headlineZh": "美軍空襲致德黑蘭—卡拉季B1大橋倒塌，據報8死",
    "summary": "Two US strikes hit the B1 bridge linking Tehran and Karaj, reportedly killing eight people and wounding 95 and causing the structure to collapse. The same day the IDF said a strike in Kermanshah killed Iran's ballistic missile chief Makram Atimi. Iraq began trucking crude to Syria's Baniyas port to bypass Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍兩次空襲擊中連接德黑蘭與卡拉季的B1大橋，據報造成8人死亡、95人受傷，橋樑倒塌。以色列國防軍同日稱在克爾曼沙阿的空襲擊斃伊朗彈道飛彈負責人阿蒂米。伊拉克開始以卡車經敘利亞巴尼亞斯港運送原油，繞過霍爾木茲海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "infrastructure",
      "bridge",
      "karaj",
      "kermanshah",
      "iraq-oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-03-iran-shoots-down-us-f-15e-over-kohgiluyeh",
    "date": "2026-04-03",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran shoots down US F-15E over Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad; A-10 lost near Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於科吉盧耶—博耶艾哈邁德省擊落美軍F-15E；A-10於霍爾木茲附近墜毀",
    "summary": "Iranian forces shot down a US Air Force F-15E over Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province; the pilot was rescued the same day and the weapons systems officer 48 hours later after heavy fighting. A US A-10 was also downed near the Strait of Hormuz and its pilot recovered. The rescue operation cost two MC-130/C-130 aircraft and several helicopters.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗部隊在科吉盧耶—博耶艾哈邁德省上空擊落一架美國空軍F-15E，飛行員當日獲救，武器系統官則在激戰後48小時才被救出。另一架美軍A-10在霍爾木茲海峽附近被擊落，飛行員獲救。救援行動中美軍損失兩架MC-130/C-130運輸機及數架直升機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "f-15e",
      "a-10",
      "csar",
      "aircraft-loss"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-03-iranians-travel-to-turkish-border-just-to-get",
    "date": "2026-04-03",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranians travel to Turkish border just to get online as wartime blackout drags on",
    "headlineZh": "戰時斷網持續，伊朗民眾跑到土耳其邊境只為上網",
    "summary": "NPR reported that some Iranians were crossing into Türkiye to access the internet as the nationwide shutdown imposed after the 28 February strikes continued. Inside Iran most residents were limited to the domestic intranet.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國家公共廣播電台（NPR）報導，在2月28日空襲後實施的全國斷網持續之際，部分伊朗人越境進入土耳其以連上網路。伊朗境內多數居民只能使用國內內聯網。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5753859/iranians-are-leaving-the-country-just-to-get-internet"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Internet_blackout_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet blackout",
      "turkey",
      "censorship"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-03-kuwaits-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery-set-ablaze-fire",
    "date": "2026-04-03",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery set ablaze; fire at Abu Dhabi's Habshan gas facility",
    "headlineZh": "科威特艾哈邁迪港煉油廠起火；阿布達比哈布善天然氣設施失火",
    "summary": "Iranian attacks set Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery on fire and caused a blaze at the Habshan gas facility in Abu Dhabi, where one Egyptian worker was killed. Israel the same day extended reserve duty to about nine weeks.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗攻擊導致科威特艾哈邁迪港煉油廠起火，阿布達比哈布善天然氣設施亦發生火災，一名埃及工人死亡。以色列同日將後備役服役期延長至約九週。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "uae",
      "refinery",
      "habshan",
      "energy-infrastructure"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-03-who-verifies-over-20-attacks-on-health-care",
    "date": "2026-04-03",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "WHO verifies over 20 attacks on health care in Iran since 1 March, including Pasteur Institute",
    "headlineZh": "世衛證實3月1日以來伊朗醫療設施遇襲逾20次，包括巴斯德研究所",
    "summary": "WHO chief Tedros said the agency had verified more than 20 attacks on health care in Iran since 1 March, killing at least nine, including an infectious-disease health worker and an Iranian Red Crescent member. He said the Pasteur Institute in Tehran was rendered unable to deliver services; the Iranian Red Crescent put damaged health facilities at 307.",
    "summaryZh": "世衛總幹事譚德塞表示，自3月1日以來該組織已證實伊朗醫療設施遇襲逾20次，至少九人死亡，包括一名傳染病醫護人員及一名伊朗紅新月會成員。他指德黑蘭巴斯德研究所已無法提供服務；伊朗紅新月會則稱受損醫療設施達307處。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/more-than-20-attacks-on-iranian-healthcare-facilities-since-march-1-who"
      },
      {
        "name": "TRT World",
        "url": "https://www.trtworld.com/article/7b859cd14a34"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "who",
      "health care",
      "pasteur institute",
      "red crescent"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-04-iran-formally-rejects-us-proposal-for-48-hour",
    "date": "2026-04-04",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran formally rejects US proposal for 48-hour ceasefire",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗正式拒絕美方48小時停火提議",
    "summary": "Iran formally rejected a United States proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, according to Indian state broadcaster All India Radio. The rejection came days before Pakistan brokered a broader two-week truce.",
    "summaryZh": "據印度國營廣播電台報導，伊朗正式拒絕美國提出的48小時停火方案。數日後，巴基斯坦促成範圍更廣的兩週停火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "News On AIR",
        "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/iran-rejects-united-states-proposal-for-48-hour-ceasefire"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ceasefire",
      "negotiations",
      "rejection"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-04-strikes-hit-mahshahr-petrochemical-zone-and-bushehr-plant",
    "date": "2026-04-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Strikes hit Mahshahr petrochemical zone and Bushehr plant auxiliary building",
    "headlineZh": "空襲擊中馬赫沙赫爾石化特區及布什爾核電廠附屬建築",
    "summary": "Explosions hit an auxiliary building at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and the Mahshahr Special Petrochemical Zone in Khuzestan. Iranian media said the Mahshahr strikes killed at least five people and injured 170. An Iranian missile struck near the IDF's HaKirya headquarters in Tel Aviv the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "布什爾核電廠一座附屬建築及胡齊斯坦省馬赫沙赫爾石化特區遭爆炸襲擊。伊朗媒體稱馬赫沙赫爾空襲至少造成5死、170傷。同日一枚伊朗飛彈擊中特拉維夫以色列國防軍HaKirya總部附近。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bushehr",
      "mahshahr",
      "petrochemical",
      "khuzestan",
      "tel-aviv"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-05-four-killed-as-iranian-missile-collapses-upper-floors",
    "date": "2026-04-05",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Four killed as Iranian missile collapses upper floors of Haifa apartment building",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中海法住宅樓致上層倒塌，四人死亡",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile directly struck a six-storey residential building in Haifa, collapsing its upper floors. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of four people who had been in a stairwell and had not reached a shelter.",
    "summaryZh": "一枚伊朗飛彈直接擊中海法一棟六層住宅樓，導致上層倒塌。救援人員尋回四名遇難者遺體，他們當時身處樓梯間，未能及時進入防空室。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-04-05/ty-article/.premium/several-wounded-after-haifa-building-directly-struck-by-iranian-missile/0000019d-5e72-db3c-a3df-dff7e8780000"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "haifa",
      "iranian missiles",
      "civilian casualties",
      "home front"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-05-iranian-drone-strike-sets-fire-to-bapco-energies",
    "date": "2026-04-05",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian drone strike sets fire to Bapco Energies storage facilities in Bahrain",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊巴林Bapco Energies儲存設施引發大火",
    "summary": "An Iranian drone attack hit storage facilities belonging to Bahrain's state energy company Bapco Energies, starting fires at operational units and storage tanks. The fires were extinguished and no injuries were reported.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊巴林國營能源公司Bapco Energies的儲存設施，令作業單位及儲油罐起火。火勢其後被撲滅，無人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Gulf News",
        "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/bahrain/fires-erupt-at-bahrain-petrochemical-and-energy-facilities-after-drone-strikes-1.500496850"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604054466"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "bapco",
      "drone attack",
      "energy infrastructure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-05-jordanian-forces-intercept-two-missiles-and-two-drones",
    "date": "2026-04-05",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Jordanian forces intercept two missiles and two drones launched from Iran",
    "headlineZh": "約旦軍方攔截兩枚來自伊朗的飛彈及兩架無人機",
    "summary": "The Jordanian Armed Forces said they intercepted two missiles and two drones fired from Iran that crossed into Jordanian airspace.",
    "summaryZh": "約旦武裝部隊表示，攔截了兩枚從伊朗發射、進入約旦領空的飛彈及兩架無人機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "SANA",
        "url": "https://sana.sy/en/international/2308361/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Jordan"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "jordan",
      "air defense",
      "iranian missiles"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-05-netblocks-irans-internet-blackout-is-longest-nationwide-shutdown",
    "date": "2026-04-05",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "NetBlocks: Iran's internet blackout is longest nationwide shutdown on record",
    "headlineZh": "NetBlocks：伊朗斷網創全國性斷網最長紀錄",
    "summary": "Internet monitor NetBlocks said Iran's wartime shutdown had become the longest nationwide internet disruption ever recorded. Al Jazeera reported access to the global internet stood at about 1% of pre-war levels, with most people restricted to a domestic intranet and a few using whitelists or paid proxies.",
    "summaryZh": "網路監測機構NetBlocks表示，伊朗戰時斷網已成為有紀錄以來最長的全國性網路中斷。半島電視台報導，國際網路連線僅約為戰前的1%，多數民眾只能使用國內內聯網，少數人透過白名單或付費代理上網。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Dawn (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/1988816/iran-internet-blackout-is-longest-nationwide-shutdown-on-record-netblocks"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/5/frustration-grows-as-irans-wartime-internet-shutdown-breaks-grim-record"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet blackout",
      "netblocks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-06-drone-strike-on-kuwaits-ali-al-salem-air",
    "date": "2026-04-06",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Drone strike on Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base wounds 15 Americans",
    "headlineZh": "無人機襲擊科威特阿里·薩利姆空軍基地，15名美國人受傷",
    "summary": "An Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait wounded 15 Americans. In Iran, an airstrike in Tehran's Baharestan area killed 23 people and overnight strikes in Bandar Lengeh and Kong killed six.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊科威特阿里·薩利姆空軍基地，造成15名美國人受傷。伊朗境內，德黑蘭巴哈雷斯坦一帶空襲造成23人死亡，倫格港與孔格夜間遭襲，6人死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "ali-al-salem",
      "us-casualties",
      "baharestan"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-06-iranian-drone-strike-kills-two-in-village-in",
    "date": "2026-04-06",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iranian drone strike kills two in village in Iraq's Erbil governorate",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機空襲伊拉克艾比爾省一村莊，兩人死亡",
    "summary": "Two people were killed when an Iranian drone struck Zarka Zoy village in Erbil governorate in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, Al Jazeera reported.",
    "summaryZh": "據半島電視台報導，伊朗無人機空襲伊拉克庫德斯坦地區艾比爾省扎爾卡佐伊村，造成兩人死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://aje.news/ukui10?update=4467674"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iraq"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "erbil",
      "kurdistan region",
      "drone strike"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-06-irgc-confirms-intelligence-chief-majid-khademi-killed-asaluyeh",
    "date": "2026-04-06",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC confirms intelligence chief Majid Khademi killed; Asaluyeh petrochemical plant struck",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊證實情報首長哈德米身亡；阿薩魯耶石化廠遭襲",
    "summary": "The IRGC confirmed the death of its intelligence chief Majid Khademi, and Israel said Quds Force commander Yazdan Mir was also killed. Israel struck the South Pars petrochemical facility at Asaluyeh, with the Israeli Air Force claiming 85% of Iran's petrochemical exports were offline. At least 34 people, including six children, were killed in strikes across Iran, including at Sharif University of Technology.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊證實其情報首長哈德米身亡，以色列稱聖城旅指揮官亞茲丹·米爾亦被擊斃。以色列空襲阿薩魯耶南帕斯石化設施，以色列空軍聲稱伊朗85%石化出口已停擺。全伊朗空襲至少造成34人死亡，含6名兒童，謝里夫理工大學亦遭擊中。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Majid Khademi",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majid_Khademi"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc",
      "khademi",
      "asaluyeh",
      "south-pars",
      "sharif-university"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-06-vice-president-aref-bunker-buster-strike-on-sharif",
    "date": "2026-04-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Vice President Aref: bunker-buster strike on Sharif University \"a symbol of Trump's madness\"",
    "headlineZh": "副總統阿雷夫：鑽地彈攻擊謝里夫大學是「川普瘋狂的象徵」",
    "summary": "After US–Israeli strikes hit Tehran's Sharif University of Technology, Iran's first vice president, an alumnus, condemned the attack on X.",
    "summaryZh": "美以空襲擊中德黑蘭謝里夫理工大學後，身為該校校友的伊朗第一副總統在X平台譴責此次攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/irans-top-university-bombed-as-us-israel-intensify-attacks-34-killed"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aref",
      "universities",
      "civilian infrastructure"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Reza Aref",
      "speakerZh": "阿雷夫",
      "role": "First Vice President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗第一副總統",
      "quote": "The bunker-buster bomb attack on Sharif University is a symbol of Trump's madness and ignorance. He fails to understand that Iran's knowledge is not embedded in concrete to be destroyed by bombs.",
      "quoteZh": "用鑽地彈攻擊謝里夫大學，是川普瘋狂與無知的象徵。他不明白，伊朗的知識並非嵌在混凝土裡、可以被炸彈摧毀的。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-iran-at-unsc-on-trumps-whole-civilization-will",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC on Trump's \"whole civilization will die\" threat: rhetoric \"unfitting of any political leader\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會回應川普「整個文明將滅亡」威脅：這種言論「不適合任何政治領袖」",
    "summary": "After China and Russia vetoed a Gulf draft resolution on Hormuz shipping, Iran's representative cited Trump's threats to Iran's power plants and civilian infrastructure.",
    "summaryZh": "中俄否決海灣國家的荷莫茲航運決議草案後，伊朗代表援引川普對伊朗發電廠與民用基礎設施的威脅。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16330)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16330.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "Such rhetoric is unfitting of any political leader, let alone the head of a permanent member of the Council entrusted with the maintenance of international peace and security.",
      "quoteZh": "這種言論不適合任何政治領袖，更遑論一個肩負維護國際和平與安全重任的安理會常任理事國元首。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-kataib-hezbollah-frees-kidnapped-us-journalist-shelly-kittleson",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Kataib Hezbollah frees kidnapped US journalist Shelly Kittleson on condition she leaves Iraq",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨旅釋放遭綁架美國記者基特爾森，條件是她離開伊拉克",
    "summary": "Kataib Hezbollah announced the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, abducted in Baghdad in March, on condition that she leave the country. A Baghdad court later sentenced a KH member to 15 years in prison over the kidnapping.",
    "summaryZh": "真主黨旅宣布釋放3月在巴格達遭綁架的美國記者基特爾森，條件是她須離開伊拉克。巴格達法院其後以綁架罪判處一名真主黨旅成員15年徒刑。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-892340"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "journalists",
      "kidnapping",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-kuwaits-consulate-in-basra-stormed-qatar-cites-breach",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Kuwait's consulate in Basra stormed; Qatar cites breach of Vienna Convention",
    "headlineZh": "科威特駐巴斯拉領事館遭衝擊；卡達指違反《維也納公約》",
    "summary": "Kuwait's Consulate General in the Iraqi city of Basra was stormed, in a violation of the sanctity of diplomatic missions; the consulate was attacked again in July. Qatar's Foreign Ministry called for measures to protect diplomatic missions and prevent a recurrence.",
    "summaryZh": "科威特駐伊拉克巴斯拉總領事館遭人衝擊，侵犯外交使團的不可侵犯性；該領事館於7月再度遇襲。卡達外交部呼籲採取措施保護外交使團並防止事件重演。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-storming-of-kuwaiti-consulate-general-in-basra"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July)",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-continued-attacks-on-kuwait's-consulate-general-in-basra"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "kuwait",
      "basra",
      "consulate"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "targeting diplomatic missions was a flagrant violation of international law and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, stressing the need to respect the inviolability of diplomatic missions and to provide full protection for them and their staff.",
      "quoteZh": "攻擊外交使團公然違反國際法及《維也納外交關係公約》，強調必須尊重外交使團的不可侵犯性，並為其及其人員提供全面保護。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-pakistan-condemns-iranian-missile-and-drone-attacks-on",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan condemns Iranian missile and drone attacks on Saudi energy facilities that caused deaths",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦譴責伊朗以飛彈及無人機攻擊沙烏地能源設施造成死亡",
    "summary": "Pakistan, then mediating between Washington and Tehran, issued an unusually direct condemnation of Iranian missile and drone attacks the previous night on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Region, which caused loss of life. Hours later the US and Iran agreed a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "正在華府與德黑蘭之間斡旋的巴基斯坦罕有地直接譴責伊朗前一晚以飛彈及無人機攻擊沙烏地東部地區能源設施並造成人命損失。數小時後，美伊同意由巴基斯坦促成的兩週停火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-condemns-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-extends-condolences-and-solidarity"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "saudi arabia",
      "energy facilities",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Government of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦政府",
      "role": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release",
      "roleZh": "外交部新聞稿",
      "quote": "The Government of Pakistan expresses its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation of the missile and drone attacks carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran last night against energy facilities in the Eastern Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.",
      "quoteZh": "巴基斯坦政府對伊朗伊斯蘭共和國昨晚以飛彈及無人機攻擊沙烏地阿拉伯王國東部地區能源設施深表關切，並予以明確譴責。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-police-in-kerman-arrest-man-accused-of-selling",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Police in Kerman arrest man accused of selling VPN services",
    "headlineZh": "克爾曼警方逮捕一名涉嫌販售VPN服務的男子",
    "summary": "Iranian police arrested a man in Kerman accused of selling VPN services, Iran International reported, as authorities pursued people helping citizens bypass the wartime internet shutdown.",
    "summaryZh": "據伊朗國際電視台報導，伊朗警方在克爾曼逮捕一名涉嫌販售VPN服務的男子，當局持續追查協助民眾繞過戰時斷網的人士。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604075946"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "vpn",
      "arrests",
      "internet blackout",
      "kerman"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-russia-and-china-veto-un-security-council-resolution",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Russia and China veto UN Security Council resolution on reopening Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "俄中否決聯合國安理會重開霍爾木茲海峽決議",
    "summary": "Russia and China vetoed a Bahrain-led draft backed by Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE that encouraged defensive coordination, including escorts, for safe navigation in Hormuz; the vote was 11 in favor, two against, with Colombia and Pakistan abstaining. The text had been watered down from authorizing 'all necessary means.' The vote came hours before Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the strait.",
    "summaryZh": "俄羅斯與中國否決由巴林提出、約旦、科威特、卡達、沙烏地和阿聯支持的草案，該草案鼓勵各國為霍爾木茲安全航行進行防禦性協調，包括為商船護航；表決結果為11票贊成、2票反對，哥倫比亞與巴基斯坦棄權。文本原本授權「一切必要手段」，後經淡化。表決發生在川普要求伊朗重開海峽的期限前數小時。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167261"
      },
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-and-china-veto-watered-down-un-resolution-aimed-at-reopening-the-strait-of-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un-security-council",
      "veto",
      "russia",
      "china",
      "hormuz",
      "bahrain"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-us-agencies-warn-iran-affiliated-hackers-are-disrupting",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US agencies warn Iran-affiliated hackers are disrupting PLCs in US water and energy systems",
    "headlineZh": "美國多部門警告伊朗相關駭客正破壞美國水務及能源系統的可程式邏輯控制器",
    "summary": "CISA, the FBI, NSA, EPA, the Energy Department and Cyber Command issued joint advisory AA26-097A saying Iranian-affiliated actors had exploited internet-exposed Rockwell Automation controllers since at least March 2026, causing operational disruption and financial loss in government, water and energy sectors. CSIS and others tied the activity to the IRGC-linked CyberAv3ngers persona.",
    "summaryZh": "美國網路安全暨基礎設施安全局、聯邦調查局、國家安全局、環保署、能源部及網戰司令部發布聯合警示AA26-097A，指與伊朗有關的行為者至少自2026年3月起利用暴露於網際網路的羅克韋爾自動化控制器，對政府、水務及能源部門造成運作中斷及財務損失。戰略與國際研究中心等將其與伊斯蘭革命衛隊相關的CyberAv3ngers連結。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CISA",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-097a"
      },
      {
        "name": "CSIS",
        "url": "https://www.csis.org/analysis/iranian-cyber-threat-us-critical-infrastructure"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "cisa",
      "cyberav3ngers",
      "plc",
      "critical infrastructure",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-us-and-iran-agree-pakistan-brokered-two-week",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "US and Iran agree Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire hours before Trump deadline",
    "headlineZh": "美伊在川普最後期限前達成巴基斯坦斡旋的兩週停火",
    "summary": "The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire about an hour before Trump's deadline for Iran to capitulate expired. Trump said it was 'subject to Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz' and that a 10-point Iranian proposal could form the basis of a long-term deal. Pakistan's prime minister announced the truce; no text was released.",
    "summaryZh": "美國與伊朗在川普要求伊朗投降的最後期限屆滿前約一小時，同意兩週停火。川普表示停火「以伊朗同意完全、立即、安全開放霍爾木茲海峽為條件」，並稱伊朗的十點方案可作為長期協議基礎。巴基斯坦總理宣布停火，但未公布文本。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/us-and-iran-agree-to-two-week-truce-after-trump-pulls-back-on-threats"
      },
      {
        "name": "Congressional Research Service",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48887"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ceasefire",
      "pakistan",
      "hormuz",
      "trump",
      "10-point-plan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-us-begins-strikes-on-kharg-island-trump-warns",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US begins strikes on Kharg Island; Trump warns 'a whole civilization will die tonight'",
    "headlineZh": "美軍開始空襲哈爾克島；川普警告「整個文明今晚將消亡」",
    "summary": "US forces began striking Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export terminal, and Tehran said its restraint on regional oil infrastructure no longer applied. Trump posted on Truth Social that 'a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.' Saudi Arabia's SABIC complex in Jubail was set on fire and Tehran's Rafi'-Nia synagogue was destroyed in an airstrike.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍開始轟炸伊朗主要石油出口終端哈爾克島，德黑蘭表示不再克制對地區石油設施的攻擊。川普在Truth Social發文稱「整個文明今晚將消亡，永不復返」。沙烏地朱拜勒的SABIC石化園區起火，德黑蘭Rafi'-Nia猶太會堂在空襲中被毀。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kharg-island",
      "trump",
      "sabic",
      "synagogue",
      "oil-infrastructure"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-07-waltz-no-country-gets-to-hold-the-world",
    "date": "2026-04-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Waltz: \"no country gets to hold the world hostage\" over the Strait of Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "華爾茲：「沒有任何國家可以」因荷莫茲海峽「挾持全世界」",
    "summary": "On the day Russia and China vetoed a Gulf-drafted Security Council resolution on Hormuz shipping, the US ambassador to the UN posted on X.",
    "summaryZh": "在俄中否決海灣國家起草的荷莫茲航運安理會決議當天，美國駐聯合國大使在X平台發文。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604070838"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "waltz",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "un security council"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mike Waltz",
      "speakerZh": "華爾茲",
      "role": "US Ambassador to the United Nations",
      "roleZh": "美國常駐聯合國大使",
      "quote": "no country gets to hold the world hostage for leverage just because they happen to sit next to a strait.",
      "quoteZh": "沒有任何國家可以只因為恰好位於海峽旁邊，就挾持全世界作為籌碼。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-ghalibaf-ceasefire-basis-violated-even-before-talks-negotiations",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ghalibaf: ceasefire basis \"violated\" even before talks; negotiations \"unreasonable\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡利巴夫：停火基礎在談判開始前就已「遭破壞」，談判「不合理」",
    "summary": "Hours after the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire, Iran's parliament speaker cited Israeli strikes on Lebanon and the denial of Iran's enrichment right as violations.",
    "summaryZh": "在巴基斯坦斡旋的停火生效數小時後，伊朗國會議長指以色列空襲黎巴嫩及否認伊朗濃縮權利為違約行為。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604084153"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ghalibaf",
      "ceasefire",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf",
      "speakerZh": "卡利巴夫",
      "role": "Speaker of Iran's Parliament",
      "roleZh": "伊朗國會議長",
      "quote": "The very workable basis on which to negotiate has been openly and clearly violated, even before the negotiations began.",
      "quoteZh": "那個非常可行的談判基礎，在談判開始之前就已經被公然、明確地破壞了。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-iranian-drones-strike-homes-in-bahrains-sitra-despite",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian drones strike homes in Bahrain's Sitra despite US-Iran ceasefire announcement",
    "headlineZh": "美伊宣布停火後，伊朗無人機仍襲擊巴林錫特拉住宅",
    "summary": "Bahrain's Interior Ministry reported a night of Iranian attacks on houses in the Sitra area, followed by another round of drone strikes and sirens after the US-Iran two-week ceasefire was announced. The attacks raised doubts over whether the truce covered Gulf states.",
    "summaryZh": "巴林內政部報告，伊朗於夜間襲擊錫特拉地區民居，並在美伊宣布兩週停火後再發動一輪無人機攻擊，警報響起。事件令人質疑停火是否涵蓋海灣國家。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/iranian-attacks-continue-in-the-gulf-raising-questions-about-ceasefire"
      },
      {
        "name": "Anadolu Agency",
        "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/bahrain-reports-iranian-attack-after-us-iran-ceasefire-announcement"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "sitra",
      "ceasefire",
      "drone attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-israels-operation-eternal-darkness-kills-at-least-357",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israel's 'Operation Eternal Darkness' kills at least 357 in Lebanon, testing truce",
    "headlineZh": "以色列「永恆黑暗行動」在黎巴嫩造成至少357死，停火受考驗",
    "summary": "Israel launched what it called its most powerful attacks on Lebanon, striking more than 100 sites and killing at least 357 people and injuring over 1,200, including 92 killed in Beirut. Netanyahu's office said the US-Iran ceasefire did not include Lebanon, while Pakistan's prime minister said it did. Iran paused Strait of Hormuz traffic in response.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列對黎巴嫩發動其所稱最猛烈的攻擊，打擊逾100個目標，造成至少357人死亡、逾1,200人受傷，其中貝魯特92人死亡。納坦雅胡辦公室稱美伊停火不包括黎巴嫩，巴基斯坦總理則稱包括在內。伊朗隨即暫停霍爾木茲海峽通行作為回應。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Israeli_attacks_on_Lebanon"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/us-and-iran-agree-to-two-week-truce-after-trump-pulls-back-on-threats"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "hezbollah",
      "beirut",
      "airstrikes",
      "ceasefire-dispute"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-netanyahu-backs-us-effort-to-end-irans-nuclear",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu backs US effort to end Iran's \"nuclear, missile and terror threat\", excludes Lebanon from truce",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡支持美國消除伊朗「核、飛彈與恐怖威脅」，並表示停火不含黎巴嫩",
    "summary": "After Pakistan announced a US–Iran ceasefire it said included Lebanon, Israel's prime minister said in a statement on X that the truce did not cover Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "巴基斯坦宣布美伊停火並稱涵蓋黎巴嫩後，以色列總理在X發表聲明，表示停火不包括黎巴嫩。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/netanyahu-says-us-iran-ceasefire-does-not-include-lebanon"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "ceasefire",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "Iran no longer poses a nuclear, missile and terror threat to America, Israel, Iran's Arab neighbors and the world",
      "quoteZh": "（確保）伊朗不再對美國、以色列、伊朗的阿拉伯鄰國和全世界構成核、飛彈與恐怖威脅"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-oil-posts-biggest-one-day-drop-since-1991",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Oil posts biggest one-day drop since 1991 as Brent falls toward $92 on truce",
    "headlineZh": "停火消息令油價錄得1991年以來最大單日跌幅，布蘭特跌近92美元",
    "summary": "Brent crude fell about 13-16% after the ceasefire, trading as low as $91.72 intraday, with the June contract settling at $94.75. Physical Dated Brent remained at $124.68, down $19.75 per S&P Global Platts, after hitting a record $144.42 during the war. Brent had been around $73 before the war began.",
    "summaryZh": "停火後布蘭特原油下跌約13%至16%，盤中低見91.72美元，6月合約收於94.75美元。據標普全球普氏，實貨布蘭特仍報124.68美元，下跌19.75美元，此前戰爭期間曾創144.42美元紀錄高位。開戰前布蘭特約為73美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/dated-brent-oil-price-iran-war-ceasefire-strait-hormuz.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://axios.com/2026/04/07/oil-prices-plunge-us-iran-war-ceasefire-trump"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil",
      "brent",
      "markets",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-qatar-welcomes-us-iran-ceasefire-as-initial-step",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar welcomes US-Iran ceasefire as 'initial step', credits Pakistan's mediation",
    "headlineZh": "卡達歡迎美伊停火為「初步措施」，肯定巴基斯坦斡旋",
    "summary": "Qatar's Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and thanked Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir for their mediation. It urged full commitment to the truce to prevent tension spreading in the region.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達外交部歡迎美國與伊朗停火，並感謝巴基斯坦總理夏立夫及陸軍參謀長穆尼爾的斡旋，敦促各方全面遵守停火，以防緊張局勢在地區蔓延。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-welcomes-us-iran-ceasefire-agreement"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "ceasefire",
      "pakistan",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The State of Qatar welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, considering it an initial step towards de-escalation, and stressing the need to build on it urgently to prevent the spread of tension in the region.",
      "quoteZh": "卡達國歡迎美國與伊朗伊斯蘭共和國宣布達成停火協議，視之為降溫的初步措施，並強調必須盡快在此基礎上推進，以防緊張局勢在地區蔓延。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-takaichi-tells-pezeshkian-hormuz-is-an-international-public",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Takaichi tells Pezeshkian Hormuz is an 'international public good', seeks swift safe passage",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗向佩澤希齊揚表示荷莫茲是「國際公共財」，要求盡快確保安全通行",
    "summary": "In a 25-minute call on the day the US-Iran ceasefire was announced, Prime Minister Takaichi welcomed the development and pressed President Masoud Pezeshkian to secure navigation for vessels of all countries including Japan. She also sought a full resolution of the case of a Japanese national released on bail on 6 April.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗在美伊宣布停火當日與伊朗總統佩澤希齊揚通話25分鐘，歡迎此發展，並要求確保包括日本在內各國船舶的航行安全，亦要求徹底解決一名於4月6日獲保釋的日本國民的案件。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0408kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "takaichi",
      "pezeshkian",
      "hormuz",
      "unofficial translation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "I emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz is a key point of global logistics and an international public good, and asked that the safety of navigation of vessels of all countries, including Japan-related vessels, be secured early and swiftly.",
      "quoteZh": "我強調荷莫茲海峽是全球物流要衝及國際公共財，並要求盡早、迅速確保包括日本相關船舶在內各國船舶的航行安全。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "私から、ホルムズ海峡は世界の物流の要衝であり、そして国際公共財であるという旨を強調しました。日本関係船舶を含む全ての国の船舶の航行の安全確保、これを早期に、迅速に、ということを求めました。",
      "unofficialTranslation": true
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-08-vance-lebanon-dispute-a-legitimate-misunderstanding-we-never",
    "date": "2026-04-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Vance: Lebanon dispute a \"legitimate misunderstanding\" — \"We never made that promise\"",
    "headlineZh": "范斯：黎巴嫩爭議是「真正的誤會」——「我們從未作出那個承諾」",
    "summary": "As the new ceasefire was strained by Israeli strikes on Lebanon, the US vice president said the truce had not included Lebanon, though Israel had offered to \"check themselves a little bit\".",
    "summaryZh": "在以色列空襲黎巴嫩令新停火承壓之際，美國副總統表示停火並不包括黎巴嫩，但以色列已表示會「稍加克制」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/middle-east-ceasefire-doubt-israel-lebanon-iran-oil-tankers"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/iran-says-it-would-be-dumb-for-us-to-let-netanyahu-kill-diplomacy"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "vance",
      "ceasefire",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "JD Vance",
      "speakerZh": "范斯",
      "role": "Vice President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國副總統",
      "quote": "I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn't. We never made that promise.",
      "quoteZh": "我認為伊朗人以為停火包括黎巴嫩，但事實並非如此。我們從未作出那個承諾。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-09-araghchi-letting-netanyahu-kill-diplomacy-would-be-dumb",
    "date": "2026-04-09",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: letting Netanyahu \"kill diplomacy\" would be \"dumb\" for the US",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：美國若讓納坦雅胡「扼殺外交」將是「愚蠢的」",
    "summary": "Echoing Vance's own wording, Iran's foreign minister warned on social media that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon could crater the regional ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長借用范斯的措辭，在社群媒體上警告以色列持續攻擊黎巴嫩可能讓區域停火崩潰。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/iran-says-it-would-be-dumb-for-us-to-let-netanyahu-kill-diplomacy"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "ceasefire",
      "lebanon",
      "netanyahu"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "If the US wishes to crater its economy by letting Netanyahu kill diplomacy, that would ultimately be its choice. We think that would be dumb but are prepared for it.",
      "quoteZh": "如果美國想讓納坦雅胡扼殺外交、拖垮自己的經濟，那終究是它的選擇。我們認為那很愚蠢，但我們已做好準備。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-09-iran-marks-40th-day-since-death-of-ali",
    "date": "2026-04-09",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran marks 40th day since death of Ali Khamenei; Kharazi dies of wounds",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗紀念哈米尼逝世四十日；哈拉齊傷重不治",
    "summary": "Iran held a 40th-day commemoration for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed at the outset of the war. Former foreign minister Kamal Kharazi died of wounds sustained in the 1 April strike. A drone attack hit a Kuwaiti National Guard site.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗為開戰之初身亡的已故最高領袖阿里·哈米尼舉行四十日紀念。前外長哈拉齊因4月1日空襲所受重傷不治。另有無人機攻擊科威特國民警衛隊一處設施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "mourning",
      "kharazi",
      "kuwait"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-09-motegi-tells-omans-fm-hormuz-is-an-international",
    "date": "2026-04-09",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi tells Oman's FM Hormuz is 'an international public good' after US-Iran truce",
    "headlineZh": "美伊停火後，茂木敏充向阿曼外長表示荷莫茲是「國際公共財」",
    "summary": "In a call with Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi the day after the US-Iran ceasefire, Motegi welcomed the truce and said what mattered most was steady de-escalation, including safe navigation through Hormuz. Badr said Oman would keep cooperating with Japan on stabilising the strait.",
    "summaryZh": "美伊停火翌日，茂木敏充與阿曼外交大臣布賽義迪通話，歡迎停火，並表示最重要的是穩步降溫，包括荷莫茲海峽的航行安全。布賽義迪表示阿曼將繼續與日本合作穩定海峽局勢。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260513135924/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02253.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "oman",
      "hormuz",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Oman Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日阿外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz is a strategic chokepoint for global logistics and an international public good, and that it is important to ensure the safety of navigation for vessels of all countries, including those related to Japan.",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相強調，荷莫茲海峽是全球物流的戰略咽喉及國際公共財，確保包括日本相關船舶在內各國船舶的航行安全十分重要。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-09-netanyahu-no-ceasefire-in-lebanon-israel-to-keep",
    "date": "2026-04-09",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu: \"no ceasefire in Lebanon\", Israel to keep striking Hezbollah \"with full force\"",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡：「黎巴嫩沒有停火」，以色列將繼續「全力」打擊真主黨",
    "summary": "Shortly after Trump said he had asked Netanyahu to be more \"low-key\" in Lebanon, Israel's prime minister said strikes on Hezbollah would continue as the military launched fresh attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "在川普表示已要求納坦雅胡在黎巴嫩「低調一點」後不久，以色列總理表示將繼續打擊真主黨，軍方隨即發動新一波攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/israel-bombing-lebanon-us-iran-ceasefire-condemnation"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "lebanon",
      "hezbollah",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "no ceasefire in Lebanon",
      "quoteZh": "黎巴嫩沒有停火"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-10-iranian-media-say-203-sports-venues-damaged-science",
    "date": "2026-04-10",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranian media say 203 sports venues damaged; science minister cites 30+ universities hit",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗媒體稱203座體育場館受損；科學部長稱逾30所大學遭襲",
    "summary": "Iranian media reported that 203 sports venues had been damaged in the war. Earlier, after Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University was struck on 3 April, Iran's science minister said more than 30 universities had been hit.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗媒體報導戰爭中有203座體育場館受損。此前德黑蘭沙希德·貝赫什提大學於4月3日遭襲後，伊朗科學部長表示受襲大學已逾30所。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "civilian-infrastructure",
      "universities",
      "sports",
      "damage"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-10-iraq-reopens-airspace-to-civilian-flights-after-about",
    "date": "2026-04-10",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq reopens airspace to civilian flights after about 40 days",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克關閉約40天後重開領空予民航",
    "summary": "Iraqi airspace reopened to civilian flights, including at Baghdad International Airport, after roughly 40 days of closure due to the war, following the 7 April ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "在4月7日停火後，伊拉克因戰爭關閉約40天的領空重新開放予民航，巴格達國際機場亦恢復運作。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters Connect",
        "url": "https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/baghdad-international-airport-reopened-to-civilian-flights/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMUFOQURMMDAwNTZPTVIw"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iraq"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "airspace",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-11-irans-internet-blackout-passes-1000-hours-monitor-says",
    "date": "2026-04-11",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's internet blackout passes 1,000 hours, monitor says",
    "headlineZh": "監測機構：伊朗斷網時間突破1,000小時",
    "summary": "Iran's nationwide internet shutdown, imposed at the start of the war on 28 February, passed the 1,000-hour mark according to monitoring groups. An Iranian official said the following day there was no timeline for restoring public access.",
    "summaryZh": "據監測組織指出，伊朗自2月28日開戰起實施的全國斷網已突破1,000小時。翌日一名伊朗官員表示，恢復公眾上網並無時間表。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irans-internet-blackout-has-lasted-more-than-1000-hours-monitor-says/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604111007"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet blackout",
      "netblocks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-11-us-destroyers-enter-strait-of-hormuz-for-first",
    "date": "2026-04-11",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US destroyers enter Strait of Hormuz for first time since war began",
    "headlineZh": "美軍驅逐艦開戰以來首度駛入霍爾木茲海峽",
    "summary": "Trump said US forces had begun 'clearing' the Strait of Hormuz, and US destroyers entered the waterway for the first time since the war began on 28 February. The move coincided with the opening of US-Iran talks in Islamabad.",
    "summaryZh": "川普表示美軍已開始「清理」霍爾木茲海峽，美軍驅逐艦自2月28日開戰以來首次駛入該水道。此舉與美伊伊斯蘭堡會談開幕同步。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hormuz",
      "us-navy",
      "destroyers",
      "mine-clearing"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-12-syria-arrests-hezbollah-linked-cell-accused-of-bomb",
    "date": "2026-04-12",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "Syria arrests Hezbollah-linked cell accused of bomb plot at Damascus rabbi's home",
    "headlineZh": "敘利亞逮捕涉嫌在大馬士革拉比住所放置炸彈的真主黨相關小組",
    "summary": "Syria's interior ministry announced the arrest of a 'Bab Touma cell' it linked to Hezbollah, accused of trying to plant an explosive device outside the Damascus home of Rabbi Michael Houri; Hezbollah denied any connection. On 5 May authorities said they broke up another Hezbollah cell operating in Aleppo, Rif Dimashq, Homs, Latakia and Tartus.",
    "summaryZh": "敘利亞內政部宣布逮捕與真主黨有關的「巴布圖馬小組」，指其企圖在大馬士革拉比胡里住所外放置爆炸裝置；真主黨否認有關。5月5日當局表示再瓦解一個在阿勒坡、大馬士革農村、霍姆斯、拉塔基亞及塔爾圖斯活動的真主黨小組。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_in_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "syria",
      "hezbollah",
      "arrests",
      "damascus"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-12-vance-says-no-deal-after-21-hours-of",
    "date": "2026-04-12",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Vance says no deal after 21 hours of US-Iran talks in Islamabad",
    "headlineZh": "范斯稱美伊伊斯蘭堡會談21小時未達協議",
    "summary": "Talks at Islamabad's Serena Hotel, the highest-level US-Iran meeting since 1979, ended without agreement after 21 hours. Vance, accompanied by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, said he left a 'final and best offer' and that the outcome was 'bad news for Iran, much more than for the United States.' Iran's delegation was led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf; uranium enrichment and Hormuz were key sticking points.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊斯蘭堡Serena酒店舉行、自1979年以來最高層級的美伊會談，歷經21小時未能達成協議。由威科夫和庫許納陪同的范斯表示已提出「最終最佳方案」，稱結果「對伊朗遠比對美國更糟」。伊朗代表團由國會議長加利巴夫率領，鈾濃縮與霍爾木茲海峽為主要分歧。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/04/12/nx-s1-5782538/u-s-iran-peace-talks-islamabad-collapse"
      },
      {
        "name": "ABC News",
        "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/high-stakes-us-iran-peace-talks-led-vance/story?id=131924414"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "islamabad-talks",
      "vance",
      "ghalibaf",
      "pakistan",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-13-centcom-begins-blockade-of-all-shipping-to-and",
    "date": "2026-04-13",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "CENTCOM begins blockade of all shipping to and from Iranian ports",
    "headlineZh": "美軍中央司令部開始封鎖所有進出伊朗港口的船隻",
    "summary": "CENTCOM began a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports at 10 a.m. ET, enforced against vessels of all nations in both the Gulf and Gulf of Oman. It said it would not impede ships transiting Hormuz to non-Iranian ports, a scaling back from Trump's earlier threat to blockade the entire strait. Iran warned that approaching warships would breach the ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部於美東時間上午10時起封鎖所有進出伊朗港口的海上交通，波斯灣及阿曼灣內各國船隻一律適用。該部表示不會阻礙經霍爾木茲海峽前往非伊朗港口的船隻，較川普此前封鎖整個海峽的威脅有所收窄。伊朗警告接近的軍艦將違反停火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CENTCOM",
        "url": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4457255/us-to-blockade-ships-entering-or-exiting-iranian-ports/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/us-military-threatens-to-blockade-all-iranian-ports-starting-on-monday"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "blockade",
      "centcom",
      "us-navy",
      "iranian-ports"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-13-china-says-root-cause-of-hormuz-disruption-is",
    "date": "2026-04-13",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "China says 'root cause' of Hormuz disruption is the war as US announces blockade",
    "headlineZh": "美國宣布封鎖之際，中國稱荷莫茲受阻「根源」在於戰爭",
    "summary": "After President Trump ordered a blockade of shipping to and from Iranian ports, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the conflict must end as soon as possible to resolve the disruption in Hormuz. He called the US-Iran talks in Islamabad a step towards de-escalation and hoped the ceasefire would hold.",
    "summaryZh": "川普總統下令封鎖往來伊朗港口的航運後，中國外交部發言人郭嘉昆表示，必須盡快結束衝突才能解決荷莫茲海峽受阻問題。他稱在伊斯蘭馬巴德舉行的美伊談判是朝降溫方向邁出的一步，希望停火得以維持。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China",
        "url": "https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xw/fyrbt/202604/t20260413_11891047.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "guo jiakun",
      "hormuz",
      "blockade"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Guo Jiakun",
      "speakerZh": "郭嘉昆",
      "role": "Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China",
      "roleZh": "中國外交部發言人",
      "quote": "The root cause of the disruption at the Strait of Hormuz is the military conflict. To solve the issue, the conflict must stop as soon as possible. All parties need to remain calm and exercise restraint. China will continue playing a constructive role.",
      "quoteZh": "荷莫茲海峽受阻的根源在於軍事衝突。要解決問題，必須盡快停止衝突。各方需要保持冷靜克制。中方將繼續發揮建設性作用。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-13-takaichi-backs-pakistans-mediation-of-islamabad-us-iran",
    "date": "2026-04-13",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Takaichi backs Pakistan's mediation of Islamabad US-Iran talks in call with Sharif",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗與夏立夫通話，支持巴基斯坦斡旋伊斯蘭馬巴德美伊會談",
    "summary": "Prime Minister Takaichi told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that she respected and supported the mediation by Sharif and other Pakistani officials of the US-Iran talks in Islamabad. She said restoring stability in Hormuz for vessels of all countries, including Japan and other Asian countries, was urgent.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗向巴基斯坦總理夏立夫表示，尊重並支持夏立夫等巴基斯坦官員對伊斯蘭馬巴德美伊會談的斡旋，並指恢復荷莫茲海峽穩定、確保包括日本及其他亞洲國家在內各國船舶通行十分緊迫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0413kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "pakistan",
      "takaichi",
      "islamabad talks",
      "unofficial translation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "I expressed my respect for, and support of, the mediation efforts by Prime Minister Sharif and other Pakistani officials regarding the US-Iran talks held in Islamabad.",
      "quoteZh": "我對夏立夫總理等巴基斯坦相關人士就在伊斯蘭馬巴德舉行的美伊會談所作的斡旋努力表示敬意與支持。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "イスラマバードで実施された米国・イラン間の協議について、シャリフ首相を始めとするパキスタン関係者の仲介努力に敬意を表し、これを支持する旨をお伝えいたしました。",
      "unofficialTranslation": true
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-14-us-offers-10-million-reward-for-kataib-hezbollah",
    "date": "2026-04-14",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US offers $10 million reward for Kataib Hezbollah leader Ahmad al-Hamidawi",
    "headlineZh": "美國懸賞1,000萬美元緝拿真主黨旅領導人哈米達維",
    "summary": "Rewards for Justice offered up to $10 million for information on Kataib Hezbollah secretary-general Ahmad al-Hamidawi, saying he directed the militia's March 2026 attacks on US diplomatic facilities. The bounty followed KH's kidnapping of US journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad in March.",
    "summaryZh": "「正義獎賞」計劃懸賞最高1,000萬美元，徵求真主黨旅（Kataib Hezbollah）秘書長哈米達維的情報，指其指揮了該民兵2026年3月對美國外交設施的攻擊。此前該組織3月在巴格達綁架美國記者基特爾森。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-places-10-million-bounty-on-head-of-leader-of-iraqs-kataeb-hezbollah/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893051"
      },
      {
        "name": "Rewards for Justice",
        "url": "https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/ahmad-al-hamidawi/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "rewards for justice",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-14-us-sanctioned-chinese-tanker-rich-starry-tests-blockade",
    "date": "2026-04-14",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US-sanctioned Chinese tanker Rich Starry tests blockade by transiting Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "受美制裁的中國油輪Rich Starry號穿越霍爾木茲考驗封鎖",
    "summary": "The US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry, owned by Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping, passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman a day after the US blockade began, while another sanctioned Chinese tanker, Murlikishan, transited into the Gulf. Two Cosco container ships also left the Gulf, according to tracking data.",
    "summaryZh": "美國封鎖生效翌日，受美制裁、由上海軒潤航運擁有的油輪Rich Starry號穿越霍爾木茲海峽駛入阿曼灣，另一艘受制裁的中國油輪Murlikishan號則駛入波斯灣。據船舶追蹤數據，兩艘中遠集團貨櫃船亦駛離海灣。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/sanctioned-tankers-transit-strait-of-hormuz-despite-blockade"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Hill",
        "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/5830128-chinese-tanker-strait-hormuz-blockade/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "tankers",
      "blockade",
      "hormuz",
      "cosco"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-15-motegi-expresses-sympathy-to-bahrain-over-iranian-attacks",
    "date": "2026-04-15",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi expresses sympathy to Bahrain over Iranian attacks on its crude oil facilities",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充就伊朗攻擊巴林原油設施向巴林表示慰問",
    "summary": "In a call with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Motegi expressed sympathy over Iranian attacks on civilian facilities in Bahrain, including crude oil facilities, that caused casualties. He said the international community should unite on Hormuz navigation and praised Bahrain's role as chair of the GCC and the UN Security Council.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充與巴林外交大臣扎亞尼通話，就伊朗攻擊巴林包括原油設施在內的民用設施並造成傷亡表示慰問，並稱國際社會應就荷莫茲海峽航行團結發聲，讚揚巴林作為海灣合作理事會及聯合國安理會輪值主席的角色。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260513123803/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02265.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "bahrain",
      "motegi",
      "oil facilities"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Bahrain Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日巴外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI expressed his sympathy regarding attacks by Iran that have extended to civilian facilities in Bahrain, including crude oil facilities, and have resulted in casualties.",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相就伊朗攻擊已波及巴林包括原油設施在內的民用設施並造成傷亡表示慰問。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-15-motegi-presses-araghchi-to-reopen-hormuz-for-all",
    "date": "2026-04-15",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi presses Araghchi to reopen Hormuz 'for all vessels, including those of Japan and other Asian countries'",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充促阿拉格齊為「包括日本及其他亞洲國家在內的所有船舶」重開荷莫茲",
    "summary": "In his fourth wartime call with Iran's foreign minister, Motegi said the priority was maintaining the ceasefire and achieving de-escalation including safe navigation through Hormuz. Araghchi briefed him on the weekend US-Iran talks in Islamabad.",
    "summaryZh": "茂木敏充在戰時第四次與伊朗外長通話，表示首要任務是維持停火並實現降溫，包括荷莫茲海峽的航行安全。阿拉格齊向他介紹了週末在伊斯蘭馬巴德舉行的美伊會談。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260513132956/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02266.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "iran",
      "hormuz",
      "motegi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Official readout of the Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' call",
      "roleZh": "日伊外長通話官方紀要",
      "quote": "Minister MOTEGI re-emphasized that restoring the stabilization of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic chokepoint for global logistics and an international public good, is urgently needed, and strongly urged Iran to ensure the freedom and safety of navigation as soon as possible for all vessels, including those of Japan and other Asian countries.",
      "quoteZh": "茂木外相再次強調，恢復作為全球物流戰略咽喉及國際公共財的荷莫茲海峽穩定刻不容緩，並強烈敦促伊朗盡快確保包括日本及其他亞洲國家在內所有船舶的航行自由與安全。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-15-senate-blocks-iran-war-powers-resolution-47-52",
    "date": "2026-04-15",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution 47-52 for fourth time",
    "headlineZh": "美國參議院以47比52第四度否決伊朗戰爭權力決議",
    "summary": "The Senate rejected Sen. Tammy Duckworth's Iran war powers resolution 47-52, the fourth such failed vote of the year. Republican Rand Paul voted in favor and Democrat John Fetterman against. The White House argued hostilities had terminated with the 7 April ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "參議院以47比52否決達克沃絲參議員提出的伊朗戰爭權力決議，為年內第四次失敗表決。共和黨保羅投贊成票，民主黨費特曼投反對票。白宮主張敵對行動已隨4月7日停火終止。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "TIME",
        "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/04/15/senate-blocks-iran-war-powers-resolution-for-fourth-time/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "senate",
      "vote"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-16-netblocks-puts-economic-cost-of-irans-internet-shutdown",
    "date": "2026-04-16",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "NetBlocks puts economic cost of Iran's internet shutdown at $1.8 billion",
    "headlineZh": "NetBlocks估計伊朗斷網經濟損失達18億美元",
    "summary": "NetBlocks estimated the economic cost of Iran's wartime internet shutdown at $1.8 billion. Iran International reported many small online businesses and startups had gone bankrupt, and an economist estimated direct losses at $30–40 million a day.",
    "summaryZh": "NetBlocks估計伊朗戰時斷網造成的經濟損失達18億美元。伊朗國際電視台報導，許多小型網路商家和新創公司已破產，一名經濟學者估計每日直接損失為3,000萬至4,000萬美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604163139"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604149190"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet blackout",
      "digital economy",
      "netblocks"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-16-trump-announces-10-day-israel-lebanon-truce-us",
    "date": "2026-04-16",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Trump announces 10-day Israel-Lebanon truce; US says blockade has intercepted 23 ships",
    "headlineZh": "川普宣布以黎十日停火；美方稱封鎖已攔截23艘船",
    "summary": "Trump announced a ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. The US said its blockade had intercepted 23 ships, while Iran seized two cargo vessels. China's Wang Yi said reopening Hormuz was a shared interest.",
    "summaryZh": "川普宣布以色列與黎巴嫩停火十日。美方稱封鎖行動已攔截23艘船隻，伊朗則扣押兩艘貨船。中國外長王毅表示重開霍爾木茲海峽符合各方共同利益。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "ceasefire",
      "blockade",
      "china",
      "wang-yi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-17-iran-opens-hormuz-to-commercial-ships-during-lebanon",
    "date": "2026-04-17",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran opens Hormuz to commercial ships during Lebanon truce, then recloses it a day later",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於黎巴嫩停火期間開放霍爾木茲予商船，翌日再度關閉",
    "summary": "Iran said commercial ships could pass freely through the Strait of Hormuz during the Israel-Lebanon truce. On 18 April it said it had closed the strait again because the US refused to lift its naval blockade, and IRGC gunboats fired on a tanker. Lloyd's List reported at least 26 ships had slipped past the US blockade line by 20 April.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗宣布以黎停火期間商船可自由通過霍爾木茲海峽。4月18日伊朗稱因美國拒絕解除海上封鎖而再次關閉海峽，伊斯蘭革命衛隊炮艇向一艘油輪開火。《勞氏日報》報導，截至4月20日至少26艘船突破美國封鎖線。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_blockade_of_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hormuz",
      "reopening",
      "irgc-navy",
      "blockade",
      "lloyds-list"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-17-takaichi-tells-franco-british-hormuz-summit-that-stability",
    "date": "2026-04-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Takaichi tells Franco-British Hormuz summit that stability must be restored 'as soon as possible'",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗向英法主辦的荷莫茲峰會表示須「盡快」恢復穩定",
    "summary": "Prime Minister Takaichi sent a written message to the virtual leaders' meeting on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz hosted by France and the United Kingdom. She welcomed the ongoing US-Iran talks and supported mediation by relevant countries.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗向英法主辦的荷莫茲海峽航行自由視像領袖會議發出書面訊息，歡迎美伊持續談判，並支持相關國家的斡旋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Prime Minister's Office of Japan",
        "url": "https://japan.kantei.go.jp/105/statement/202604/01message.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "takaichi",
      "hormuz",
      "freedom of navigation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic chokepoint for global logistics and an international public good. It is essential that stability in the Strait of Hormuz is restored as soon as possible and that the freedom and safety of navigation for vessels of all nations is ensured.",
      "quoteZh": "荷莫茲海峽是全球物流的戰略咽喉及國際公共財。必須盡快恢復荷莫茲海峽的穩定，並確保各國船舶的航行自由與安全。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-17-treasury-designates-seven-commanders-of-four-iran-backed",
    "date": "2026-04-17",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Treasury designates seven commanders of four Iran-backed Iraqi militias",
    "headlineZh": "美財政部制裁四個伊朗支持的伊拉克民兵組織七名指揮官",
    "summary": "The US Treasury designated seven commanders from Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, including KH operational commander Ammar Jasim Kadhim al-Rammahi. Bessent said Washington would not allow Iran-backed militias to threaten American lives.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部將真主黨旅、正義聯盟（Asaib Ahl al-Haq）、烈士賽義德旅及努賈巴運動的七名指揮官列為特別指定全球恐怖分子，包括真主黨旅作戰指揮官拉馬希。財長貝森特表示，美國不會容許伊朗支持的民兵威脅美國人生命。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/04/us-treasury-designates-7-iran-backed-iraqi-militia-commanders-as-terrorists.php"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893412"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "iraqi militias",
      "economic fury",
      "sdgt"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-19-uss-spruance-disables-and-marines-seize-iranian-container",
    "date": "2026-04-19",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "USS Spruance disables and Marines seize Iranian container ship Touska",
    "headlineZh": "美艦史普魯恩斯號擊癱並由陸戰隊扣押伊朗貨櫃船「圖斯卡」號",
    "summary": "After six hours of warnings, the destroyer USS Spruance fired its 5-inch gun into the engine room of the IRISL-operated container ship Touska, bound for Bandar Abbas, and Marines of the 31st MEU boarded from USS Tripoli. It was the blockade's first direct enforcement action. Tehran called it 'piracy' and fired drones at US ships.",
    "summaryZh": "在六小時警告無效後，驅逐艦史普魯恩斯號以5吋艦砲射擊伊朗國航運公司旗下、駛往阿巴斯港的貨櫃船「圖斯卡」號機艙，第31陸戰隊遠征隊從的黎波里號登船扣押。這是封鎖行動首次直接執法。德黑蘭稱此為「海盜行為」並向美艦發射無人機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Aviationist",
        "url": "https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/20/us-seizes-iranian-mv-touska/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "touska",
      "blockade",
      "irisl",
      "seizure",
      "us-marines"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-21-trump-extends-iran-ceasefire-until-talks-conclude-keeps",
    "date": "2026-04-21",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump extends Iran ceasefire until talks conclude, keeps port blockade",
    "headlineZh": "川普將對伊停火延長至談判結束，維持港口封鎖",
    "summary": "Trump said he would extend the ceasefire with Iran until negotiations concluded, at Pakistan's request and despite earlier vows not to. He said the US blockade of Iranian ports would continue; Iran's foreign minister had called the blockade an 'act of war.'",
    "summaryZh": "川普應巴基斯坦要求，宣布將對伊停火延長至談判結束，儘管他此前曾表示不會延長。他表示美國對伊朗港口的封鎖將持續；伊朗外長此前稱封鎖為「戰爭行為」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-israel"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ceasefire",
      "extension",
      "trump",
      "blockade"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-21-unhcr-about-127000-iranians-crossed-into-turkiye-since",
    "date": "2026-04-21",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "UNHCR: about 127,000 Iranians crossed into Türkiye since war began, mostly routine movement",
    "headlineZh": "聯合國難民署：開戰以來約12.7萬名伊朗人進入土耳其，多屬常規流動",
    "summary": "UNHCR's Flash Update #14 said about 127,000 Iranians had crossed into Türkiye via the Kapıköy, Gürbulak and Esendere crossings since 28 February, while about 108,600 went the other way, reflecting routine and precautionary movement rather than mass displacement; 52% were families. Some 6,600 Iranians crossed into Pakistan between 1 March and 9 April, and Iran still hosted 1.65 million refugees.",
    "summaryZh": "聯合國難民署第14期快訊指出，自2月28日以來約12.7萬名伊朗人經卡普科伊、居爾布拉克與埃森德雷口岸進入土耳其，另有約10.86萬人反向返回伊朗，屬常規及預防性流動而非大規模流離失所；其中52%為家庭。3月1日至4月9日約6,600名伊朗人進入巴基斯坦，伊朗仍收容165萬名難民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UNHCR Flash Update #14",
        "url": "https://data.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/122128"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unhcr",
      "refugees",
      "turkey",
      "border-crossings",
      "displacement"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-22-irgc-gunboats-attack-three-ships-including-msc-francesca",
    "date": "2026-04-22",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "IRGC gunboats attack three ships including MSC Francesca, seize two",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊炮艇攻擊包括MSC Francesca在內三艘船，扣押兩艘",
    "summary": "IRGC gunboats engaged the vessels Epaminodes, Euphoria and MSC Francesca in the Hormuz area and seized two of them. The next day Trump ordered US forces to destroy Iranian mine-laying boats.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊炮艇在霍爾木茲海域攻擊Epaminodes、Euphoria及MSC Francesca三艘船，並扣押其中兩艘。翌日川普下令美軍摧毀伊朗佈雷艇。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc-navy",
      "ship-seizure",
      "msc",
      "mines"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-22-senate-defeats-iran-war-powers-resolution-for-fifth",
    "date": "2026-04-22",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Senate defeats Iran war powers resolution for fifth time, 46-51",
    "headlineZh": "參議院第五度否決伊朗戰爭權力決議，票數46比51",
    "summary": "The Senate voted 46-51 against Sen. Tammy Baldwin's war powers resolution (S.J.Res. 114). Rand Paul was the only Republican in favor and John Fetterman the only Democrat opposed.",
    "summaryZh": "參議院以46比51否決鮑德溫參議員提出的戰爭權力決議（S.J.Res. 114）。保羅是唯一投贊成票的共和黨人，費特曼是唯一投反對票的民主黨人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Democracy Now!",
        "url": "https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/23/headlines/senate_republicans_defeat_iran_war_powers_resolution_for_fifth_time"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "senate",
      "vote"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-23-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-by-three-weeks",
    "date": "2026-04-23",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks",
    "headlineZh": "以黎停火延長三週",
    "summary": "Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks. A roadside explosive device had killed an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon on 19 April during the initial truce.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列與黎巴嫩同意將停火延長三週。4月19日首段停火期間，一枚路邊爆炸裝置在黎巴嫩南部炸死一名以色列士兵。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "ceasefire",
      "extension",
      "hezbollah"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-24-fiber-optic-drones-from-iraq-hit-two-kuwaiti",
    "date": "2026-04-24",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Fiber-optic drones from Iraq hit two Kuwaiti border outposts",
    "headlineZh": "來自伊拉克的光纖無人機擊中兩處科威特邊境哨所",
    "summary": "Two Kuwaiti border outposts were struck by fiber-optic guided drones launched from Iraqi territory. Iran also confiscated a vessel the same day. Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces reported 80 fighters killed and 270 injured during April.",
    "summaryZh": "兩處科威特邊境哨所遭從伊拉克境內發射的光纖導引無人機襲擊。伊朗同日亦扣押一艘船隻。伊拉克人民動員部隊報告4月共有80名戰士死亡、270人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "iraq",
      "pmf",
      "drones",
      "militias"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-24-girl-wounded-in-bnei-brak-cluster-strike-dies",
    "date": "2026-04-24",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Girl wounded in Bnei Brak cluster strike dies, raising Israel's war toll to 28",
    "headlineZh": "布內布拉克集束彈藥襲擊受傷女童不治，以色列戰爭死亡人數增至28人",
    "summary": "The 11-year-old girl critically wounded by an Iranian cluster munition in Bnei Brak on 1 April died after three weeks in intensive care, raising Israel's death toll in the war to 28.",
    "summaryZh": "4月1日在布內布拉克遭伊朗集束彈藥重傷的11歲女童，在深切治療部留醫三週後不治，以色列在這場戰爭中的死亡人數升至28人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-894081"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bnei brak",
      "civilian casualties",
      "home front"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-24-rifts-emerge-in-tehran-over-irgc-backed-tiered",
    "date": "2026-04-24",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rifts emerge in Tehran over IRGC-backed 'tiered internet' plan",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊支持的「分級上網」計劃引發德黑蘭內部分歧",
    "summary": "Rudaw reported divisions within Iran's ruling elite over a plan to give tiered internet access to favoured groups, with officials associated with President Masoud Pezeshkian among the critics. On 30 April students and content creators publicly rejected the related 'Internet Pro' scheme as discriminatory.",
    "summaryZh": "庫德媒體Rudaw報導，伊朗統治階層對向特定群體提供分級上網的計劃出現分歧，與總統裴澤斯基安相關的官員亦在批評者之列。4月30日，學生和內容創作者公開反對相關的「Internet Pro」方案，指其具歧視性。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Rudaw",
        "url": "https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/24042026"
      },
      {
        "name": "IranWire",
        "url": "https://iranwire.com/en/news/151831-students-creators-reject-irans-internet-pro-plan"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet blackout",
      "tiered internet",
      "pezeshkian",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-24-us-posts-10-million-bounty-for-kataib-sayyid",
    "date": "2026-04-24",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US posts $10 million bounty for Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada leader Abu Ala al-Walai",
    "headlineZh": "美國懸賞1,000萬美元緝拿烈士賽義德旅領導人瓦萊",
    "summary": "Rewards for Justice offered $10 million for information on Hisham Finyan al-Saraji, known as Abu Ala al-Walai, head of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada. Three days later it offered another $10 million for Haydar Muzhir Malak al-Saidi, leader of Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya.",
    "summaryZh": "「正義獎賞」計劃懸賞1,000萬美元，徵求烈士賽義德旅首領薩拉吉（又名阿布·阿拉·瓦萊）的情報。三天後再懸賞1,000萬美元，緝拿忠誠真主支持者運動領導人賽迪。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/05/us-offers-rewards-for-3-iraqi-militia-leaders.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rewards for justice",
      "kataib sayyid al-shuhada",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-27-iran-at-unsc-the-strait-of-hormuz-lies",
    "date": "2026-04-27",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC: \"The Strait of Hormuz lies within Iran's territorial waters\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會：「荷莫茲海峽位於伊朗領海之內」",
    "summary": "Iran's delegate said the US blockade and seizure of Iranian commercial vessels amounted to piracy and that Iran is not bound by the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗代表表示，美國的封鎖及扣押伊朗商船等同海盜行為，且伊朗不受1982年《海洋法公約》約束。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16349)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16349.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "blockade"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "The Strait of Hormuz lies within Iran's territorial waters",
      "quoteZh": "荷莫茲海峽位於伊朗領海之內"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-27-putin-hosts-araghchi-praises-iranians-fighting-courageously-and",
    "date": "2026-04-27",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Putin hosts Araghchi, praises Iranians fighting 'courageously and heroically'",
    "headlineZh": "普丁接見阿拉格齊，稱讚伊朗人「英勇無畏」作戰",
    "summary": "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg after trips to Oman and Pakistan, following Trump's cancellation of a Witkoff-Kushner trip to Pakistan. Putin said Russia 'intends to maintain' strategic relations with Iran and said he had received a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Iran's envoy thanked Russia for vetoing the UN Security Council Hormuz resolution.",
    "summaryZh": "在川普取消威科夫與庫許納的巴基斯坦行後，伊朗外長阿拉格齊結束阿曼與巴基斯坦之行，在聖彼得堡會見普丁。普丁表示俄羅斯「打算維持」與伊朗的戰略關係，並稱收到最高領袖穆傑塔巴·哈米尼的訊息。伊朗大使感謝俄方否決聯合國安理會霍爾木茲決議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/iran-foreign-minister-in-russia-for-putin-talks"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Moscow Times",
        "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/27/iranian-fm-arrives-in-st-petersburg-for-talks-with-putin-a92608"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "putin",
      "araghchi",
      "st-petersburg",
      "mojtaba-khamenei"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-27-us-at-unsc-maritime-waterways-are-not-bargaining",
    "date": "2026-04-27",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US at UNSC: maritime waterways \"are not bargaining chips belonging to any one country\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國於安理會：海上航道「不是任何一個國家的談判籌碼」",
    "summary": "At a Security Council meeting on freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, the US representative accused Iran of defying resolution 2817 by firing on ships and threatening tolls.",
    "summaryZh": "在安理會就荷莫茲海峽航行自由召開的會議上，美國代表指控伊朗向船隻開火並威脅收取通行費，違反第2817號決議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16349)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16349.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "resolution 2817"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "美國駐聯合國安理會代表",
      "role": "United States delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "The world's critical maritime waterways are not bargaining chips belonging to any one country.",
      "quoteZh": "世界上關鍵的海上航道，不是屬於任何一個國家的談判籌碼。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-28-south-koreas-fm-cho-presses-araghchi-on-korean",
    "date": "2026-04-28",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "South Korea's FM Cho presses Araghchi on Korean ships anchored in Strait of Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "韓國外長趙顯就停泊荷莫茲海峽的韓國船隻向阿拉格齊施壓",
    "summary": "South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun raised with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi the situation of vessels of several nationalities, including Korean ships, that remained anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that safe passage must resume for all vessels. The call came days before the Korean-operated HMM Namu was hit by an explosion off the UAE.",
    "summaryZh": "韓國外長趙顯向伊朗外長阿拉格齊提出包括韓國船隻在內多國船舶仍停泊荷莫茲海峽的情況，強調必須恢復所有船舶的安全通行。通話數日後，韓國營運的HMM Namu號在阿聯酋外海發生爆炸。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Seoul Economic Daily",
        "url": "https://en.sedaily.com/politics/2026/05/02/fm-cho-speaks-with-iranian-counterpart-on-middle-east"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "south korea",
      "cho hyun",
      "hormuz",
      "korean ships"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-29-first-japan-related-vessel-trapped-in-the-gulf",
    "date": "2026-04-29",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "First Japan-related vessel trapped in the Gulf exits Hormuz with three Japanese crew aboard",
    "headlineZh": "首艘受困海灣的日本相關船舶載三名日籍船員駛出荷莫茲海峽",
    "summary": "A Japan-related vessel retained in the Persian Gulf passed through the Strait of Hormuz on 29 April 2026 with three Japanese crew members aboard and headed for Japan. MOFA said Japan had urged Iran at summit and ministerial levels; Prime Minister Takaichi said the next day she had lobbied President Pezeshkian directly and that many Japan-related ships remained in the Gulf.",
    "summaryZh": "一艘滯留波斯灣的日本相關船舶於2026年4月29日載著三名日籍船員通過荷莫茲海峽駛往日本。外務省表示日本曾在首腦及外長層級敦促伊朗；首相高市早苗翌日表示曾直接遊說佩澤希齊揚總統，並指仍有大量日本相關船舶滯留海灣。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260514102304/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02307.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0430kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "hormuz",
      "stranded vessels",
      "japanese crew"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "speakerZh": "日本外務省",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "The Government of Japan considers this passage of a Japan-related vessel as a positive development, including from the perspective of protection of Japanese Nationals. Japan will continue to urge Iran to ensure free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for all vessels, including those related to Japan.",
      "quoteZh": "日本政府認為此次日本相關船舶通過是正面發展，包括從保護日本國民的角度而言。日本將繼續敦促伊朗確保包括日本相關船舶在內所有船舶自由安全通過荷莫茲海峽。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-29-grossi-says-most-of-irans-highly-enriched-uranium",
    "date": "2026-04-29",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Grossi says most of Iran's highly enriched uranium likely still at Isfahan tunnels",
    "headlineZh": "格羅西稱伊朗大部分高濃縮鈾可能仍在伊斯法罕隧道",
    "summary": "IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told AP that most of Iran's highly enriched uranium is likely still at the Isfahan complex, citing satellite imagery of 18 blue containers carrying roughly 440 pounds of up-to-60% uranium entering a tunnel on 9 June 2025. He said inspectors had not been able to verify the material or the agency's seals. The IAEA had estimated Iran held 440.9 kg of 60% uranium before strikes.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署署長格羅西向美聯社表示，伊朗大部分高濃縮鈾可能仍在伊斯法罕核設施，依據是2025年6月9日衛星影像顯示18個藍色容器、載有約440磅豐度達60%的鈾進入隧道。他表示視察員無法核實該材料或總署封條狀況。總署此前估計伊朗持有440.9公斤60%濃縮鈾。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Washington Post (AP)",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/29/iran-nuclear-uranium-grossi-iaea-isfahan-trump/40ee33ac-43b5-11f1-b19d-32431046b5b4_story.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Foreign Policy",
        "url": "https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/29/iran-nuclear-program-iaea-grossi-isfahan-enriched-uranium-us-war-hegseth-caine/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "grossi",
      "heu",
      "isfahan",
      "nuclear-stockpile"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-04-30-senate-republicans-block-schiffs-iran-war-powers-resolution",
    "date": "2026-04-30",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Senate Republicans block Schiff's Iran war powers resolution 47-50",
    "headlineZh": "參議院共和黨人以47比50擋下希夫的伊朗戰爭權力決議",
    "summary": "A procedural vote on Sen. Adam Schiff's S.J.Res. 184, timed for the 60-day War Powers Act clock, failed 47-50. Republicans Rand Paul and Susan Collins voted in favor. CBS called it Democrats' sixth attempt to limit Trump's authority to wage war on Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "參議院就希夫參議員提出、配合《戰爭權力法》60天時限的S.J.Res. 184進行程序表決，以47比50未獲通過。共和黨的保羅與柯林斯投贊成票。CBS稱這是民主黨第六次試圖限制川普對伊開戰權力。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-iran-war-powers-democrats/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Congressional Record",
        "url": "https://www.congress.gov/119/crec/2026/04/30/172/76/CREC-2026-04-30-pt1-PgS2153-2.pdf"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "senate",
      "schiff"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-01-ofac-warns-shipowners-that-paying-iranian-hormuz-tolls",
    "date": "2026-05-01",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "OFAC warns shipowners that paying Iranian Hormuz 'tolls' risks US sanctions",
    "headlineZh": "海外資產控制辦公室警告船東支付伊朗霍爾木茲「通行費」恐遭美國制裁",
    "summary": "OFAC issued an alert on Iranian demands for payment for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that such payments, whether in fiat, digital assets, offsets, swaps or nominal charitable donations, could expose payers to sanctions. The IRGC had reportedly begun collecting transit fees from tankers in April at about $1 per barrel.",
    "summaryZh": "海外資產控制辦公室就伊朗要求船隻付費安全通過霍爾木茲海峽發出警示，指出無論以法幣、數位資產、抵銷、互換或名義上的慈善捐款支付，均可能招致制裁。據報伊斯蘭革命衛隊自4月起向油輪收取每桶約1美元的過境費。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "OFAC Alert",
        "url": "https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/935556/download?inline="
      },
      {
        "name": "Japan P&I Club",
        "url": "https://www.piclub.or.jp/en/news/45029"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "tolls",
      "hormuz",
      "shipping",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-01-trump-not-satisfied-with-irans-latest-peace-proposal",
    "date": "2026-05-01",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump \"not satisfied\" with Iran's latest peace proposal",
    "headlineZh": "川普對伊朗最新和平提案「不滿意」",
    "summary": "Speaking to reporters before departing the White House, as the April ceasefire entered its third week, Trump said Iran was asking for things he could not agree to.",
    "summaryZh": "在4月停火進入第三週之際，川普離開白宮前對記者表示，伊朗提出的要求是他無法同意的。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/1/us-president-trump-not-satisfied-with-irans-latest-peace-proposal"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "ceasefire",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "They want to make a deal, I'm not satisfied with it, so we'll see what happens.",
      "quoteZh": "他們想達成協議，但我不滿意，所以我們走著瞧。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-02-two-men-hanged-in-urmia-on-charges-of",
    "date": "2026-05-02",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Two men hanged in Urmia on charges of spying for Israel during ceasefire",
    "headlineZh": "停火期間兩名男子以替以色列從事間諜罪名在烏爾米耶被處絞刑",
    "summary": "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged in Urmia Central Prison after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences for spying for Israel. The judiciary's Mizan agency said Karimpour was convicted of 'moharebeh' for photographing security and military sites and sending them to a Mossad officer during the June 2025 war.",
    "summaryZh": "雅古布·卡林普爾與納賽爾·貝克爾札德在最高法院維持原判後，於烏爾米耶中央監獄被處絞刑，罪名為替以色列從事間諜活動。司法機構米贊通訊社稱，卡林普爾因在2025年6月戰爭期間拍攝安全及軍事設施並傳送給摩薩德官員，被判「與神為敵」罪。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605024526"
      },
      {
        "name": "The New Arab",
        "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-spying-israel-judiciary"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "espionage",
      "urmia",
      "mossad",
      "human-rights"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-02-uae-announces-full-resumption-of-air-traffic-gulf",
    "date": "2026-05-02",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE announces full resumption of air traffic; Gulf states reopen airspace",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯宣布全面恢復航空交通，海灣國家重開領空",
    "summary": "The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority announced a full resumption of air traffic on 2 May, with Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait also reopening airspace after large-scale wartime closures. GCC passenger volumes rose 65% in May compared with April.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋民航總局於5月2日宣布全面恢復航空交通，卡達、巴林及科威特亦在戰時大規模關閉後重開領空。海灣合作委員會國家5月旅客量較4月增長65%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/05/12/iran-war-middle-east-flight-status/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "airspace",
      "uae",
      "qatar",
      "airlines"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-03-jordan-strikes-smuggling-infrastructure-in-syrias-as-suwayda",
    "date": "2026-05-03",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "Jordan strikes smuggling infrastructure in Syria's As-Suwayda",
    "headlineZh": "約旦空襲敘利亞蘇韋達省走私設施",
    "summary": "Jordan carried out strikes on smuggling infrastructure in Syria's As-Suwayda Governorate. Syria has formally stayed neutral in the Iran war, though Iranian missiles and Hezbollah strikes have hit Syrian territory.",
    "summaryZh": "約旦空襲敘利亞蘇韋達省的走私設施。敘利亞在伊朗戰爭中正式保持中立，但伊朗飛彈及真主黨攻擊曾波及敘利亞領土。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Jordanian strikes on Syria",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Jordanian_strikes_on_Syria"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Syria in the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_in_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "jordan",
      "syria",
      "suwayda",
      "smuggling"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-04-south-korean-operated-hmm-namu-hit-by-explosion",
    "date": "2026-05-04",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "South Korean-operated HMM Namu hit by explosion off Umm Al Quwain",
    "headlineZh": "韓國營運貨輪HMM Namu號在烏姆蓋萬外海遭爆炸擊中",
    "summary": "The Panama-flagged, HMM-operated cargo ship HMM Namu caught fire after an explosion on the port side of its engine room while anchored off Umm Al Quwain, about 60 nm from Hormuz; all 24 crew were safe. On 27 May South Korean investigators said it was hit by Iranian Nour-series anti-ship missiles, citing recovered engine, warhead and airframe parts. The ADNOC-affiliated tanker Barakah was struck by drones the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "巴拿馬籍、由韓國HMM營運的貨輪HMM Namu號停泊於烏姆蓋萬外海、距霍爾木茲約60海里時，機艙左舷爆炸起火，24名船員全數平安。韓國調查人員於5月27日表示，該船遭伊朗「努爾」系列反艦飛彈擊中，並尋獲發動機、彈頭及彈體殘骸。同日阿布達比國家石油公司關聯油輪Barakah號亦遭無人機襲擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Seatrade Maritime",
        "url": "https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/hmm-cargo-ship-hit-by-explosion-off-uae"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Times",
        "url": "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/seoul-spot-likely-drone-damage-south-korean-operated-tanker-gulf/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "south-korea",
      "hmm",
      "anti-ship-missile",
      "uae",
      "shipping-attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-04-uae-condemns-renewed-iranian-missile-and-drone-attacks",
    "date": "2026-05-04",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE condemns renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks that injure three Indian nationals",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋譴責伊朗再度以飛彈及無人機攻擊，三名印度公民受傷",
    "summary": "The UAE said renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks targeted civilian sites and facilities in the country, injuring three Indian nationals, weeks after the April ceasefire. The same day an ADNOC-operated tanker was struck by two drones while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋表示，伊朗在4月停火數週後再次以飛彈及無人機攻擊其境內民用地點及設施，三名印度公民受傷；同日一艘阿布達比國家石油公司營運的油輪在通過荷莫茲海峽時遭兩架無人機擊中。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/5/4/uae-missiles"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-targeting-of-uae-adnoc-tanker-while-transiting-strait-of-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "indian nationals",
      "adnoc",
      "drone attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "these attacks constitute a dangerous escalation, an unacceptable act of aggression, and a direct threat to the UAE's security, stability, and territorial integrity, in violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.",
      "quoteZh": "這些攻擊構成危險升級、不可接受的侵略行為，直接威脅阿聯酋的安全、穩定與領土完整，違反國際法原則與《聯合國憲章》。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-04-us-launches-project-freedom-two-us-flagged-ships",
    "date": "2026-05-04",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US launches 'Project Freedom'; two US-flagged ships transit Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "美國啟動「自由計畫」，兩艘美國籍商船通過霍爾木茲海峽",
    "summary": "CENTCOM began Operation Project Freedom, announced by Trump on 3 May, to help some 1,500 trapped vessels leave the Gulf, involving about 15,000 personnel and more than 100 aircraft. It said two US-flagged merchant ships transited safely, which Maersk confirmed for one of its vessels; Tehran denied it. CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said US forces destroyed six Iranian small boats.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部啟動川普於5月3日宣布的「自由計畫」行動，協助約1,500艘受困船隻駛離波斯灣，動用約15,000名兵力及逾100架飛機。司令部稱兩艘美國籍商船安全通過，馬士基證實其中一艘為其船隻，德黑蘭則否認。中央司令部司令庫珀上將表示美軍摧毀6艘伊朗小艇。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-war-trump-mission-guide-ships-strait-hormuz-attack-energy-prices-rcna343406"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "project-freedom",
      "hormuz",
      "centcom",
      "maersk",
      "escort"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-04-us-releases-crew-of-seized-iranian-container-ship",
    "date": "2026-05-04",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US releases crew of seized Iranian container ship Touska",
    "headlineZh": "美國釋放被扣伊朗貨櫃船「圖斯卡」號船員",
    "summary": "The United States released the crew of the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, seized on 19 April while trying to run the blockade. CNN had reported the vessel itself could be treated as 'spoils of war.'",
    "summaryZh": "美國釋放4月19日企圖突破封鎖而被扣押的伊朗籍貨櫃船「圖斯卡」號船員。CNN此前報導該船本身可能被視為「戰利品」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/us-releases-touska-container-ship-crew-why-it-matters"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/middleeast/iran-cargo-ship-seized-explainer-intl-hnk-ml"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "touska",
      "crew",
      "release",
      "blockade"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-05-iraq-offers-deep-discounts-on-basrah-crude-loading",
    "date": "2026-05-05",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq offers deep discounts on Basrah crude loading inside Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克為在霍爾木茲海峽內裝貨的巴士拉原油提供大幅折扣",
    "summary": "Iraq offered May-loading Basrah crude at deep discounts to buyers willing to load inside the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported, as the war and blockade choked Gulf exports. Days later the oil ministry announced a new oil find in Najaf governorate near the Saudi border.",
    "summaryZh": "路透社報導，伊拉克向願意在霍爾木茲海峽內裝貨的買家以大幅折扣出售5月裝運的巴士拉原油，因戰爭和封鎖令海灣出口受阻。數日後石油部宣布在鄰近沙烏地邊境的納傑夫省發現新油田。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iraq-offers-may-loading-crude-deep-discounts-loading-inside-hormuz-2026-05-05/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/08/iraq-announces-huge-oil-find-near-saudi-border-as-hormuz-crisis-bites"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "basrah crude",
      "hormuz",
      "oil discounts"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-06-trump-pauses-project-freedom-citing-great-progress-toward",
    "date": "2026-05-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump pauses Project Freedom citing 'great progress' toward Iran deal",
    "headlineZh": "川普以對伊協議「大有進展」為由暫停自由計畫",
    "summary": "Trump announced a temporary pause in Project Freedom, citing 'great progress' toward a possible deal with Iran. The same day US forces disabled the rudder of the tanker Hasna; on 7 May the US struck Bandar Abbas and Qeshm and the UAE intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones.",
    "summaryZh": "川普宣布暫停自由計畫，稱與伊朗達成協議「大有進展」。同日美軍擊癱油輪Hasna號的船舵；5月7日美軍空襲阿巴斯港及格什姆島，阿聯則攔截兩枚彈道飛彈和三架無人機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Operation Project Freedom",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Project_Freedom"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "project-freedom",
      "pause",
      "bandar-abbas",
      "qeshm",
      "uae"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-06-wang-yi-urges-iran-and-us-to-reopen",
    "date": "2026-05-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Wang Yi urges Iran and US to reopen Hormuz 'as soon as possible' during Araghchi's Beijing visit",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊訪問北京期間，王毅敦促伊美「盡快」重開荷莫茲",
    "summary": "On Abbas Araghchi's first visit to China since the war began, Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for Iran and the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement. Analysts said Beijing, while critical of the US blockade, was increasingly frustrated with Tehran's continued closure of the strait.",
    "summaryZh": "阿拉格齊在開戰後首次訪華，據中國外交部聲明，外長王毅呼籲伊朗與美國盡快重開荷莫茲海峽。分析人士指，北京雖批評美國封鎖，但對德黑蘭持續封閉海峽日益不滿。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/6/irans-araghchi-holds-talks-with-chinas-wang-yi-in-beijing"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "wang yi",
      "araghchi",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Wang Yi",
      "speakerZh": "王毅",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of China",
      "roleZh": "中國外交部長",
      "quote": "as soon as possible",
      "quoteZh": "盡快"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-07-araghchi-rejects-one-sided-un-draft-demanding-end",
    "date": "2026-05-07",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Araghchi rejects 'one-sided' UN draft demanding end to Hormuz mining and tolls",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊拒絕要求停止霍爾木茲佈雷及收費的「片面」聯合國草案",
    "summary": "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected a UN Security Council draft resolution calling on Iran to cease attacks, mining and tolling in the Strait of Hormuz, calling its narratives 'selective and biased.' US Ambassador Mike Waltz said Iran's 'indiscriminate mining and tolling efforts' were textbook violations of international law. Russia and China had vetoed an earlier Hormuz resolution on 7 April by 11-2.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長阿拉格齊拒絕一份要求伊朗停止在霍爾木茲海峽攻擊、佈雷及收費的聯合國安理會決議草案，稱其敘事「選擇性且偏頗」。美國駐聯合國大使華爾茲表示伊朗「無差別佈雷和收費」是典型違反國際法行為。俄中兩國曾於4月7日否決一項霍爾木茲決議，表決為11比2。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605078702"
      },
      {
        "name": "UN News",
        "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167261"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un-security-council",
      "hormuz",
      "mines",
      "tolls",
      "araghchi",
      "waltz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-08-iran-seizes-tanker-ocean-koi-us-disables-sea",
    "date": "2026-05-08",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran seizes tanker Ocean Koi; US disables Sea Star III and Sevda",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗扣押油輪Ocean Koi；美軍擊癱Sea Star III與Sevda號",
    "summary": "Iran seized the vessel Ocean Koi, while US forces disabled the ships Sea Star III and Sevda as they attempted to breach the blockade. The incidents followed strikes on two empty tankers and reports of six people missing near Khasab, Oman, on 7 May.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗扣押Ocean Koi號，美軍則擊癱企圖突破封鎖的Sea Star III號及Sevda號。此前5月7日兩艘空載油輪遭襲，阿曼海薩卜附近另有6人失蹤。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ship-seizure",
      "blockade",
      "tankers",
      "oman"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-09-bahrain-arrests-41-people-it-says-form-core",
    "date": "2026-05-09",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Bahrain arrests 41 people it says form core of IRGC-linked network",
    "headlineZh": "巴林逮捕41人，稱其為伊斯蘭革命衛隊關聯網絡核心",
    "summary": "Bahrain's Interior Ministry said it arrested 41 people tied to a group linked to the IRGC and the ideology of Velayat-e Faqih, describing them as the network's 'core' in the kingdom. State agency BNA said the group collected money to support Iranian operations. Rights groups have accused Bahrain of using espionage charges to target its Shia community.",
    "summaryZh": "巴林內政部表示逮捕41名與伊斯蘭革命衛隊及「法基赫監護」意識形態相關團體有聯繫的人士，稱其為該網絡在巴林的「核心」。官方通訊社BNA稱該團體為支持伊朗行動募集資金。人權團體批評巴林以間諜罪名打壓什葉派社群。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605095451"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Media Line",
        "url": "https://themedialine.org/headlines/bahrain-arrests-41-suspects-accused-of-links-to-irans-revolutionary-guards/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bahrain",
      "arrests",
      "irgc",
      "espionage",
      "shia"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-11-iran-hangs-tehran-university-student-accused-of-spying",
    "date": "2026-05-11",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran hangs Tehran university student accused of spying for CIA and Mossad",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗絞死被控替中情局和摩薩德從事間諜活動的德黑蘭大學生",
    "summary": "Erfan Shakourzadeh, 29, a student at Iran University of Science and Technology according to IHR and Hengaw, was hanged after being convicted of working with the CIA and Mossad. He had written a message before his execution rejecting the charges as fabricated. Rights groups said he was the fifth person executed on espionage charges since the war began.",
    "summaryZh": "據伊朗人權組織及Hengaw，29歲的伊朗科技大學學生埃爾凡·沙庫爾札德被控與中情局及摩薩德合作而遭絞刑。他行刑前留言否認指控，稱係捏造。人權團體表示他是開戰以來第五名以間諜罪被處決者。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-hangs-grad-student-accused-spying-cia-mossad/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "espionage",
      "student",
      "hengaw",
      "ihr"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-12-chinese-teapot-refiners-in-shandong-remain-lifeline-for",
    "date": "2026-05-12",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Chinese 'teapot' refiners in Shandong remain lifeline for Iranian crude",
    "headlineZh": "山東「茶壺」煉油廠仍是伊朗原油生命線",
    "summary": "CNN reported on the network of independent Shandong refiners, roughly a fifth of China's refining capacity, that buy most sanctioned Iranian oil, ahead of Trump's Beijing visit. Kpler said Iranian oil's share of China's seaborne imports rose from about 13% pre-war to 18% in April as other Gulf exports were disrupted.",
    "summaryZh": "CNN在川普訪問北京前報導山東獨立煉油廠網絡，這些約佔中國煉油產能五分之一的「茶壺」煉廠購買了大部分受制裁的伊朗石油。Kpler指出，由於其他海灣國家出口受阻，伊朗石油佔中國海運進口比例由戰前約13%升至4月的18%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/china/china-oil-refineries-iran-xi-trump-intl-hnk-dst"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "teapot-refineries",
      "oil",
      "sanctions",
      "kpler"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-12-kuwait-says-armed-irgc-unit-infiltrated-bubiyan-island",
    "date": "2026-05-12",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait says armed IRGC unit infiltrated Bubiyan Island; four captured after firefight",
    "headlineZh": "科威特稱伊朗革命衛隊武裝小組滲入布比延島，交火後四人被捕",
    "summary": "Six IRGC personnel took part in a raid on Kuwait's Bubiyan Island and exchanged fire with Kuwaiti forces, injuring one Kuwaiti soldier; four were captured and the rest fled. Iran's Foreign Ministry said the officers had entered Kuwaiti waters by mistake 'due to a disruption in the navigation system'; Qatar condemned the infiltration.",
    "summaryZh": "六名伊朗革命衛隊人員突襲科威特布比延島，與科威特部隊交火，一名科威特士兵受傷；四人被捕，其餘逃離。伊朗外交部稱該等人員「因導航系統故障」誤入科威特水域；卡達譴責此次滲透。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The New York Times",
        "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/middleeast/kuwait-iran-bubiyan-island.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-armed-irgc-infiltration-into-bubiyan-island-to-carry-out-hostile-acts-against-kuwait"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "bubiyan",
      "irgc",
      "infiltration"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-12-trump-on-americans-finances-in-iran-talks-not",
    "date": "2026-05-12",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump on Americans' finances in Iran talks: \"Not even a little bit\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普談與伊朗談判時是否考慮美國人財務狀況：「一點都沒有」",
    "summary": "Speaking on the White House South Lawn before departing for China, Trump said his only consideration in Iran talks was preventing a nuclear weapon.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在前往中國前於白宮南草坪表示，他在與伊朗談判時唯一的考量是阻止伊朗擁有核武。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-not-thinking-american-finances-iran-talk-rcna344785"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "economy",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Not even a little bit. The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran - they can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody.",
      "quoteZh": "一點都沒有。當我談論伊朗時，唯一重要的是——他們不能擁有核武。我不考慮美國人的財務狀況。我不考慮任何人。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-13-indian-livestock-dhow-haji-ali-sinks-off-oman",
    "date": "2026-05-13",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Indian livestock dhow Haji Ali sinks off Oman after explosion; 14 crew rescued",
    "headlineZh": "印度牲畜木帆船「哈吉·阿里」號在阿曼外海爆炸沉沒，14名船員獲救",
    "summary": "The Indian-flagged wooden vessel MSV Haji Ali, carrying about 4,000 sheep and goats from Berbera to Sharjah, sank near Limah, Oman after an explosion and fire around 03:30. Oman's coast guard rescued all 14 Indian crew. India's foreign ministry called the attack 'unacceptable,' though the cause was not officially confirmed.",
    "summaryZh": "印度籍木船「哈吉·阿里」號載運約4,000頭綿羊與山羊由柏培拉駛往沙迦，約凌晨3時30分在阿曼利馬附近爆炸起火沉沒。阿曼海岸防衛隊救起全部14名印度船員。印度外交部稱襲擊「不可接受」，但起因未獲官方證實。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-14/india-condemns-attack-and-sinking-of-ship-in-the-gulf-of-oman"
      },
      {
        "name": "Xinhua",
        "url": "https://english.news.cn/20260514/3a3fffe6851542349a851ea6fad4e979/c.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "dhow",
      "oman",
      "sinking",
      "seafarers"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-13-iran-executes-ehsan-afreshteh-sixth-man-hanged-for",
    "date": "2026-05-13",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes Ehsan Afreshteh, sixth man hanged for Israel spying since war began",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決阿夫雷什特，為開戰以來第六名因替以色列從事間諜被絞死者",
    "summary": "Ehsan Afreshteh, 32, described by Mizan as 'a spy trained by Mossad in Nepal,' was hanged. Hengaw and IHR said he denied the charges and was forced into televised confessions under torture; he had been arrested on returning from Turkey and sentenced by judge Abolqasem Salavati. Rights groups said 26 political prisoners had been executed since the war began.",
    "summaryZh": "32歲的埃赫桑·阿夫雷什特被絞死，米贊稱其為「在尼泊爾受摩薩德訓練的間諜」。Hengaw和伊朗人權組織表示，他否認指控，並遭酷刑逼迫在電視上認罪；他從土耳其返國時被捕，由法官薩拉瓦蒂判處死刑。人權團體指開戰以來已有26名政治犯遭處決。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Vanguard (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/05/iran-hangs-man-on-israel-spy-charges-sixth-since-war-started/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-hangs-man-alleged-espionage-israel-spy-agency/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "espionage",
      "hengaw",
      "ihr",
      "salavati"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-14-second-japan-related-ship-clears-hormuz-motegi-says",
    "date": "2026-05-14",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Second Japan-related ship clears Hormuz; Motegi says 39 Japan-related vessels remain in Gulf",
    "headlineZh": "第二艘日本相關船舶駛出荷莫茲；茂木敏充稱仍有39艘滯留海灣",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Motegi announced that another Japan-related vessel with four Japanese crew members had passed through Hormuz, following direct engagement with Iran at leader and ministerial levels. He declined to confirm the vessel's affiliation; Reuters reported it was a tanker managed by Eneos. Five days later Motegi said Japan paid no transit fees for either passage.",
    "summaryZh": "外相茂木敏充宣布，另一艘載有四名日籍船員的日本相關船舶在日本與伊朗首腦及外長層級直接交涉後通過荷莫茲海峽。他拒絕證實船舶所屬，路透社報道該船為Eneos管理的油輪。五日後茂木表示日本並未為兩次通行支付任何通行費。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan press conference (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618120553/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/kaiken/kaikenwe_000001_00250.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "gCaptain",
        "url": "https://gcaptain.com/second-japan-linked-oil-tanker-sails-via-strait-of-hormuz-as-pm-asks-iran-to-help-out/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "hormuz",
      "eneos",
      "stranded vessels"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshimitsu Motegi",
      "speakerZh": "茂木敏充",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "As a result of this passage, there are 39 Japan-related vessels remaining in the Persian Gulf, one of which has three Japanese crew members on board.",
      "quoteZh": "此次通行後，仍有39艘日本相關船舶滯留波斯灣，其中一艘載有三名日籍船員。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-14-vessel-hui-chuan-seized-38-nautical-miles-off",
    "date": "2026-05-14",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Vessel Hui Chuan seized 38 nautical miles off Fujairah",
    "headlineZh": "Hui Chuan號在富查伊拉外海38海里處遭扣押",
    "summary": "The vessel Hui Chuan was seized 38 nautical miles off Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman. A week earlier, on 10 May, drone incursions were reported over the UAE and Kuwait and a ship caught fire off Qatar.",
    "summaryZh": "Hui Chuan號在阿曼灣富查伊拉外海38海里處遭扣押。一週前的5月10日，阿聯與科威特上空出現無人機入侵，卡達外海亦有一艘船起火。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ship-seizure",
      "fujairah",
      "gulf-of-oman"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-15-araghchi-at-brics-iran-in-doubt-about-us",
    "date": "2026-05-15",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi at BRICS: Iran \"in doubt about\" US seriousness on talks",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊於金磚會議：伊朗「懷疑」美國對談判的誠意",
    "summary": "Speaking to reporters at a BRICS meeting in India, Iran's foreign minister said Tehran had received messages from Washington about new talks but distrust remained.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長在印度金磚國家會議上對記者表示，德黑蘭已收到華府關於新一輪談判的訊息，但不信任感依然存在。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/15/araghchi_iran_doubts_us_seriousness_about_talks_amid_nuclear_deadlock"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "brics",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "We are in doubt about their seriousness, but the moment we feel that they are serious and they are ready for a fair and balanced deal, we will certainly proceed in the course of negotiations.",
      "quoteZh": "我們懷疑他們的誠意，但一旦我們感受到他們是認真的、準備好達成公平而平衡的協議，我們必定會推進談判。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-15-fuel-shortages-and-rationing-push-iranians-into-gasoline",
    "date": "2026-05-15",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Fuel shortages and rationing push Iranians into gasoline black market",
    "headlineZh": "燃油短缺與配給迫使伊朗民眾轉向汽油黑市",
    "summary": "Iran International reported that fuel shortages and tighter rationing were driving motorists across Iran to a growing gasoline black market. In Bandar Abbas, black-market gasoline was quoted at 150,000 rials (about $0.08) per litre.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗國際電視台報導，燃油短缺及配給收緊，迫使伊朗各地駕駛人轉向日益擴大的汽油黑市。在阿巴斯港，黑市汽油每公升報價15萬里亞爾（約0.08美元）。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605150256"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "fuel",
      "gasoline",
      "black market",
      "bandar abbas"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-15-irgc-lets-chinese-ships-through-hormuz-during-trumps",
    "date": "2026-05-15",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "IRGC lets Chinese ships through Hormuz during Trump's Beijing visit",
    "headlineZh": "川普訪北京期間伊斯蘭革命衛隊放行中國船隻通過霍爾木茲",
    "summary": "The IRGC said its naval forces had allowed a number of Chinese ships through the Strait of Hormuz since the previous night following 'an agreement on Iran's strait management protocols,' and state television said more than 30 ships had passed. The move coincided with Trump's summit with Xi Jinping.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊表示，依據「伊朗海峽管理規程協議」，其海軍自前一晚起放行多艘中國船隻通過霍爾木茲海峽，國家電視台稱已有逾30艘船通過。此舉正值川普與習近平舉行峰會。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Defense Post (AFP)",
        "url": "https://thedefensepost.com/2026/05/15/iran-chinese-ships-pass-hormuz/amp/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "irgc-navy",
      "hormuz",
      "xi-jinping",
      "shipping"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-15-trump-xi-beijing-summit-both-say-hormuz-must",
    "date": "2026-05-15",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Trump-Xi Beijing summit: both say Hormuz must stay open; Brent rises above $108",
    "headlineZh": "川習北京峰會：雙方稱霍爾木茲必須保持開放；布蘭特升破108美元",
    "summary": "At their 14-15 May summit, the US readout said Trump and Xi agreed the Strait of Hormuz must remain open and that Xi opposed its militarization and any toll. Trump said China assured it would not supply Iran with military equipment. With no firm plan to reopen the strait, Brent futures rose 3% to above $108 a barrel.",
    "summaryZh": "在5月14至15日峰會上，美方會議紀要稱川普與習近平同意霍爾木茲海峽必須保持開放，習近平反對海峽軍事化及任何收費。川普稱中方保證不會向伊朗提供軍事裝備。由於缺乏重開海峽的明確方案，布蘭特期貨上漲3%至每桶108美元以上。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/15/china-offers-us-to-help-open-strait-of-hormuz-but-warns-trump-over-taiwan"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-china-visit-xi-meeting-hnk"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "xi-jinping",
      "summit",
      "hormuz",
      "oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-16-senior-kataib-hezbollah-commander-arrested-over-alleged-new",
    "date": "2026-05-16",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Senior Kataib Hezbollah commander arrested over alleged New York synagogue bomb plot",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨旅高級指揮官涉策劃炸紐約猶太會堂被捕",
    "summary": "A senior Kataib Hezbollah commander was arrested for allegedly trying to arrange a bombing of a New York synagogue and other Jewish institutions, the US Treasury later stated in a September sanctions announcement.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部在9月一份制裁公告中表示，一名真主黨旅高級指揮官於5月16日被捕，涉嫌企圖策劃炸毀紐約一座猶太會堂及其他猶太機構。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury",
        "url": "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0626"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "terror plot",
      "new york"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-17-drone-strike-sparks-fire-at-perimeter-of-uaes",
    "date": "2026-05-17",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Drone strike sparks fire at perimeter of UAE's Barakah nuclear plant",
    "headlineZh": "無人機襲擊引發阿聯巴拉卡核電廠外圍火災",
    "summary": "A drone strike set fire to an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah nuclear plant in Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra region; no one was hurt and radiation levels were normal. The IAEA said Unit 3 temporarily relied on emergency diesel generators, and Rafael Grossi expressed 'grave concern.' On 19 May the UAE said the drones were launched from Iraqi territory.",
    "summaryZh": "無人機襲擊導致阿布達比宰夫拉地區巴拉卡核電廠內圍外的一台發電機起火，無人受傷，輻射水平正常。國際原子能總署表示3號機組一度依靠緊急柴油發電機，署長格羅西表示「嚴重關切」。阿聯於5月19日表示無人機從伊拉克境內發射。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/drone-strike-sparks-fire-at-uaes-barakah-nuclear-power-plant"
      },
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/19/uae-says-drone-strike-on-barakah-plant-launched-from-iraqi-territory/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "barakah",
      "nuclear-safety",
      "uae",
      "iaea",
      "iraq",
      "drones"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-17-pakistan-says-nuclear-installations-must-never-be-targeted",
    "date": "2026-05-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan says 'nuclear installations must never be targeted' after drone attack on UAE's Barakah",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦在阿聯酋巴拉卡核電廠遇無人機襲擊後稱「核設施絕不能成為攻擊目標」",
    "summary": "Pakistan's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the drone attack on the Barakah nuclear energy plant in the UAE, saying any deliberate targeting of nuclear facilities gravely violates international humanitarian law, the UN Charter and IAEA principles.",
    "summaryZh": "巴基斯坦外交部強烈譴責阿聯酋巴拉卡核電廠遭無人機襲擊，指任何蓄意攻擊核設施的行為均嚴重違反國際人道法、《聯合國憲章》及國際原子能總署原則。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-strongly-condemns-the-drone-attack-on-the-barakah-nuclear-energy-plant-of-the-united-arab-emirates"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "uae",
      "barakah",
      "nuclear safety"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦外交部",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "Nuclear installations must never be targeted under any circumstances. Such reckless actions carry potentially catastrophic and irreversible consequences for human life, the environment, and regional as well as global peace and security.",
      "quoteZh": "核設施在任何情況下都絕不能成為攻擊目標。此類魯莽行為可能對人命、環境以及地區和全球和平與安全造成災難性且不可逆轉的後果。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-17-trump-for-iran-the-clock-is-ticking-or",
    "date": "2026-05-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: \"For Iran, the Clock is Ticking\" or \"there won't be anything left of them\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：「對伊朗來說，時間緊迫」，否則「他們將一無所剩」",
    "summary": "Amid stalled talks, Trump posted a two-sentence warning to Iran on Truth Social, a day after sharing an AI-generated image captioned \"the calm before the storm\".",
    "summaryZh": "在談判停滯之際，川普在Truth Social發布兩句話的警告；前一天他才分享一張標題為「暴風雨前的寧靜」的AI生成圖片。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/wont-be-anything-left-trump-issues-threat-to-iran-amid-stalled-talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "truth social",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!",
      "quoteZh": "對伊朗來說，時間正在倒數，他們最好快點行動，要快，否則他們將一無所剩。時間就是一切！"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-17-uae-says-drone-hit-generator-outside-inner-perimeter",
    "date": "2026-05-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE says drone hit generator outside inner perimeter of Barakah nuclear plant, calls it 'terrorist'",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋稱無人機擊中巴拉卡核電廠內圍外的發電機，斥為「恐怖」攻擊",
    "summary": "The UAE said a drone that entered from the western border direction struck an electricity generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Al Dhafra, causing no injuries and no impact on radiation safety levels. The Foreign Ministry said targeting peaceful nuclear facilities flagrantly violates international law.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋表示，一架從西部邊境方向進入的無人機擊中扎夫拉地區巴拉卡核電廠內圍以外的一台發電機，無人受傷，亦未影響輻射安全水平。外交部稱攻擊和平核設施公然違反國際法。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/5/17/uae-Barakah"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "barakah",
      "nuclear plant",
      "drone attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "The Ministry stressed that the targeting of peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a flagrant violation of international law, the UN charter, and the principles of humanitarian law",
      "quoteZh": "外交部強調，攻擊和平核能設施公然違反國際法、《聯合國憲章》及人道法原則"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-19-iran-war-critic-thomas-massie-loses-kentucky-primary",
    "date": "2026-05-19",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Iran war critic Thomas Massie loses Kentucky primary to Trump-backed Ed Gallrein",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗戰爭批評者馬西在肯塔基州初選敗給川普支持的加爾雷恩",
    "summary": "Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who called the strikes on Iran unconstitutional, lost his primary to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in the most expensive House primary on record. Pro-Israel groups including AIPAC spent over $9 million against Massie, and War Secretary Pete Hegseth campaigned for Gallrein.",
    "summaryZh": "曾指對伊朗空襲違憲的共和黨眾議員馬西，在史上最昂貴的眾議院初選中敗給前海豹部隊成員加爾雷恩。包括美國以色列公共事務委員會在內的親以團體花費逾900萬美元反對馬西，戰爭部長赫格塞斯亦為加爾雷恩助選。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Washington Post",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/19/thomas-massie-faces-ed-gallrein-kentucky-gop-primary-with-massive-spending/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Democracy Now!",
        "url": "https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/20/headlines/gop_congressmember_massie_loses_primary_to_trump_backed_challenger_gallrein"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "massie",
      "us politics",
      "primaries",
      "aipac"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-19-motegi-says-japan-paid-no-hormuz-transit-fees",
    "date": "2026-05-19",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Motegi says Japan paid no Hormuz transit fees as Iran moves to charge ships",
    "headlineZh": "茂木敏充表示日本未付荷莫茲通行費，伊朗則擬向船舶收費",
    "summary": "Asked about reports that Iran planned to end free passage through Hormuz and impose fees on ships, Motegi declined to comment on individual reports but reiterated that free and safe navigation must be ensured for all vessels. He said Japan-related vessels passed on 29 April and 14 May without paying fees; days later Iran created a Persian Gulf Strait Authority to collect tolls.",
    "summaryZh": "被問及伊朗擬終止荷莫茲海峽自由通行並向船舶收費的報道時，茂木敏充拒絕評論個別報道，但重申必須確保所有船舶自由安全航行。他表示日本相關船舶於4月29日及5月14日通過時未付任何費用；數日後伊朗成立波斯灣海峽管理局徵收通行費。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan press conference (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260519110619/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/kaiken/kaikenwe_000001_00248.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "hormuz",
      "tolls",
      "motegi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshimitsu Motegi",
      "speakerZh": "茂木敏充",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "Japan has repeatedly conveyed this position to Iran, and as a result, Japan-related vessels safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on April 29 and May 14. We did not pay any transit fees during this process.",
      "quoteZh": "日本已多次向伊朗傳達此立場，因此日本相關船舶於4月29日及5月14日安全通過荷莫茲海峽。在此過程中我們沒有支付任何通行費。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-19-senate-advances-iran-war-powers-resolution-50-47",
    "date": "2026-05-19",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Senate advances Iran war powers resolution 50-47 after Cassidy flips",
    "headlineZh": "卡西迪轉向後參議院以50比47推進伊朗戰爭權力決議",
    "summary": "The Senate voted 50-47 to discharge Sen. Tim Kaine's resolution directing removal of US forces from the blockade and other unauthorized hostilities against Iran, the first success after seven failed attempts. Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy, who had just lost a Trump-opposed primary, voted yes; Cassidy said the White House and Pentagon 'have left Congress in the dark.' The 60-day War Powers clock had expired on 1 May.",
    "summaryZh": "參議院以50比47通過將凱恩參議員決議案移出委員會，該決議要求美軍撤出封鎖及其他未經授權的對伊敵對行動，是七次失敗後首次成功。共和黨的柯林斯、穆考斯基、保羅及剛在川普反對下輸掉初選的卡西迪投贊成票；卡西迪稱白宮與五角大廈「讓國會蒙在鼓裡」。《戰爭權力法》60天期限已於5月1日屆滿。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-advances-resolution-end-iran-war-trump-bill-cassidy-rcna346001"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-iran-war-powers-eighth-vote-trump/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "senate",
      "cassidy",
      "kaine"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-20-lebanon-says-22-killed-in-24-hours-despite",
    "date": "2026-05-20",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanon says 22 killed in 24 hours despite extended truce; war toll passes 3,000",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩：停火延長下24小時仍有22人死亡，戰爭死亡人數逾3,000",
    "summary": "Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli attacks killed at least 22 people in 24 hours even after the ceasefire was extended by 45 days. It put the toll since 2 March at 3,042 dead, with over one million people, about a fifth of the population, displaced.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩衛生部表示，即使停火已延長45天，以色列攻擊在24小時內仍造成至少22人死亡。自3月2日以來死亡人數達3,042人，逾百萬人（約佔人口五分之一）流離失所。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Democracy Now!",
        "url": "https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/20/headlines"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "casualties",
      "displacement"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-20-nyt-us-and-israel-planned-to-install-ahmadinejad",
    "date": "2026-05-20",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "NYT: US and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader early in war",
    "headlineZh": "《紐約時報》：美以曾計劃在開戰初期扶植艾哈邁迪內賈德為伊朗領導人",
    "summary": "The New York Times reported that the US and Israel had intended to install former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader early in the war, and that an Israeli strike on his Tehran home meant to free him from house arrest instead injured him. He had not been seen publicly since.",
    "summaryZh": "《紐約時報》報導，美國和以色列曾打算在開戰初期扶植前總統艾哈邁迪內賈德出任伊朗領導人，以色列對其德黑蘭住所的空襲原意是助其脫離軟禁，卻令他受傷。此後他未再公開露面。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Democracy Now! (citing NYT)",
        "url": "https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/20/headlines"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ahmadinejad",
      "regime change",
      "new york times"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-20-trump-says-he-was-an-hour-away-from",
    "date": "2026-05-20",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump says he was 'an hour away' from resuming strikes; Iran warns war would spread beyond region",
    "headlineZh": "川普稱距恢復空襲「僅差一小時」，伊朗警告戰火將蔓延至區外",
    "summary": "Trump said he had been 'an hour away' from resuming strikes on Iran before postponing them and gave Tehran 'two or three days' to reach a deal. Iran warned the war would spread beyond the Middle East if the US attacked again, while foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei said Tehran had received the latest US response.",
    "summaryZh": "川普表示，他原本「只差一小時」便恢復對伊朗空襲，後來決定推遲，並給德黑蘭「兩三天」時間達成協議。伊朗警告若美國再次攻擊，戰火將擴散至中東以外；外交部發言人巴加埃則稱已收到美方最新回覆。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Democracy Now!",
        "url": "https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/20/headlines"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "ceasefire",
      "threats"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-22-eu-widens-iran-sanctions-regime-to-cover-threats",
    "date": "2026-05-22",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "EU widens Iran sanctions regime to cover threats to navigation in Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "歐盟擴大對伊制裁框架，涵蓋威脅霍爾木茲航行自由者",
    "summary": "The Council of the EU extended the scope of sanctions originally aimed at Iran's military support for Russia's war in Ukraine and regional armed groups, so that it now covers people and entities whose actions threaten freedom of navigation in the Middle East, including the Strait of Hormuz. On 8 June it used the framework to list the IRGC Navy's Hormozgan Provincial Command, which had assumed control of the strait and implemented a toll system.",
    "summaryZh": "歐盟理事會擴大原本針對伊朗軍事支持俄羅斯侵烏戰爭及地區武裝團體的制裁範圍，納入威脅中東（包括霍爾木茲海峽）航行自由的個人及實體。6月8日歐盟依此框架制裁已接管海峽並實施收費制度的伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍荷姆茲甘省司令部。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Council of the EU – timeline",
        "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/sanctions-against-iran/timeline-eu-sanctions-against-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eu",
      "sanctions",
      "hormuz",
      "irgc-navy",
      "freedom-of-navigation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-22-pakistan-army-chief-asim-munir-arrives-in-tehran",
    "date": "2026-05-22",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pakistan army chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran for second mediation trip",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦陸軍參謀長穆尼爾抵德黑蘭進行第二次斡旋",
    "summary": "Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran, received by Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, and held talks with Foreign Minister Araghchi late into the night. Rubio said there had been 'slight progress' in US-Iran talks.",
    "summaryZh": "陸軍元帥穆尼爾抵達德黑蘭，由內政部長莫梅尼接待，並與外長阿拉格齊會談至深夜。美國國務卿魯比歐表示，美伊談判有「些微進展」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/22/pakistans-army-chief-in-iran-as-uss-rubio-says-slight-progress-in-talks"
      },
      {
        "name": "Press TV via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/05/iran-260522-presstv02.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "munir",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-23-munir-meets-pezeshkian-and-ghalibaf-pakistan-reports-encouraging",
    "date": "2026-05-23",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Munir meets Pezeshkian and Ghalibaf; Pakistan reports 'encouraging progress' toward framework",
    "headlineZh": "穆尼爾會見裴澤斯基安與加利巴夫，巴方稱框架協議取得「令人鼓舞的進展」",
    "summary": "Munir met President Pezeshkian and Speaker Ghalibaf in Tehran to discuss messages exchanged with Washington and Iran's 14-point framework. Pakistan's military media wing said the visit produced 'encouraging progress'; Pezeshkian said experience dictated 'the utmost caution' in dealing with Americans. Axios reported the near-final deal would extend the ceasefire 60 days and reopen Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "穆尼爾在德黑蘭會見總統裴澤斯基安及議長加利巴夫，討論與華府交換的訊息及伊朗的14點框架。巴基斯坦軍方新聞處稱訪問取得「令人鼓舞的進展」；裴澤斯基安則表示，與美國人打交道須「極度謹慎」。Axios報導，接近定稿的協議將停火延長60天並重開霍爾木茲海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Express Tribune",
        "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2609677/encouraging-progress-made-towards-final-understanding-after-cdf-munirs-highly-productive-iran-visit"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Nation (Pakistan)",
        "url": "https://www.nation.com.pk/23-May-2026/us-iran-mediation-gains-momentum-field-marshal-asim-munir-concludes-key-visit-tehran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/05/24/iran-deal-strait-hormuz-sanctions-nuclear"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "munir",
      "mediation",
      "14-point framework"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-25-brent-falls-7-to-9614-after-trump-says",
    "date": "2026-05-25",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent falls 7% to $96.14 after Trump says Iran talks 'proceeding nicely'",
    "headlineZh": "川普稱伊朗談判「進展順利」，布蘭特原油跌7%至96.14美元",
    "summary": "Brent crude futures fell about 7% to settle at $96.14 a barrel and WTI dropped more than 6% to $90.30 after Trump said an agreement to reopen Hormuz was largely negotiated. The Washington Post reported a framework extending the ceasefire 60 days while the strait was de-mined and reopened.",
    "summaryZh": "川普稱重開霍爾木茲海峽的協議已大致談妥後，布蘭特原油期貨下跌約7%，收報每桶96.14美元；WTI跌逾6%至90.30美元。《華盛頓郵報》報導，框架協議將停火延長60天，期間清除海峽水雷並重新開放。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/24/oil-price-iran-war-strait-hormuz-trump-peace-talks.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Post",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/24/us-iran-near-deal-extend-ceasefire-reopen-hormuz/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "wti",
      "oil prices",
      "ceasefire"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-25-pezeshkian-orders-reopening-of-international-internet-access-state",
    "date": "2026-05-25",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian orders reopening of international internet access, state media say",
    "headlineZh": "官方媒體：裴澤斯基安下令恢復國際網路連線",
    "summary": "President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered an end to the wartime blackout and the reopening of international internet access, Iranian state media reported. Access began to return the next day, though Al Jazeera reported on 31 May that restrictions remained for most users.",
    "summaryZh": "據伊朗官方媒體報導，總統裴澤斯基安下令結束戰時斷網並恢復國際網路連線。翌日網路開始恢復，但半島電視台5月31日報導，多數用戶仍受限制。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Hindu",
        "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/irans-president-orders-reopening-of-international-internet-access-state-media-reports/article71022650.ece"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/31/iran-reinstates-some-internet-access-but-restrictions-remain-for-most"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet blackout",
      "pezeshkian"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-26-iran-executes-alleged-mossad-ringleader-gholamreza-khani-shakarab",
    "date": "2026-05-26",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes alleged 'Mossad ringleader' Gholamreza Khani Shakarab",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決被指為「摩薩德海外頭目」的哈尼·沙卡拉卜",
    "summary": "Mizan Online reported that Gholamreza Khani Shakarab was executed for intelligence cooperation and espionage for Israel after the Supreme Court upheld his sentence. The judiciary called him 'one of the operational ringleaders of Mossad abroad.'",
    "summaryZh": "米贊線上報導，最高法院維持原判後，古拉姆禮薩·哈尼·沙卡拉卜因與以色列情報合作及從事間諜活動被處決。司法機構稱他是「摩薩德海外行動頭目之一」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The New Arab",
        "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-hangs-man-israel-spy-charges-another-over-protests"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "espionage",
      "mossad",
      "judiciary"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-26-iran-partially-restores-internet-after-record-88-day",
    "date": "2026-05-26",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran partially restores internet after record 88-day blackout",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在創紀錄的88天斷網後部分恢復網路",
    "summary": "A day after President Pezeshkian ordered international access restored, NetBlocks said partial connectivity returned after more than 2,093 hours, 'the longest nationwide Internet outage in modern history.' Hours after the announcement the Administrative Court of Justice issued a suspension order against the government cyberspace committee behind the decree. Filtering remained and WhatsApp stayed restricted.",
    "summaryZh": "在佩澤希齊揚總統下令恢復國際網路的翌日，NetBlocks表示中斷逾2,093小時後網路部分恢復，稱這是「現代史上最長的全國性斷網」。宣布數小時後，行政法院對發布該命令的政府網路空間委員會發出暫停令。過濾機制仍在，WhatsApp依然受限。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al-Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/iran-partially-restores-internet-after-88-day-blackout-what-know"
      },
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/27/internet-restored-to-tens-of-millions-in-iran-after-three-month-blackout/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "internet",
      "blackout",
      "netblocks",
      "pezeshkian",
      "censorship"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-26-israeli-troops-push-north-of-litani-river-100",
    "date": "2026-05-26",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israeli troops push north of Litani River; 100 strikes reported in Beqaa Valley",
    "headlineZh": "以軍推進至利塔尼河以北；據報貝卡谷地遭100次空襲",
    "summary": "Israeli troops moved north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon and around 100 strikes were reported in the Beqaa Valley. On 25 May CENTCOM said it conducted 'self-defense' strikes in Iran, and on 28 May Kuwait shot down a Fateh-110 missile whose debris hit Ali Al Salem, injuring about five and destroying an MQ-9.",
    "summaryZh": "以軍在黎巴嫩南部推進至利塔尼河以北，貝卡谷地據報遭約100次空襲。5月25日美軍中央司令部稱在伊朗進行「自衛」打擊；5月28日科威特擊落一枚法塔赫-110飛彈，殘骸擊中阿里·薩利姆基地，約5人受傷、一架MQ-9被毀。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "litani",
      "beqaa",
      "kuwait",
      "fateh-110"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-26-onassis-linked-tanker-olympic-life-hit-by-external",
    "date": "2026-05-26",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Onassis-linked tanker Olympic Life hit by external explosion off Muscat",
    "headlineZh": "與歐納西斯家族相關的油輪Olympic Life在馬斯喀特外海遭外部爆炸",
    "summary": "The empty Marshall Islands-flagged VLCC Olympic Life, owned by Athens-based Olympic Shipping, reported an external explosion near the waterline about 60 nautical miles off Muscat; the crew was safe and a damaged bunker tank leaked fuel. On 11 June the Indian Navy removed an unexploded missile warhead from the ship off Kerala; no one claimed the attack.",
    "summaryZh": "雅典Olympic Shipping旗下、懸掛馬紹爾群島旗的空載超大型油輪Olympic Life，在馬斯喀特外海約60海里處報告吃水線附近發生外部爆炸；船員安全，一個燃油艙受損漏油。6月11日印度海軍在喀拉拉外海從船上移除一枚未爆飛彈彈頭；無人認責。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-26/oil-tanker-olympic-life-reports-explosion-near-oman-jmic-says"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al-Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/tanker-reports-external-explosion-oman-coast-crew-safe-ukmto-says"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Defense News",
        "url": "https://www.thedefensenews.com/Indian-Navy-Successfully-Extracts-Unexploded-Missile-Warhead-from-Oil-Tanker-MT-Olympic-Life-Off-Kochi/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker attack",
      "oman",
      "ukmto",
      "indian navy"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-27-iran-creates-persian-gulf-strait-authority-to-collect",
    "date": "2026-05-27",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Iran creates Persian Gulf Strait Authority to collect tolls; OFAC designates it same day",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗成立「波斯灣海峽管理局」收取通行費，美方同日將其列入制裁",
    "summary": "Iran created the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) to collect tolls from ships transiting Hormuz, and OFAC designated it under counterterrorism authorities the same day. OFAC later said the Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company issues policies approved by the PGSA.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗成立「波斯灣海峽管理局」向通過霍爾木茲的船隻收取通行費，海外資產控制辦公室同日依反恐授權將其列入制裁。該辦公室其後表示，波斯灣海事保險公司發出的保單須經該管理局核准。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Holland & Knight",
        "url": "https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/strait-talk-ofac-designates-irgc-linked-transit-insurance-schemes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tolls",
      "pgsa",
      "ofac",
      "hormuz",
      "sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-27-iran-releases-10-indian-sailors-detained-since-july",
    "date": "2026-05-27",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran releases 10 Indian sailors detained since July 2025",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗釋放自2025年7月起被扣的10名印度船員",
    "summary": "India said 10 Indian sailors detained in Iran since July 2025 had been released.",
    "summaryZh": "印度表示，自2025年7月起在伊朗被扣押的10名印度船員已獲釋放。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Economic Times",
        "url": "https://m.economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/india-says-10-sailors-detained-in-2025-released-by-iran/articleshow/131340911.cms"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "sailors",
      "detainees"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-28-trump-on-hormuz-oman-will-behave-or-we",
    "date": "2026-05-28",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump on Hormuz: Oman will \"behave … or we will have to blow them up\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普談荷莫茲：阿曼必須「守規矩……否則我們將不得不炸了他們」",
    "summary": "At a cabinet meeting, Trump rejected reports that Iran and Oman could share oversight of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在內閣會議上駁斥伊朗與阿曼可能共同監管荷莫茲海峽航運的報導。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/28/why-has-trump-threatened-to-bomb-oman-amid-iran-war-escalation"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/donald-trump-oman-threat-strait-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "oman",
      "strait of hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Nobody is going to control it. It's international waters, and Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up.",
      "quoteZh": "沒有人能控制它。那是國際水域，阿曼會像其他人一樣守規矩，否則我們將不得不炸了他們。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-29-us-aircraft-fires-hellfire-into-engine-room-of",
    "date": "2026-05-29",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US aircraft fires Hellfire into engine room of Iran-bound cargo ship Lian Star",
    "headlineZh": "美軍機向駛往伊朗的貨輪Lian Star機艙發射地獄火飛彈",
    "summary": "CENTCOM said a US aircraft disabled the Gambia-flagged cargo ship Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman with a Hellfire missile into its engine room after more than 20 warnings that it was violating the blockade. CENTCOM said US forces had disabled five vessels and redirected 116 since the blockade began.",
    "summaryZh": "美國中央司令部表示，在發出逾20次違反封鎖的警告後，美軍機向懸掛甘比亞旗的貨輪Lian Star機艙發射地獄火飛彈，令其在阿曼灣失去動力。中央司令部稱封鎖開始以來已令五艘船失去動力、116艘改道。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CENTCOM",
        "url": "https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4504816/us-forces-disable-non-compliant-vessel-in-gulf-of-oman-to-prevent-blockade-viol/"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Hill",
        "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5902627-centcom-iran-bound-ship-disabled/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "blockade",
      "centcom",
      "hellfire"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-30-us-and-british-soldiers-die-in-training-accident",
    "date": "2026-05-30",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US and British soldiers die in training accident at Erbil air base",
    "headlineZh": "美英各一名士兵在艾比爾空軍基地訓練意外中喪生",
    "summary": "An American soldier and a British soldier died in a training accident at the Erbil air base in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, AP reported.",
    "summaryZh": "美聯社報導，一名美國士兵及一名英國士兵在伊拉克庫德斯坦地區艾比爾空軍基地的訓練意外中喪生。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "AP",
        "url": "https://apnews.com/article/us-british-troop-deaths-iraq-7f0f62910c6a18f664d4fc5299e4bd4a"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "erbil",
      "us troops",
      "uk troops"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-05-31-kpler-iranian-crude-loadings-collapse-to-271000-bd",
    "date": "2026-05-31",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Kpler: Iranian crude loadings collapse to 271,000 b/d in May under blockade",
    "headlineZh": "Kpler：封鎖下伊朗5月原油裝載量跌至每日27.1萬桶",
    "summary": "Kpler data showed Iranian crude and condensate loadings fell to about 271,000 barrels per day in May, the lowest since June 2020, versus a 2025 average of 1.68 million b/d and 1.84 million b/d in March. Chinese deliveries of Iranian oil in May were down 25% from April, drawing on floating storage near China and Malaysia. Al Jazeera estimated the blockade had cost Iran nearly $6bn in oil revenue by early June.",
    "summaryZh": "Kpler數據顯示，伊朗5月原油及凝析油裝載量跌至每日約27.1萬桶，為2020年6月以來最低，2025年平均為每日168萬桶，3月為184萬桶。中國5月接收的伊朗石油較4月減少25%，主要來自中國和馬來西亞附近的浮式儲油。半島電視台估計至6月初封鎖已令伊朗損失近60億美元石油收入。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/5/how-the-us-naval-blockade-has-bled-iran-of-nearly-6bn-in-oil-revenues"
      },
      {
        "name": "China-Global South Project",
        "url": "https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/08/21/iran-oil-china-us-blockade-crude-prices-supply/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil-exports",
      "kpler",
      "blockade",
      "china",
      "revenue"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-01-iran-suspends-talks-with-us-over-israeli-offensive",
    "date": "2026-06-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran suspends talks with US over Israeli offensive in Lebanon; talks back on within hours",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗因以色列在黎巴嫩攻勢暫停對美談判，數小時後恢復",
    "summary": "Tasnim said Iran's negotiating team would suspend 'talks and the exchange of texts through mediators' as Israel threatened to strike Beirut's southern suburbs. After a reportedly heated call with Netanyahu, Trump said Israeli forces would not move on Beirut, and Lebanese authorities said Hezbollah accepted a US proposal halting strikes on Beirut. A regional source told CNN talks were back on track hours later.",
    "summaryZh": "塔斯尼姆通訊社稱，在以色列威脅轟炸貝魯特南郊之際，伊朗談判團隊將暫停「談判及經由調停方交換文本」。據報川普與納坦雅胡激烈通話後，川普表示以軍不會進攻貝魯特，黎巴嫩當局稱真主黨接受美方停止轟炸貝魯特的提議。一名地區消息人士告訴CNN，數小時後談判已重回正軌。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-suspends-talks-us-israel-attacks-lebanon-rcna347865"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/world/live-news/iran-trump-lebanon-war-news"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "negotiations",
      "suspension",
      "lebanon",
      "beirut",
      "netanyahu"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-01-two-explosions-hit-cargo-vessel-off-iraqs-umm",
    "date": "2026-06-01",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Two explosions hit cargo vessel off Iraq's Umm Qasr port",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克烏姆蓋斯爾港外一艘貨輪遭兩次爆炸",
    "summary": "Two explosions struck a cargo vessel in the Gulf near Iraq's Umm Qasr port, Iraqi officials told Reuters.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克官員向路透社表示，一艘貨輪在伊拉克烏姆蓋斯爾港附近海灣水域遭兩次爆炸。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-explosions-hit-cargo-vessel-gulf-off-iraq-officials-say-2026-06-01/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "umm qasr",
      "shipping",
      "explosion"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-02-asaib-ahl-al-haq-announces-plan-to-put",
    "date": "2026-06-02",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Asaib Ahl al-Haq announces plan to put its weapons under Iraqi state control",
    "headlineZh": "正義聯盟宣布將武器交由伊拉克國家管控",
    "summary": "Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib al-Imam Ali announced plans to place their weapons under state control, and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi publicly welcomed the decision by several armed groups.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗支持的正義聯盟與伊瑪目阿里旅宣布計劃將武器交由國家管控，總理扎伊迪公開歡迎多個武裝團體的決定。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/02/powerful-iran-backed-militia-in-iraq-announces-plan-to-place-weapons-under-state-control/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "asaib ahl al-haq",
      "disarmament",
      "pmf"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-02-us-missile-hits-tanker-mt-lexie-as-truce",
    "date": "2026-06-02",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US missile hits tanker M/T Lexie as truce frays",
    "headlineZh": "停火動搖之際美軍飛彈擊中油輪M/T Lexie號",
    "summary": "A US missile struck the tanker M/T Lexie, a day after Iran briefly suspended talks over Israel's offensive in Lebanon. On 3 June drones hit Kuwait International Airport, killing one and injuring 63.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗因以色列對黎巴嫩攻勢短暫暫停談判翌日，一枚美軍飛彈擊中油輪M/T Lexie號。6月3日無人機襲擊科威特國際機場，造成1死63傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker",
      "blockade",
      "us-navy",
      "ceasefire-violations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-03-drones-hit-kuwait-international-airport-terminal-one-killed",
    "date": "2026-06-03",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Drones hit Kuwait International Airport terminal, one killed and 63 injured",
    "headlineZh": "無人機擊中科威特國際機場航廈，1死63傷",
    "summary": "Kuwait's Health Ministry said an Iranian drone and missile attack on Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport killed at least one civilian and wounded 63, causing severe structural damage. Dozens of flights were cancelled, with limited operations resuming from Terminal 4 later that day. Kuwait's foreign ministry called the attack reckless and reserved the right to respond.",
    "summaryZh": "科威特衛生部表示，伊朗無人機及飛彈襲擊科威特國際機場第一航廈，至少造成1名平民死亡、63人受傷，建築嚴重受損。數十個航班取消，當日稍後第四航廈恢復有限營運。科威特外交部譴責此舉魯莽，並保留回應權利。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Washington Times",
        "url": "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/3/kuwait-says-international-airport-damaged-iranian-drone-missile/"
      },
      {
        "name": "IranWire",
        "url": "https://iranwire.com/en/news/153226-one-killed-and-63-injured-in-iran-attack-on-kuwait-airport/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "airport",
      "drones",
      "civilian-casualties",
      "aviation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-03-house-passes-iran-war-powers-resolution-215-208",
    "date": "2026-06-03",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "House passes Iran war powers resolution 215-208 in first successful vote",
    "headlineZh": "美國眾議院以215比208通過伊朗戰爭權力決議，為首次成功表決",
    "summary": "The Republican-led House voted 215-208 for Rep. Gregory Meeks' concurrent resolution directing an end to hostilities with Iran, with Republicans Tom Barrett, Warren Davidson, Brian Fitzpatrick and Thomas Massie joining all Democrats. It was the first such measure to clear either chamber since the war began; a vote planned for 21 May had been cancelled by GOP leaders.",
    "summaryZh": "共和黨主導的眾議院以215比208通過民主黨眾議員米克斯提出、要求結束對伊敵對行動的共同決議，共和黨的巴雷特、戴維森、菲茨派崔克和馬西與全體民主黨人一同投贊成票。這是開戰以來首項在任一院通過的同類措施；原定5月21日的表決曾被共和黨領袖取消。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5845102/house-iran-war-powers-vote"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Post",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/03/house-passes-war-powers-resolution-push-trump-end-iran-war/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "house",
      "vote"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-03-india-condemns-attack-on-kuwait-airport-that-killed",
    "date": "2026-06-03",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "India condemns attack on Kuwait airport that killed an Indian national, urges parties to 'cease such attacks'",
    "headlineZh": "印度譴責科威特機場遇襲致一名印度公民死亡，敦促各方「停止此類攻擊」",
    "summary": "After Iranian drones hit Kuwait International Airport, killing an Indian national and injuring several others, India's Ministry of External Affairs condemned the attack and repeated that civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be targeted. Government sources later put the number of Indian nationals killed in the Gulf since February at 13.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊科威特國際機場，造成一名印度公民死亡、多人受傷後，印度外交部譴責攻擊，並重申不得攻擊平民及民用基礎設施。政府消息人士其後指自2月以來共有13名印度公民在海灣喪生。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Week",
        "url": "https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2026/06/03/mea-condemns-death-of-indian-national-after-iran-strikes-kuwait-airport-cease-such-attacks.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "WION",
        "url": "https://www.wionews.com/world/mea-issues-sharp-statement-after-indian-national-dies-in-iranian-drone-strike-at-kuwait-airport-1780489790647"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "kuwait airport",
      "indian nationals",
      "mea"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of External Affairs of India",
      "speakerZh": "印度外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "We condemn the attack on Kuwait International Airport today in which an Indian national has died and several of our nationals are injured.",
      "quoteZh": "我們譴責今日科威特國際機場遇襲事件，事件中一名印度公民死亡，多名我國公民受傷。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-04-serbian-unifil-peacekeeper-killed-in-strike-on-base",
    "date": "2026-06-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Serbian UNIFIL peacekeeper killed in strike on base in south Lebanon",
    "headlineZh": "黎南聯合國維和部隊基地遇襲，一名塞爾維亞維和人員死亡",
    "summary": "A Serbian peacekeeper serving with UNIFIL was killed and two others were injured in a strike on a UN base in southern Lebanon, RTÉ reported.",
    "summaryZh": "愛爾蘭廣播電視台報導，黎巴嫩南部一處聯合國基地遇襲，一名隸屬聯合國駐黎巴嫩臨時部隊的塞爾維亞維和人員死亡，另兩人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "RTÉ",
        "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0604/1576721-unifil-troops-shooting-lebanon/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unifil",
      "peacekeepers",
      "south lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-07-idf-strikes-military-sites-in-tehran-isfahan-and",
    "date": "2026-06-07",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IDF strikes military sites in Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz; Iran fires missiles at Israel",
    "headlineZh": "以軍空襲德黑蘭、伊斯法罕及大不里士軍事設施；伊朗向以色列發射飛彈",
    "summary": "Iran fired missiles at Israel, targeting Ramat David air base, and the IDF struck military sites in Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz, killing two Iranian soldiers. Iran said it then ceased military action and Israel halted at Trump's request. In Saravan, a clash killed four Baloch militants and one IRGC soldier.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗向以色列發射飛彈，目標為拉馬特大衛空軍基地，以軍則空襲德黑蘭、伊斯法罕與大不里士的軍事設施，造成兩名伊朗士兵死亡。伊朗隨後表示停止軍事行動，以色列應川普要求停手。薩拉萬發生衝突，4名俾路支武裝分子與1名革命衛隊士兵死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "israel",
      "tehran",
      "isfahan",
      "tabriz",
      "ramat-david",
      "baloch"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-07-iraq-closes-its-airspace-for-72-hours-as",
    "date": "2026-06-07",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq closes its airspace for 72 hours as Iran-Israel fire resumes",
    "headlineZh": "伊以再度交火，伊拉克關閉領空72小時",
    "summary": "Iraq's civil aviation authority closed the country's airspace for 72 hours over safety concerns as Iranian and Israeli missile exchanges resumed.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗與以色列恢復互射飛彈之際，伊拉克民航局以安全為由關閉領空72小時。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iraqi News",
        "url": "https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/iraq-civil-aviation-closes-airspace-72-hours-security-2026/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "airspace",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-08-houthis-fire-missiles-at-central-israel-and-announce",
    "date": "2026-06-08",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis fire missiles at central Israel and announce ban on Israeli shipping in Red Sea",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝向以色列中部發射飛彈，宣布紅海禁航以色列船隻",
    "summary": "The Houthis launched two missiles at central Israel, one intercepted and one falling short, as Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the first time since the April ceasefire. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree announced 'a complete and total ban on maritime navigation on the Israeli enemy in the Red Sea,' after Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb.",
    "summaryZh": "在以色列與伊朗自4月停火以來首次交火之際，胡塞武裝向以色列中部發射兩枚飛彈，一枚被攔截、一枚落空。胡塞發言人薩雷亞宣布「全面禁止以色列敵人在紅海航行」，此前聖城旅指揮官卡尼曾威脅關閉曼德海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/06/houthis-attack-israel-and-announce-ban-on-israeli-vessels-in-the-red-sea.php"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/08/houthis-join-iran-war-fight-threatening-red-sea-shipping-amid-hormuz-closure"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "israel",
      "red-sea",
      "bab-el-mandeb",
      "qaani"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-08-netanyahu-israel-has-a-full-right-to-self",
    "date": "2026-06-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu: Israel has \"a full right to self-defence\", will respond \"with full force\" to Iran",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡：以色列擁有「完全的自衛權」，將「全力」回應伊朗",
    "summary": "In a televised statement after Trump demanded an end to Israeli–Iranian fire, Israel's prime minister said he had told Trump Israel was exercising its right to self-defence.",
    "summaryZh": "在川普要求以伊停火後，以色列總理發表電視聲明，表示已告訴川普以色列正在行使自衛權。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/9/trump-warns-netanyahu-youll-be-on-your-own-if-attacks-on-iran-continue"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "self-defence",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "Israel has a full right to self-defence, and we are exercising it as required",
      "quoteZh": "以色列擁有完全的自衛權，我們正依需要行使這項權利"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-08-trump-says-he-warned-netanyahu-you-will-be",
    "date": "2026-06-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump says he warned Netanyahu: \"you will be on your own very soon\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普稱曾警告納坦雅胡：「你很快就會孤立無援」",
    "summary": "After an exchange of Israeli and Iranian strikes threatened final negotiations, Trump demanded both sides stop \"shooting\" and recounted his warning to Israel's prime minister.",
    "summaryZh": "以伊相互空襲威脅到最終談判後，川普要求雙方停止「開火」，並轉述他對以色列總理的警告。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/9/trump-warns-netanyahu-youll-be-on-your-own-if-attacks-on-iran-continue"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "netanyahu",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon'",
      "quoteZh": "我說：「比比，你最好小心點，否則你很快就會孤立無援。」"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-09-us-apache-crashes-off-oman-after-shahed-drone",
    "date": "2026-06-09",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US Apache crashes off Oman after Shahed drone collision; crew rescued by Navy drone boat",
    "headlineZh": "美軍阿帕契直升機與見證者無人機相撞後墜毀阿曼外海，船員由海軍無人艇救起",
    "summary": "A US Apache helicopter went down off Oman after colliding with a Shahed drone near the strait; its crew was rescued by a US Navy unmanned surface vessel, a first. CENTCOM conducted retaliatory 'self-defense' strikes, and Iran said about 20,000 people in Sirik lost drinking water after reservoir damage.",
    "summaryZh": "一架美軍阿帕契直升機在海峽附近與見證者無人機相撞後墜落阿曼外海，機組人員由美國海軍無人水面艇救起，屬首例。美軍中央司令部進行報復性「自衛」打擊，伊朗稱錫里克約2萬人因水庫受損失去飲用水。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "apache",
      "shahed",
      "usv",
      "sirik",
      "water"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-10-hegseth-if-we-need-to-negotiate-with-bombs",
    "date": "2026-06-10",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Hegseth: \"If we need to negotiate with bombs, we'll negotiate with bombs\"",
    "headlineZh": "赫格塞斯：「如果需要用炸彈談判，我們就用炸彈談判」",
    "summary": "Speaking in Tampa, the US defense secretary confirmed strikes on \"key facilities\" in Iran, framing them as leverage in negotiations for a permanent ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國防部長在坦帕證實對伊朗「關鍵設施」發動空襲，並將其定位為永久停火談判中的籌碼。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/10/us-defence-secretary-hegseth-pledges-strikes-on-key-facilities-in-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hegseth",
      "strikes",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Pete Hegseth",
      "speakerZh": "赫格塞斯",
      "role": "US Secretary of Defense",
      "roleZh": "美國國防部長",
      "quote": "If we need to negotiate with bombs, we'll negotiate with bombs.",
      "quoteZh": "如果我們需要用炸彈談判，我們就用炸彈談判。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-10-iaea-board-votes-21-3-demanding-iran-disclose",
    "date": "2026-06-10",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "IAEA board votes 21-3 demanding Iran disclose uranium stockpile location",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署理事會以21比3通過決議，要求伊朗交代鈾庫存下落",
    "summary": "The IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna adopted a US-UK-French-German resolution 21-3 with 10 abstentions, demanding 'complete information on nuclear material inventories' and immediate inspector access; Russia, China and Niger voted against. IAEA report GOV/2026/33 said the agency could provide no information on the current size or whereabouts of Iran's stockpile, including 440.9 kg of 60% uranium. The vote came hours after US-Iran strike exchanges.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署理事會在維也納以21比3、10票棄權，通過美英法德提出的決議，要求伊朗提供「核材料庫存完整資料」並立即准許視察；俄羅斯、中國和尼日投反對票。總署報告GOV/2026/33指出，總署無法提供伊朗庫存（包括440.9公斤60%濃縮鈾）目前規模或下落的任何資訊。表決發生在美伊互相攻擊數小時後。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/iaea-board-demands-iran-report-uranium-stocks-grant-inspectors-access-to-facilities/"
      },
      {
        "name": "IranWire",
        "url": "https://iranwire.com/en/news/153523-iaea-passes-resolution-demanding-transparency-on-irans-uranium-stockpiles/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "board-of-governors",
      "resolution",
      "heu",
      "e3"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-10-iran-at-unsc-trump-should-refrain-from-his",
    "date": "2026-06-10",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC: Trump \"should refrain from his recurring threats against Iran\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會：川普「應停止對伊朗一再發出的威脅」",
    "summary": "At a Security Council debate on mediation in the Middle East, Iran's representative said the US must engage \"on the basis of mutual respect\" and cited violations of the 8 April ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "在安理會關於中東調解的辯論中，伊朗代表表示美國必須「在相互尊重的基礎上」接觸，並指出4月8日停火遭違反。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16383)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16383.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "ceasefire",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "should refrain from his recurring threats against Iran, including his renewed threat of force made today",
      "quoteZh": "（美國總統）應停止對伊朗一再發出的威脅，包括他今天再次發出的武力威脅"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-10-three-indian-crew-killed-in-attack-on-tanker",
    "date": "2026-06-10",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Three Indian crew killed in attack on tanker Settebello; US fires 49 Tomahawks",
    "headlineZh": "油輪Settebello號遇襲三名印度船員死亡；美軍發射49枚戰斧飛彈",
    "summary": "An attack on the tanker M/T Settebello killed three Indian crew members as Iran struck at the US Fifth Fleet, Ali Al Salem and a base in Jordan. The US fired 49 Tomahawk cruise missiles, and water facilities in Bemani were damaged, affecting about 20,000 people. On 11 June Iran declared an indefinite closure of Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "油輪Settebello號遇襲，3名印度船員死亡；伊朗同時攻擊美國第五艦隊、阿里·薩利姆基地及約旦一處基地。美軍發射49枚戰斧巡弋飛彈，貝馬尼供水設施受損，約2萬人受影響。6月11日伊朗宣布無限期關閉霍爾木茲海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker-attack",
      "india",
      "tomahawk",
      "fifth-fleet",
      "hormuz-closure"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-11-iran-linked-handala-claims-hack-of-california-water",
    "date": "2026-06-11",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Iran-linked Handala claims hack of California Water Service",
    "headlineZh": "與伊朗有關的Handala聲稱入侵加州水務公司",
    "summary": "California Water Service, the largest water utility in the western US, confirmed that the Iran-linked group Handala made a breach claim on 11 June and said it was investigating with law enforcement. Handala said it chose not to disrupt water supply and called the attack retaliation for US operations in Sirik; Check Point said the posted data suggested IT, not operational, systems were reached.",
    "summaryZh": "美國西部最大水務公司加州水務（Cal Water）證實，與伊朗有關的駭客組織Handala於6月11日聲稱入侵，公司正與執法部門調查。Handala稱刻意不中斷供水，並稱此次攻擊是報復美軍在錫里克的行動；Check Point表示，所公開資料顯示被入侵的是IT系統而非操作系統。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Cybersecurity Dive",
        "url": "https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/california-water-utility-breach-iran-hacker/823148/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "handala",
      "water utility",
      "hack-and-leak",
      "mois"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-14-israel-says-it-killed-hezbollah-commander-ali-musa",
    "date": "2026-06-14",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq",
    "headlineZh": "以色列稱擊斃真主黨指揮官達克杜克",
    "summary": "Israel said it killed Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, accused of involvement in the killing of US soldiers in Iraq in 2007, in a strike in southern Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列表示在黎巴嫩南部的空襲中擊斃真主黨指揮官達克杜克；此人被指涉及2007年在伊拉克殺害美軍士兵事件。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Dawn",
        "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2007814/israel-claims-top-hezbollah-commander-accused-of-killing-us-soldiers-slain"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "targeted killing",
      "daqduq"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-14-trump-announces-deal-to-end-war-14-point",
    "date": "2026-06-14",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Trump announces deal to end war; 14-point MoU digitally signed by Vance and Ghalibaf",
    "headlineZh": "川普宣布結束戰爭協議；14點備忘錄由范斯與加利巴夫數位簽署",
    "summary": "Trump and Iran announced an agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump authorized lifting the naval blockade. A 14-point memorandum of understanding was digitally signed by Trump, Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Vance said on 15 June. Reported terms included a 60-day negotiating window, toll-free Hormuz transit and sanctions waivers.",
    "summaryZh": "川普與伊朗宣布達成結束戰爭及重開霍爾木茲海峽的協議，川普授權解除海上封鎖。范斯於6月15日表示，一份14點諒解備忘錄已由川普、范斯及伊朗國會議長加利巴夫數位簽署。據報條款包括60天談判期、免費通行霍爾木茲及制裁豁免。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Islamabad Memorandum",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "islamabad-memorandum",
      "mou",
      "peace-deal",
      "blockade",
      "ghalibaf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-15-japan-welcomes-us-iran-memorandum-as-a-big",
    "date": "2026-06-15",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan welcomes US-Iran memorandum as 'a big step', presses for real Hormuz reopening",
    "headlineZh": "日本歡迎美伊諒解備忘錄為「一大步」，要求真正重開荷莫茲",
    "summary": "After the US and Iran announced a memorandum of understanding on ending hostilities, Foreign Minister Motegi welcomed it and thanked mediating countries. Prime Minister Takaichi, leaving for the G7 Evian summit, said what mattered was that the MoU be signed and implemented, adding that Japan, as the only country to have suffered atomic bombings in war, opposed Iran's nuclear development.",
    "summaryZh": "美伊宣布達成結束敵對行動的諒解備忘錄後，外相茂木敏充表示歡迎並感謝斡旋國家。正前往七國集團埃維昂峰會的首相高市早苗表示，關鍵在於備忘錄獲簽署並落實，並稱日本作為唯一戰爭被爆國，反對伊朗發展核武。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260710201420/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pageite_000001_00006.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0615kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "mou",
      "motegi",
      "takaichi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshimitsu Motegi",
      "speakerZh": "茂木敏充",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "Japan welcomes the agreement of this MoU as a big step towards the resolution of the situation. This is a result of tenacious negotiation by the parties to the conflict, aspiring a diplomatic resolution. We also highly appreciate the efforts of relevant countries who played a role in mediation.",
      "quoteZh": "日本歡迎達成此諒解備忘錄，認為這是朝解決局勢邁出的一大步。這是衝突各方追求外交解決、堅持談判的成果。我們亦高度讚賞在斡旋中發揮作用的相關國家的努力。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-16-qatars-emir-meets-trump-at-g7-summit-in",
    "date": "2026-06-16",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Qatar's emir meets Trump at G7 summit in Evian as Iran deal is finalized",
    "headlineZh": "卡達埃米爾在依雲七國集團峰會與川普會晤，伊朗協議定案在即",
    "summary": "Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Trump for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, the day before Trump signed the Islamabad Memorandum at Versailles. Qatar and Pakistan were the principal mediators of the US-Iran understanding.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達埃米爾塔米姆在法國依雲萊班七國集團峰會期間與川普舉行雙邊會晤，翌日川普即在凡爾賽宮簽署伊斯蘭堡備忘錄。卡達與巴基斯坦是美伊諒解的主要調停方。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Qatar"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/iran-confirms-that-mou-has-been-signed-electronically-by-both-sides"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "g7",
      "evian",
      "mediation",
      "tamim"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-16-trump-at-g7-iran-deal-is-a-wall",
    "date": "2026-06-16",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump at G7: Iran deal \"is a wall to a nuclear weapon\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普於七國集團峰會：伊朗協議「是阻擋核武的一道牆」",
    "summary": "On the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian, Trump warned that \"all hell will rain down\" if Iran sought a nuclear weapon and said Netanyahu had to be more responsible on Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在埃維昂七國集團峰會場邊警告，若伊朗尋求核武將「天降地獄之火」，並表示納坦雅胡在黎巴嫩問題上必須更負責任。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/16/trump-warns-all-hell-will-rain-down-if-iran-tries-to-get-a-nuclear-weapon"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "g7",
      "islamabad memorandum"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "This deal is a wall to a nuclear weapon.",
      "quoteZh": "這項協議是阻擋核武的一道牆。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-17-trump-signs-islamabad-memorandum-at-versailles-pezeshkian-signs",
    "date": "2026-06-17",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Trump signs Islamabad Memorandum at Versailles; Pezeshkian signs in Tehran",
    "headlineZh": "川普於凡爾賽宮簽署伊斯蘭堡備忘錄，佩澤希齊揚在德黑蘭簽署",
    "summary": "Trump signed the Islamabad Memorandum during a dinner with Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles after the G7 summit in Evian, and Pezeshkian signed in Tehran; Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif also signed as mediator. Mediators included Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt. Pezeshkian said Iran's ballistic missile program was never discussed, while Rubio suggested missiles and proxies were implicitly covered.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在依雲七國集團峰會後，於凡爾賽宮與馬克宏晚宴期間簽署伊斯蘭堡備忘錄，佩澤希齊揚在德黑蘭簽署；巴基斯坦總理夏巴茲·謝里夫亦以調停方身分簽署。調停國包括巴基斯坦、沙烏地、土耳其、卡達和埃及。佩澤希齊揚稱伊朗彈道飛彈計畫從未被討論，盧比歐則暗示飛彈與代理人問題已隱含涵蓋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/iran-confirms-that-mou-has-been-signed-electronically-by-both-sides"
      },
      {
        "name": "Fox News",
        "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-war-news-trump-deal-strait-hormuz-oil-prices-june-17"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "islamabad-memorandum",
      "versailles",
      "macron",
      "pezeshkian",
      "g7"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-18-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-endorses-memorandum-despite-reservations",
    "date": "2026-06-18",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei endorses memorandum despite reservations",
    "headlineZh": "最高領袖穆傑塔巴·哈米尼有保留地認可備忘錄",
    "summary": "Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father in March and has not appeared in public, endorsed the Islamabad Memorandum despite reservations. Pakistan said Hormuz would reopen 'instantly' and CENTCOM lifted the naval blockade the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "三月接替父親、至今未公開露面的最高領袖穆傑塔巴·哈米尼有保留地認可伊斯蘭堡備忘錄。巴基斯坦表示霍爾木茲海峽將「立即」重開，美軍中央司令部同日解除海上封鎖。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Islamabad Memorandum",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mojtaba-khamenei",
      "supreme-leader",
      "blockade-lifted",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-18-vance-to-israeli-critics-of-iran-deal-trump",
    "date": "2026-06-18",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Vance to Israeli critics of Iran deal: Trump is your \"only powerful ally\" left",
    "headlineZh": "范斯回應以色列對伊朗協議的批評：川普是你們僅存的「強大盟友」",
    "summary": "Amid Israeli anger over the US–Iran memorandum of understanding, the US vice president issued a rare public rebuke of Israeli officials.",
    "summaryZh": "在以色列對美伊諒解備忘錄表達憤怒之際，美國副總統罕見地公開斥責以色列官員。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/19/jd-vance-israel-iran-deal-critics"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/19/trump-takes-aim-at-critics-of-us-iran-mou-says-iran-finished"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "vance",
      "israel",
      "islamabad memorandum"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "JD Vance",
      "speakerZh": "范斯",
      "role": "Vice President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國副總統",
      "quote": "If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.",
      "quoteZh": "如果我是以色列政府的內閣成員，我大概不會去攻擊我在全世界僅存的唯一強大盟友。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-19-another-japan-related-ship-exits-gulf-as-kihara",
    "date": "2026-06-19",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Another Japan-related ship exits Gulf as Kihara pledges to get remaining 38 vessels through",
    "headlineZh": "又一艘日本相關船舶駛出海灣，木原稔承諾助餘下38艘通行",
    "summary": "Prime Minister Takaichi said a Japan-related vessel with three Japanese crew that had been detained in the Persian Gulf passed through Hormuz on 19 June after an effective blockade eased; the Japanese-operated crude tanker Tenzan entered the strait the night before. Thirty-eight Japan-related vessels with about 900 people aboard remained in the Gulf.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗表示，一艘載有三名日籍船員、曾滯留波斯灣的日本相關船舶於6月19日在實際封鎖放寬後通過荷莫茲海峽；日本公司營運的原油輪Tenzan號前一晚已駛入海峽。仍有38艘日本相關船舶、約900人滯留海灣。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Nation (Kyodo)",
        "url": "https://www.nation.com.pk/19-Jun-2026/japan-linked-vessel-exits-persian-gulf-hormuz-blockade-eased"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "kihara",
      "hormuz",
      "tenzan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Minoru Kihara",
      "speakerZh": "木原稔",
      "role": "Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本內閣官房長官",
      "quote": "We will continue to make every diplomatic effort to ensure that all vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible",
      "quoteZh": "我們將繼續竭盡一切外交努力，確保所有船舶盡快通過荷莫茲海峽"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-19-brent-near-80-as-saudi-supertankers-exit-hormuz",
    "date": "2026-06-19",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent near $80 as Saudi supertankers exit Hormuz but traffic stays slow",
    "headlineZh": "沙烏地超級油輪駛出霍爾木茲但通行仍緩慢，布蘭特徘徊80美元",
    "summary": "August Brent futures traded at $80.37 as traders weighed how far the US-Iran memorandum would reopen the strait. On 18 June three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying about 6 million barrels of crude left the strait, while renewed fighting in Lebanon lifted prices.",
    "summaryZh": "8月布蘭特期貨報80.37美元，交易員評估美伊備忘錄能在多大程度上重開海峽。6月18日三艘沙烏地籍超級油輪載運約600萬桶原油駛離海峽，而黎巴嫩戰事再起推高油價。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/19/oil-prices-rise-as-lebanon-fighting-erupts-and-hormuz-traffic-still-slow"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil",
      "brent",
      "saudi-arabia",
      "tankers",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-19-trump-announces-renewed-israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-facilitated-by",
    "date": "2026-06-19",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Trump announces renewed Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire facilitated by US, Qatar and Iran",
    "headlineZh": "川普宣布在美國、卡達及伊朗協調下以色列與真主黨重啟停火",
    "summary": "After intense fighting in southern Lebanon caused US-Iran talks to be called off, Trump announced a renewed Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire facilitated by the US, Qatar and Iran. On 20 June Hezbollah attacked Israeli forces trying to capture Ali al-Taher near Nabatieh, and Israel continued strikes in southern Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩南部激烈戰鬥一度導致美伊談判取消後，川普宣布在美國、卡達與伊朗協調下以色列與真主黨重啟停火。6月20日真主黨襲擊試圖奪取奈拜提耶附近阿里·塔希爾的以軍，以色列則繼續空襲黎巴嫩南部。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-and-hezbollah-renew-ceasefire-after-u-s-and-iran-call-off-talks-over-fighting-in-lebanon"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "ceasefire",
      "lebanon",
      "nabatieh",
      "qatar"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-21-us-iran-talks-held-at-burgenstock-as-only",
    "date": "2026-06-21",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "US-Iran talks held at Bürgenstock as only five ships transit Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "美伊在布爾根施托克會談，霍爾木茲僅5艘船通行",
    "summary": "Talks mediated by Pakistan and Qatar were held at Bürgenstock, Switzerland, to implement the memorandum. Only five ships transited the Strait of Hormuz that day, down from 26, underscoring the slow reopening before traffic surged later in the week.",
    "summaryZh": "由巴基斯坦與卡達調停的會談在瑞士布爾根施托克舉行，以落實備忘錄。當日僅有5艘船通過霍爾木茲海峽，較此前的26艘大減，顯示重開進度緩慢，直至當週稍後通行量才激增。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "burgenstock",
      "switzerland",
      "mediation",
      "hormuz",
      "transits"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-22-ofac-issues-general-license-x-authorizing-iranian-oil",
    "date": "2026-06-22",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "OFAC issues General License X authorizing Iranian oil sales until 21 August",
    "headlineZh": "美國財政部海外資產控制辦公室發布X號通用許可，准許伊朗石油銷售至8月21日",
    "summary": "Implementing paragraph 10 of the Islamabad Memorandum, OFAC issued General License X authorizing transactions in Iranian-origin crude, petroleum and petrochemical products through 21 August 2026, including shipping, insurance and US-dollar payments. Unusually, it allowed imports of Iranian crude into the United States. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it reflected 'ongoing productive' talks.",
    "summaryZh": "為落實伊斯蘭堡備忘錄第10段，海外資產控制辦公室發布X號通用許可，准許至2026年8月21日止涉及伊朗原油、石油及石化產品的交易，包括航運、保險及美元支付。罕見的是，許可准許伊朗原油輸入美國。財政部長貝森特稱此反映「持續且富成效」的談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Greenberg Traurig",
        "url": "https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2026/7/us-iran-sanctions-update-ofac-issues-general-license-x-following-signing-of-memorandum-of-understanding"
      },
      {
        "name": "WilmerHale",
        "url": "https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260625-new-iran-authorization-implements-memorandum-of-understanding"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "general-license-x",
      "sanctions-relief",
      "oil",
      "bessent"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-23-cyberattack-forces-nationwide-suspension-of-card-services-at",
    "date": "2026-06-23",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Cyberattack forces nationwide suspension of card services at three Iranian banks",
    "headlineZh": "網路攻擊迫使伊朗三家大型銀行全國暫停刷卡服務",
    "summary": "A cyberattack reported on 23 June caused a temporary nationwide suspension of card-based services at three major Iranian banks, the second wave of attacks on the banking sector in ten days, Amwaj.media reported. The incidents came days after the Islamabad Memorandum was signed; no group publicly claimed them.",
    "summaryZh": "據Amwaj.media報導，6月23日一宗網路攻擊導致伊朗三家大型銀行的刷卡服務在全國暫時停擺，為十天內銀行業遭受的第二波攻擊。事件發生在《伊斯蘭堡備忘錄》簽署數日後，至今無組織公開認責。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Amwaj.media",
        "url": "https://amwaj.media/en/media-monitor/cyberattacks-on-iranian-banks-suggest-covert-action-is-back-on-table"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "banking",
      "cyberattack",
      "predatory sparrow"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-23-senate-passes-iran-war-powers-resolution-50-48",
    "date": "2026-06-23",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Senate passes Iran war powers resolution 50-48, first to clear both chambers",
    "headlineZh": "參議院以50比48通過伊朗戰爭權力決議，首項兩院皆通過的決議",
    "summary": "The Senate approved Rep. Gregory Meeks' concurrent resolution 50-48, with Republicans Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul in favor and Democrat John Fetterman opposed. The White House called it of 'no significance,' saying concurrent resolutions do not go to the president and that hostilities had ended with the 7 April ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "參議院以50比48通過米克斯眾議員的共同決議，共和黨的卡西迪、柯林斯、穆考斯基與保羅投贊成票，民主黨費特曼反對。白宮稱該決議「毫無意義」，表示共同決議無須送交總統，且敵對行動已隨4月7日停火結束。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/us-senate-votes-to-halt-iran-war-bucking-trump"
      },
      {
        "name": "Washington Post",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/23/senate-votes-block-trump-resuming-iran-war/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "senate",
      "vote",
      "meeks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-24-brent-drops-to-7322-pre-war-level-as",
    "date": "2026-06-24",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent drops to $73.22, pre-war level, as 70 ships cross Hormuz in a day",
    "headlineZh": "單日70艘船通過霍爾木茲，布蘭特跌至戰前水平73.22美元",
    "summary": "Brent hit a low of $73.22, its weakest since 27 February, after 70 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a day, the most since 1 March according to MarineTraffic and Kpler. The US said 20 million barrels of oil left the strait in 24 hours. ING noted crossings remained well below pre-war levels of roughly 130 a day.",
    "summaryZh": "據MarineTraffic和Kpler，單日有70艘船通過霍爾木茲海峽，為3月1日以來最多，布蘭特低見73.22美元，為2月27日以來最弱。美方稱24小時內有2,000萬桶石油駛出海峽。荷蘭國際集團指出，通行量仍遠低於戰前每日約130艘。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Baird Maritime",
        "url": "https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/oil-prices-drop-to-pre-iran-war-lows-as-tankers-flow-through-hormuz"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/oil-prices-middle-east-iran-strait-of-hormuz-opec-iraq-wti-brent-crude.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil",
      "brent",
      "hormuz",
      "transits",
      "kpler"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-24-grossi-says-inspections-of-irans-enrichment-sites-going",
    "date": "2026-06-24",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Grossi says inspections of Iran's enrichment sites 'going to happen'; Tehran says none scheduled",
    "headlineZh": "格羅西稱對伊朗濃縮設施的核查「一定會進行」，德黑蘭稱未有安排",
    "summary": "IAEA chief Rafael Grossi gave his clearest signal yet that inspectors would regain access to Iran's enrichment sites under the US-Iran framework. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said UN inspectors were not scheduled to examine sites struck by the US and Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署署長格羅西發出至今最明確訊號，表示根據美伊框架協議，核查人員將重返伊朗濃縮設施。伊朗外交部發言人巴加埃則表示，並未安排聯合國核查人員視察遭美以轟炸的設施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/iaea-chief-says-nuclear-inspections-of-irans-enrichment-sites-going-to-happen-despite-tehr"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "grossi",
      "inspections",
      "baghaei"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-25-daily-power-and-water-cuts-hit-tehran-and",
    "date": "2026-06-25",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Daily power and water cuts hit Tehran and other provinces as summer begins",
    "headlineZh": "入夏後德黑蘭等多省每日停電停水",
    "summary": "Residents of Khuzestan, Ilam, Lorestan, East Azarbaijan, Alborz, Tehran and other provinces reported hours-long daily power cuts and recurring water shortages. IranWire reported two-to-four-hour daily cuts in Fars, Gilan, Mazandaran and Tehran, while parliament's research centre had projected a summer generation deficit of about 13,000 MW.",
    "summaryZh": "胡齊斯坦、伊拉姆、洛雷斯坦、東亞塞拜然、厄爾布爾士、德黑蘭等省居民反映每日停電數小時並反覆缺水。IranWire報導，法爾斯、吉蘭、馬贊德蘭和德黑蘭每日停電二至四小時；國會研究中心先前預測夏季發電缺口約13,000兆瓦。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606259330"
      },
      {
        "name": "IranWire",
        "url": "https://iranwire.com/en/news/154189-iranian-cities-face-daily-power-and-water-cuts-as-summer-heat-intensifies/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "power outages",
      "water shortage",
      "electricity"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-25-ghalibaf-america-falsely-claims-our-unfrozen-assets-will",
    "date": "2026-06-25",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ghalibaf: \"America falsely claims our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡利巴夫：「美國謊稱我們解凍的資產將用來購買他們的農產品」",
    "summary": "Iran's chief negotiator rejected Trump's assertion that unfrozen Iranian funds would be used to buy US corn and wheat, describing the memorandum as a \"declaration of US defeat\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗首席談判代表駁斥川普關於解凍伊朗資金將用於購買美國玉米和小麥的說法，並稱備忘錄是「美國失敗的宣言」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/iran-negotiator-ghalibaf-rejects-claim-unfrozen-funds-will-buy-us-goods"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ghalibaf",
      "islamabad memorandum",
      "frozen assets"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf",
      "speakerZh": "卡利巴夫",
      "role": "Speaker of Iran's Parliament and chief negotiator",
      "roleZh": "伊朗國會議長兼首席談判代表",
      "quote": "America falsely claims our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture",
      "quoteZh": "美國謊稱我們解凍的資產將用來購買他們的農產品"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-26-imo-pauses-evacuation-plan-for-stranded-ships-after",
    "date": "2026-06-26",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "IMO pauses evacuation plan for stranded ships after Iranian attack on cargo vessel",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊貨輪後，國際海事組織暫停受困船隻撤離計畫",
    "summary": "After Iran attacked a cargo vessel in the strait on 25 June, the IRGC Navy warned ships could only pass safely on routes designated by Tehran, and the International Maritime Organization paused its plan to evacuate ships stranded around Hormuz. Brent briefly topped $76 before easing to about $73.85.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於6月25日在海峽攻擊一艘貨輪後，伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍警告船隻只能沿德黑蘭指定航線方可安全通過，國際海事組織隨即暫停撤離霍爾木茲周邊受困船隻的計畫。布蘭特一度升破76美元，其後回落至約73.85美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/26/oil-prices-climb-after-attack-in-strait-of-hormuz-halts-evacuation-plan"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/oil-price-supply-concerns-ease-with-hormuz-tanker-traffic-resuming-.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "imo",
      "evacuation",
      "irgc-navy",
      "shipping-routes",
      "oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-26-us-israel-and-lebanon-sign-framework-for-hezbollah",
    "date": "2026-06-26",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "US, Israel and Lebanon sign framework for Hezbollah disarmament; Qassem rejects it",
    "headlineZh": "美以黎簽署真主黨解除武裝框架協議，卡西姆斷然拒絕",
    "summary": "The US, Lebanon and Israel reached a framework agreement providing for phased disarmament of Hezbollah, Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and two 'pilot zones' handed to the Lebanese army, overseen by a new Military Coordination Group for Lebanon. Ambassadors Nada Hamada Mouawad and Yechiel Leiter signed as Marco Rubio called it the hardest first step to lasting peace. Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem called it 'humiliation, disgrace and surrender of sovereignty.'",
    "summaryZh": "美國、黎巴嫩與以色列達成框架協議，規定分階段解除真主黨武裝、以軍撤出黎巴嫩南部，並將兩個「試點區」移交黎巴嫩軍隊，由新設的黎巴嫩軍事協調小組監督。兩國大使穆阿瓦德與萊特簽署，盧比歐稱這是邁向持久和平最艱難的第一步。真主黨總書記卡西姆稱其為「屈辱、恥辱與主權投降」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research Institute",
        "url": "https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/the-israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-insights-and-responses/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_peace_talks"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "hezbollah",
      "disarmament",
      "rubio",
      "qassem",
      "framework"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-28-qatari-national-killed-by-shrapnel-as-iranian-drones",
    "date": "2026-06-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatari national killed by shrapnel as Iranian drones target US sites in Kuwait and Bahrain",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機襲擊科威特及巴林美軍設施之際，一名卡達公民遭彈片擊中身亡",
    "summary": "Qatar confirmed that a Qatari national was killed and an Egyptian national injured by shrapnel from 'military operations in the area' after their vessel went missing and was later found. The incident occurred on the day Iranian drones were launched at US sites in Kuwait and Bahrain; Qatar did not explicitly attribute the shrapnel.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達證實，一名卡達公民遭「區內軍事行動」的彈片擊中身亡，一名埃及公民受傷，二人所乘船隻一度失蹤後被尋獲。事發當日伊朗無人機襲擊科威特及巴林的美軍設施；卡達未明確指出彈片來源。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/after-iran-drone-attack-qatar-says-citizen-killed-from-shrapnel-due-to-military-operations/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "civilian casualties",
      "kuwait",
      "bahrain"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-28-us-and-iran-agree-to-halt-exchange-of",
    "date": "2026-06-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US and Iran agree to halt exchange of attacks after strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊科威特與巴林後，美伊同意停止互相攻擊",
    "summary": "Iran fired at Ali Al Salem air base and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, after US strikes on 26-27 June against Iranian missile and drone storage, coastal radars and minelayer sites. Later that day the US and Iran agreed to cease the exchange of attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "在美軍6月26至27日空襲伊朗飛彈與無人機倉庫、海岸雷達及佈雷艇基地後，伊朗向阿里·薩利姆空軍基地及巴林美國第五艦隊總部開火。當日稍後，美伊同意停止互相攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "fifth-fleet",
      "bahrain",
      "kuwait",
      "de-escalation"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-29-tehran-dubai-commercial-flights-resume-for-first-time",
    "date": "2026-06-29",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Tehran-Dubai commercial flights resume for first time since war began",
    "headlineZh": "德黑蘭—杜拜商業航班開戰以來首度復航",
    "summary": "Iranian carrier Sepehran flew from Tehran to Dubai at 10:40, the first scheduled commercial service on the route since late February, with full resumption planned from 1 July. Around the same time Qatar Airways said it was back at 85% of pre-crisis capacity and Emirates had restored 96% of its network.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗塞佩蘭航空於上午10時40分由德黑蘭飛往杜拜，為2月底以來該航線首個定期商業航班，計畫於7月1日全面復航。同期卡達航空表示已恢復至危機前85%運力，阿聯酋航空已恢復96%航網。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-29/iran-resumes-commercial-flights-to-dubai-as-us-talks-continue"
      },
      {
        "name": "Connecting Travel",
        "url": "https://connectingtravel.com/news/tehrandubai-flights-resume-months-after-iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "dubai",
      "tehran",
      "airlines",
      "recovery"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-30-gunmen-kill-two-irgc-members-in-western-irans",
    "date": "2026-06-30",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Gunmen kill two IRGC members in western Iran's Paveh",
    "headlineZh": "槍手在伊朗西部帕韋殺死兩名伊斯蘭革命衛隊成員",
    "summary": "Iranian state media said 'terrorists' shot dead two members of the Revolutionary Guards in Paveh in Kermanshah province.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗官方媒體表示，「恐怖分子」在克爾曼沙阿省帕韋槍殺兩名伊斯蘭革命衛隊成員。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Philippine Daily Inquirer (AFP)",
        "url": "https://globalnation.inquirer.net/329305/terrorists-shoot-dead-two-guards-members-in-iran-state-media"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc",
      "paveh",
      "insurgency",
      "kermanshah"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-06-30-netanyahu-acted-against-iran-to-save-us-from",
    "date": "2026-06-30",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu: acted against Iran \"to save us from annihilation\"; \"third time if necessary\"",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡：對伊朗採取行動是「為了讓我們免於毀滅」；「必要時會有第三次」",
    "summary": "In an interview with Channel 14, Israel's prime minister claimed nuclear bombs were \"already in their hands\", drawing criticism from rivals Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett who disputed the claim.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列總理接受第14頻道訪問時聲稱核彈「已經在他們手中」，遭到對手艾森科特與班奈特質疑批評。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Ynet News",
        "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bynrrbmqfg"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-claims-he-saved-israel-from-destruction-as-iran-already-obtained-atomic-bomb/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "nuclear",
      "channel 14"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "There will be a third time if necessary. As long as I am prime minister, Iran will not have nuclear weapons.",
      "quoteZh": "必要時會有第三次。只要我還是總理，伊朗就不會擁有核武。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-01-us-and-iranian-negotiators-meet-in-doha-vance",
    "date": "2026-07-01",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US and Iranian negotiators meet in Doha; Vance says talks 'going well'",
    "headlineZh": "美伊談判代表在多哈會面，范斯稱談判「進展順利」",
    "summary": "Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi met Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss formalizing the memorandum, followed by a trilateral session with Pakistani mediators. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met the emir, and US officials reported 'positive progress.' The same day an IRGC ambush near Piranshahr killed six KDPI militants.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗副外長加里巴巴迪與卡達首相穆罕默德·本·阿卜杜拉赫曼會面，商討將備忘錄正式化，其後與巴基斯坦調停方舉行三方會談。威科夫與庫許納會見卡達埃米爾，美方官員稱取得「積極進展」。同日伊斯蘭革命衛隊在皮蘭沙赫爾附近伏擊，擊斃6名伊朗庫德民主黨武裝分子。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/world/live-news/iran-war-trump"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "doha",
      "qatar",
      "gharibabadi",
      "witkoff",
      "kushner",
      "kdpi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-02-ghalibaf-urges-mass-turnout-at-khamenei-funeral-call",
    "date": "2026-07-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ghalibaf urges mass turnout at Khamenei funeral: call for vengeance \"must ring in the ears of the whole world\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡利巴夫呼籲民眾踴躍出席哈梅內伊葬禮：復仇呼聲「必須響徹全世界」",
    "summary": "Ahead of the state funeral of Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war, Iran's chief negotiator called for a large turnout even as a preliminary US–Iran deal held.",
    "summaryZh": "在開戰首日遇害的哈梅內伊國葬前夕，伊朗首席談判代表呼籲民眾大規模出席，儘管美伊初步協議仍在維持。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Asharq Al-Awsat",
        "url": "https://english.aawsat.com/node/5291175"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ghalibaf",
      "khamenei funeral"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf",
      "speakerZh": "卡利巴夫",
      "role": "Speaker of Iran's Parliament and chief negotiator",
      "roleZh": "伊朗國會議長兼首席談判代表",
      "quote": "the nation's call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world.",
      "quoteZh": "這個國家的復仇呼聲必須響徹全世界。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-02-iran-at-unsc-us-and-israel-betrayed-diplomacy",
    "date": "2026-07-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran at UNSC: US and Israel \"betrayed diplomacy twice and launched two wars of aggression\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗於安理會：美以「兩度背叛外交、發動兩場侵略戰爭」",
    "summary": "At a Security Council meeting requested by Bahrain after resumed US–Iran fighting and strikes on Gulf states, Iran's representative said the Council should not undermine ongoing negotiations.",
    "summaryZh": "在美伊恢復交火、海灣國家遭攻擊後，應巴林請求召開的安理會會議上，伊朗代表表示安理會不應破壞正在進行的談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16405)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16405.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "bahrain",
      "kuwait"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Iran's representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "伊朗駐聯合國代表",
      "role": "Iranian delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "伊朗代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "Together with the Israeli regime, the United States betrayed diplomacy twice and launched two wars of aggression against Iran.",
      "quoteZh": "美國與以色列政權一起，兩度背叛外交，對伊朗發動了兩場侵略戰爭。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-02-us-to-iran-at-unsc-this-is-not",
    "date": "2026-07-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US to Iran at UNSC: \"This is not Tehran … you will not silence this body\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國在安理會對伊朗說：「這裡不是德黑蘭……你無法讓這個機構噤聲」",
    "summary": "Responding to Iran's call for the Council not to meet, the US representative called Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz \"a cynical, sad and sick attempt at global blackmail\".",
    "summaryZh": "美國代表回應伊朗要求安理會不要開會的說法，稱伊朗在荷莫茲海峽的行為是「一場憤世嫉俗、可悲又病態的全球勒索企圖」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16405)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16405.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "strait of hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "美國駐聯合國安理會代表",
      "role": "United States delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "Let me remind you where you are. This is not Tehran, this is the United States of America — this is the United Nations Security Council — [and] you will not silence this body.",
      "quoteZh": "讓我提醒你身在何處。這裡不是德黑蘭，這裡是美國——這裡是聯合國安理會——（而且）你無法讓這個機構噤聲。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-03-grossi-iaea-inspectors-still-not-back-in-iran",
    "date": "2026-07-03",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Grossi: IAEA inspectors still not back in Iran, uranium believed to remain at bombed sites",
    "headlineZh": "格羅西：原子能總署核查人員仍未重返伊朗，濃縮鈾相信仍在受炸設施",
    "summary": "Grossi said IAEA inspectors had not yet returned to Iran's nuclear facilities despite requests, but the agency had reasonable grounds to believe the enriched uranium stockpile remained at the sites. Satellite imagery showed no significant movement of material, he said, and he hoped inspectors could return within weeks.",
    "summaryZh": "格羅西表示，儘管已提出要求，原子能總署核查人員仍未重返伊朗核設施，但該署有合理理由相信濃縮鈾庫存仍在原址。他說衛星影像未顯示物料有重大移動，並希望核查人員數週內能重返。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "WANA",
        "url": "https://wanaen.com/grossi-iaea-inspectors-have-not-yet-returned-to-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "grossi",
      "enriched uranium"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-03-irgc-chief-vahidi-at-khamenei-commemoration-enemies-will",
    "date": "2026-07-03",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC chief Vahidi at Khamenei commemoration: enemies will take surrender wish \"to the grave\"",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊總司令瓦希迪於哈梅內伊悼念活動：敵人只能把投降的願望「帶進墳墓」",
    "summary": "Making his first appearance since the start of the war, the IRGC commander-in-chief spoke to state TV during an event to grieve Khamenei, after Israel's defence minister said Mojtaba Khamenei was \"marked for death\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊總司令自開戰以來首度露面，在悼念哈梅內伊的活動中接受國家電視台訪問；此前以色列國防部長稱穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊已被「列入死亡名單」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/4/iran-promotes-message-of-continuity-and-revenge-at-khamenei-commemoration"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc",
      "vahidi",
      "khamenei funeral"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ahmad Vahidi",
      "speakerZh": "瓦希迪",
      "role": "Commander-in-Chief, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps",
      "roleZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊總司令",
      "quote": "enemies will take their wish for our surrender to the grave",
      "quoteZh": "敵人只能把讓我們投降的願望帶進墳墓"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-06-hundreds-of-thousands-attend-tehran-state-funeral-for",
    "date": "2026-07-06",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Hundreds of thousands attend Tehran state funeral for slain leader Ali Khamenei",
    "headlineZh": "數十萬人出席德黑蘭遇害領袖阿里·哈米尼國葬",
    "summary": "The state funeral of Ali Khamenei, killed in the 28 February US-Israeli attack and postponed since March, ran from 3 to 9 July, with public ceremonies at Tehran's Mosalla, prayers at Jamkaran near Qom and a procession through Najaf and Karbala in Iraq. He was buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. Fars claimed 41 million mourners, a disputed figure; successor Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear.",
    "summaryZh": "於2月28日美以攻擊中遇害、喪禮自3月延後的阿里·哈米尼國葬於7月3日至9日舉行，包括德黑蘭莫薩拉公開儀式、庫姆附近賈姆卡蘭清真寺祈禱，以及途經伊拉克納傑夫與卡爾巴拉的送葬行列，最終安葬於馬什哈德伊瑪目禮薩聖陵。法爾斯通訊社聲稱有4,100萬人哀悼，此數字受到質疑；繼任者穆傑塔巴·哈米尼未現身。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/9/iran-prepares-to-bury-slain-leader-khamenei-after-mass-funeral-ceremonies"
      },
      {
        "name": "TIME",
        "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/07/06/iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-funeral/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "khamenei",
      "funeral",
      "mashhad",
      "najaf",
      "mojtaba-khamenei"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-06-katz-as-khamenei-funeral-procession-begins-the-annihilator",
    "date": "2026-07-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Katz as Khamenei funeral procession begins: \"the annihilator was annihilated\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡茨於哈梅內伊送葬遊行開始時：「滅絕者已被滅絕」",
    "summary": "Israel's defence minister said Khamenei's funeral was taking place because he had been \"eliminated by Israel\" and warned future Iranian leaders who threaten Israel.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列國防部長表示，哈梅內伊的葬禮之所以舉行，是因為他已「被以色列消滅」，並警告威脅以色列的未來伊朗領導人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-07-06/ty-article-live/israeli-civilians-tried-to-cross-into-syria-idf-says-amid-settlement-reports/0000019f-342c-d746-adff-ff6d69240000?liveBlogItemId=194269480"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "katz",
      "khamenei funeral"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Israel Katz",
      "speakerZh": "卡茨",
      "role": "Defence Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列國防部長",
      "quote": "the annihilator was annihilated",
      "quoteZh": "滅絕者已被滅絕"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-07-ofac-revokes-iranian-oil-license-gl-x-orders",
    "date": "2026-07-07",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "OFAC revokes Iranian oil license GL X, orders wind-down by 17 July",
    "headlineZh": "海外資產控制辦公室撤銷伊朗石油X號許可，限7月17日前結束交易",
    "summary": "OFAC revoked General License X just over two weeks after issuing it and replaced it with General License X1, barring new transactions from 7 July and requiring existing Iranian oil deals to be wound down by 17 July 2026. The move came as the US resumed strikes on Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "海外資產控制辦公室在發布X號通用許可僅兩週多後即將其撤銷，改發X1號通用許可，自7月7日起禁止新交易，並要求既有伊朗石油交易於2026年7月17日前結束。此舉正值美國恢復對伊朗空襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Norton Rose Fulbright",
        "url": "https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-419/knowledge/publications/917bea3e/iran-oil-relief-ends-abruptly-as-ofac-orders-immediate-wind-down"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "general-license",
      "sanctions",
      "oil",
      "snapback"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-07-qatari-lng-carrier-al-rekayyat-hit-by-projectile",
    "date": "2026-07-07",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatari LNG carrier Al Rekayyat hit by projectile in Hormuz; Qatar blames Iran",
    "headlineZh": "卡達液化天然氣運輸船Al Rekayyat號在霍爾木茲遭擊中，卡達歸咎伊朗",
    "summary": "Nakilat's laden LNG carrier Al Rekayyat was struck on its port side about 8 nautical miles east of Limah, Oman, causing an engine-room fire; no crew were injured and the cargo tanks were intact. Qatar held Iran 'fully legally responsible' and summoned Iran's deputy ambassador, and QatarEnergy suspended plans to restart Ras Laffan output. Qatari LNG shipments through Hormuz paused for about three weeks.",
    "summaryZh": "Nakilat旗下滿載的液化天然氣船Al Rekayyat號在阿曼利馬以東約8海里處左舷被擊中，機艙起火；船員無人受傷，貨艙完好。卡達認定伊朗須負「全部法律責任」並召見伊朗副大使，卡達能源暫停拉斯拉凡恢復生產計畫。卡達液化天然氣經霍爾木茲的運輸暫停約三週。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/07/iran-fires-missiles-at-two-commercial-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz/"
      },
      {
        "name": "gCaptain",
        "url": "https://gcaptain.com/damaged-qatari-lng-tanker-awaits-salvage-after-strike-near-hormuz/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lng",
      "qatar",
      "nakilat",
      "tanker-attack",
      "ras-laffan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-07-saudi-tanker-wedyan-targeted-while-transiting-the-strait",
    "date": "2026-07-07",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Saudi tanker 'Wedyan' targeted while transiting the Strait of Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "沙烏地油輪「Wedyan」號在通過荷莫茲海峽時遇襲",
    "summary": "The Saudi oil tanker Wedyan was attacked as it transited the Strait of Hormuz, weeks after the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. Qatar's Foreign Ministry said the attack threatened global energy supplies and jeopardised gains made under the MoU.",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地油輪Wedyan號在通過荷莫茲海峽時遇襲，事發於美伊簽署諒解備忘錄數週後。卡達外交部稱此次攻擊威脅全球能源供應，並危及備忘錄所取得的成果。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-targeting-of-saudi-oil-tanker-'wedyan'"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "tanker",
      "hormuz",
      "wedyan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "a grave violation of international maritime safety, a direct threat to global energy supplies, and a clear breach of international law",
      "quoteZh": "嚴重違反國際海上安全，直接威脅全球能源供應，並明顯違反國際法"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-08-trump-says-iran-memorandum-over-as-centcom-strikes",
    "date": "2026-07-08",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Trump says Iran memorandum 'over' as CENTCOM strikes 80 targets after ship attacks",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊商船後美軍打擊80個目標，川普稱備忘錄已「結束」",
    "summary": "After Iran attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM launched 'a series of powerful strikes' on more than 80 targets. Asked about the 17 June memorandum, Trump said, 'I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore,' and said the US 'may take over Kharg Island.' The IRGC claimed 85 counterattacks and an MQ-9 shootdown.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗在霍爾木茲海峽攻擊三艘商船後，美軍中央司令部對逾80個目標發動「一系列強力打擊」。被問及6月17日備忘錄時，川普說：「我想它已經結束了，我不想再和他們打交道」，並稱美國「可能接管哈爾克島」。伊斯蘭革命衛隊聲稱發動85次反擊並擊落一架MQ-9。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "TIME",
        "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/07/08/us-iran-ceasefire-over-trump-strikes-strait-of-hormuz/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ceasefire-collapse",
      "centcom",
      "strikes",
      "kharg-island",
      "mou"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-09-irans-health-ministry-reports-14-killed-78-injured",
    "date": "2026-07-09",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's health ministry reports 14 killed, 78 injured as railway bridges are hit",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗衛生部稱14死78傷，多座鐵路橋遭擊中",
    "summary": "Iran's Health Ministry reported 14 people killed and 78 injured in the resumed US strikes, which hit railway bridges including one in Golestan province. The IRGC targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, and eight Iranian army personnel had been killed in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr the previous day.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗衛生部報告美軍恢復空襲造成14人死亡、78人受傷，包括戈勒斯坦省在內多座鐵路橋遭擊中。伊斯蘭革命衛隊攻擊科威特與巴林的美軍基地，前一日阿巴斯港與布什爾有8名伊朗陸軍人員死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "casualties",
      "health-ministry",
      "railway",
      "golestan",
      "kuwait",
      "bahrain"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-10-iran-asks-public-to-cut-power-use-10",
    "date": "2026-07-10",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran asks public to cut power use 10% as demand heads above 75,500 MW",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗呼籲民眾節電10%，用電需求料超過75,500兆瓦",
    "summary": "Iranians reported renewed power cuts of two to three hours in Tehran province, Alborz, Khuzestan and Fars as heat drove demand. The energy ministry asked people to reduce electricity use by at least 10%, warning demand could exceed 75,500 megawatts.",
    "summaryZh": "受高溫推高用電影響，德黑蘭省、厄爾布爾士、胡齊斯坦和法爾斯居民反映再度出現每次二至三小時的停電。能源部呼籲民眾至少節電10%，並警告用電需求可能超過75,500兆瓦。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202607104819"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "power outages",
      "electricity",
      "heatwave"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-10-us-at-unsc-if-you-shoot-at-civilian",
    "date": "2026-07-10",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US at UNSC: \"If you shoot at civilian objects or ships, we will respond\"",
    "headlineZh": "美國於安理會：「如果你們向民用目標或船隻開火，我們就會回應」",
    "summary": "At a Security Council briefing on the reinstated Iran sanctions, the US representative said Iran had taken actions that \"defy the substance and the spirit\" of the US–Iran understanding.",
    "summaryZh": "在安理會關於恢復對伊朗制裁的簡報會上，美國代表表示伊朗的行動「違背了」美伊諒解的「實質與精神」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (SC/16409)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16409.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "sanctions",
      "shipping"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "US representative to the UN Security Council",
      "speakerZh": "美國駐聯合國安理會代表",
      "role": "United States delegation, UN Security Council",
      "roleZh": "美國代表團（聯合國安理會）",
      "quote": "If you shoot at civilian objects or ships, we will respond",
      "quoteZh": "如果你們向民用目標或船隻開火，我們就會回應"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-11-trump-1000-missiles-are-locked-and-loaded-if",
    "date": "2026-07-11",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: \"1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded\" if Iran acts on assassination threats",
    "headlineZh": "川普：若伊朗執行暗殺威脅，「1000枚飛彈已上膛待發」",
    "summary": "After chants for his death at Khamenei's funeral and a vow by Iran's new Supreme Leader to avenge his father, Trump threatened Iran on Truth Social and said the ceasefire was over while talks would continue.",
    "summaryZh": "在哈梅內伊葬禮上出現要他死的口號、伊朗新任最高領袖誓言為父報仇後，川普在Truth Social威脅伊朗，並稱停火已結束但談判將繼續。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/11/trump-threatens-iran-after-chants-for-his-death-erupted-at-khamenei-funeral"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "truth social",
      "khamenei funeral",
      "assassination"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat … to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!",
      "quoteZh": "1000枚飛彈已上膛並瞄準伊朗伊斯蘭共和國，還有數千枚將立即跟進，如果伊朗政府執行其威脅……暗殺或企圖暗殺現任美國總統，也就是我！"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-13-saudi-backed-strikes-hit-sanaa-airport-houthis-strike",
    "date": "2026-07-13",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Saudi-backed strikes hit Sanaa airport; Houthis strike Saudi Arabia's Abha airport",
    "headlineZh": "沙烏地支持的空襲擊中沙那機場；胡塞武裝攻擊沙烏地阿卜哈機場",
    "summary": "Yemeni government and Saudi forces struck Sanaa International Airport, and the Houthis retaliated by hitting Abha airport in Saudi Arabia. The same day two Emirati tankers were hit in the Gulf, killing one Indian sailor and injuring 10.",
    "summaryZh": "葉門政府軍與沙烏地部隊空襲沙那國際機場，胡塞武裝報復攻擊沙烏地阿卜哈機場。同日兩艘阿聯油輪在海灣遭擊中，一名印度船員死亡、10人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/20/yemens-houthis-declare-naval-blockade-of-saudi-arabia-what-to-know"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "sanaa",
      "abha",
      "saudi-arabia",
      "tankers"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-13-trump-reinstates-iran-blockade-and-announces-20-us",
    "date": "2026-07-13",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Trump reinstates Iran blockade and announces 20% US toll on Hormuz cargo",
    "headlineZh": "川普恢復對伊封鎖並宣布對霍爾木茲貨物徵收20%通行費",
    "summary": "After Tehran said it had closed the strait, Trump posted that 'The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran,' reinstated the blockade effective 14 July, and said the US would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo as the strait's 'GUARDIAN.' Araghchi replied that '20% is of course too much,' and the UN shipping agency said mandatory tolls had no legal basis. The toll plan was dropped the next day.",
    "summaryZh": "德黑蘭宣布關閉海峽後，川普發文稱「霍爾木茲海峽是開放的，無論有無伊朗都將保持開放」，宣布自7月14日起恢復封鎖，並稱美國作為海峽「守護者」將對所有貨物收取20%費用。阿拉格齊回應「20%當然太多了」，聯合國航運機構表示強制通行費缺乏法律依據。收費計畫翌日即取消。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/trump-iran-hormuz-strait-charge-reimburse.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Hill",
        "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5965639-trump-reinstates-naval-blockade-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "blockade",
      "toll",
      "hormuz",
      "trump",
      "araghchi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-14-india-alarmed-by-iranian-strikes-on-uae-tankers",
    "date": "2026-07-14",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "India 'alarmed' by Iranian strikes on UAE tankers carrying 30 Indian seafarers",
    "headlineZh": "印度對伊朗襲擊載有30名印度海員的阿聯酋油輪表示「震驚」",
    "summary": "India's Ministry of External Affairs said it was alarmed by the strikes on MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa in the Strait of Hormuz, which carried 30 Indian nationals among 46 crew; one Indian was killed and ten injured. India also summoned Iran's deputy chief of mission to convey its strongest protest.",
    "summaryZh": "印度外交部表示對荷莫茲海峽Al Bahiyah號及Mombasa號油輪遇襲感到震驚，兩船46名船員中有30名印度公民，一名印度人死亡、十人受傷。印度召見伊朗副館長表達最強烈抗議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "StratNews Global",
        "url": "https://stratnewsglobal.com/west-asia/one-indian-sailor-killed-6-injured-in-iranian-missile-attack-on-uae-tankers/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Webindia123 (IANS)",
        "url": "https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/World/20260714/4474813.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "hormuz",
      "tanker",
      "indian seafarers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Randhir Jaiswal",
      "speakerZh": "蘭迪爾·賈斯瓦爾",
      "role": "Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs of India",
      "roleZh": "印度外交部發言人",
      "quote": "India was alarmed by the strikes on MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz and expressed concern over the safety of Indian crew members aboard the vessels",
      "quoteZh": "印度對Al Bahiyah號及Mombasa號在通過荷莫茲海峽時遇襲感到震驚，並對船上印度船員的安全表示關切"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-14-iranian-cruise-missiles-hit-uae-tankers-mombasa-and",
    "date": "2026-07-14",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian cruise missiles hit UAE tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, killing an Indian crew member",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗巡弋飛彈擊中阿聯酋油輪Mombasa號及Al Bahiyah號，一名印度船員喪生",
    "summary": "Two Iranian cruise missiles struck the UAE national tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah in the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters. The UAE said one Indian national was killed and eight crew were injured, four seriously.",
    "summaryZh": "兩枚伊朗巡弋飛彈擊中在荷莫茲海峽南航道（位於阿曼領海內）航行的阿聯酋國家油輪Mombasa號及Al Bahiyah號。阿聯酋表示一名印度公民死亡、八名船員受傷，其中四人傷勢嚴重。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/7/14/uae-Iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-attack-on-two-uae-oil-tankers-in-strait-of-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "tanker",
      "hormuz",
      "indian crew",
      "cruise missile"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "The United Arab Emirates has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the Iranian hostile attacks that targeted the national oil tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah with two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters.",
      "quoteZh": "阿聯酋以最強烈措辭譴責並痛斥伊朗的敵對攻擊：伊朗以兩枚巡弋飛彈攻擊在阿曼領海內荷莫茲海峽南航道航行的國家油輪Mombasa號及Al Bahiyah號。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-14-iraqi-pm-al-zaidi-meets-trump-at-white",
    "date": "2026-07-14",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraqi PM al-Zaidi meets Trump at White House on first foreign trip",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克總理扎伊迪首次出訪，在白宮會見川普",
    "summary": "Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met President Trump at the White House on his first international visit, with Trump vowing 'a lot of deals'.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克總理扎伊迪首次出訪，在白宮會見川普總統，川普承諾將達成「很多交易」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/14/trump-meets-with-iraq-prime-minister-at-white-house-vows-a-lot-of-deals"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "al-zaidi",
      "trump"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-14-turkiye-condemns-houthi-missile-attack-on-southern-saudi",
    "date": "2026-07-14",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Türkiye condemns Houthi missile attack on southern Saudi Arabia",
    "headlineZh": "土耳其譴責胡塞武裝飛彈襲擊沙烏地阿拉伯南部",
    "summary": "After the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at southern Saudi Arabia, a day after Saudi-backed strikes hit Sanaa airport, Türkiye's Foreign Ministry issued press release No. 134 expressing full solidarity with Riyadh. Qatar also condemned the attack.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝向沙烏地阿拉伯南部發射彈道飛彈後（前一日沙方支持的空襲擊中沙那機場），土耳其外交部發布第134號新聞稿，表示全力聲援利雅德；卡達亦予以譴責。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Türkiye MFA (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260714220229/https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-134_-suudi-arabistan-in-guney-bolgesini-hedef-alan-fuze-saldirisi-hk.en.mfa"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-missile-attack-targeting-southern-saudi-arabia"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "turkey",
      "saudi arabia",
      "houthis",
      "ballistic missile"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye",
      "speakerZh": "土耳其外交部",
      "role": "Press release No. 134",
      "roleZh": "第134號新聞稿",
      "quote": "We condemn in the strongest terms the missile attack launched by the Houthis against the southern region of Saudi Arabia. We reaffirm our full solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the face of this attack, which violates Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and territorial integrity",
      "quoteZh": "我們以最強烈措辭譴責胡塞武裝對沙烏地阿拉伯南部地區發動的飛彈攻擊，並重申在此侵犯沙烏地主權與領土完整的攻擊面前，全力聲援沙烏地阿拉伯"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-14-uae-frees-55-iranian-fishermen-iranian-embassy-says",
    "date": "2026-07-14",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE frees 55 Iranian fishermen, Iranian embassy says",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗大使館：阿聯酋釋放55名伊朗漁民",
    "summary": "Iran's embassy said 55 Iranian fishermen had been freed from UAE custody.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗大使館表示，55名被阿聯酋扣押的伊朗漁民已獲釋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-07-14/ty-article-live/idf-detains-several-israelis-who-attempted-to-cross-border-into-syria/0000019f-5e52-d72f-afff-5f7e97fc0000?liveBlogItemId=304634918#304634918"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "fishermen",
      "detainees"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-15-vance-on-joe-rogan-a-literal-foreign-influence",
    "date": "2026-07-15",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Vance on Joe Rogan: \"a literal foreign influence campaign\" sought to tank Iran deal",
    "headlineZh": "范斯上喬·羅根節目：有「名副其實的外國影響行動」企圖破壞伊朗協議",
    "summary": "In an interview aired on Joe Rogan's podcast, the US vice president accused some in Israel's government of trying to shift US opinion against a deal ending the war with Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "美國副總統在喬·羅根播客節目中，指控以色列政府部分人士試圖扭轉美國輿論、反對結束對伊戰爭的協議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/16/vance-says-israeli-campaign-tried-to-sway-us-opinion-against-iran-diplomacy"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "vance",
      "israel",
      "islamabad memorandum"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "JD Vance",
      "speakerZh": "范斯",
      "role": "Vice President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國副總統",
      "quote": "There's a literal foreign influence campaign being funded to tank the very deal that I was pursuing.",
      "quoteZh": "有一場名副其實、獲得資金支持的外國影響行動，目的就是要破壞我所推動的這項協議。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-16-syria-says-it-foiled-shipment-of-advanced-arms",
    "date": "2026-07-16",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "Syria says it foiled shipment of advanced arms from Iraq to Hezbollah",
    "headlineZh": "敘利亞稱截獲由伊拉克運往真主黨的先進武器",
    "summary": "Syrian authorities said they stopped a large shipment of advanced weapons and missiles crossing from Iraq bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon. President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government has avoided direct confrontation with Hezbollah but warned its presence on the border had become a threat.",
    "summaryZh": "敘利亞當局表示攔截一批從伊拉克越境、運往黎巴嫩真主黨的大量先進武器與飛彈。夏拉總統政府雖避免與真主黨直接對抗，但已警告其在邊境的存在構成威脅。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-it-foiled-attempt-to-smuggle-advanced-arms-to-hezbollah-from-iraq/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "syria",
      "hezbollah",
      "smuggling",
      "iraq",
      "al-sharaa"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-17-hormuz-war-risk-premiums-jump-to-310-of",
    "date": "2026-07-17",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Hormuz war-risk premiums jump to 3–10% of hull value as attacks resume",
    "headlineZh": "攻擊恢復，霍爾木茲戰爭險保費升至船體價值3%至10%",
    "summary": "War-risk insurance for Hormuz transits rose to between 3% and 10% of hull value, meaning a $100 million tanker faced premiums of $3–10 million per voyage versus about $250,000 before the war, The National reported. On 22 July Marsh's Marcus Baker told S&P Global rates had climbed from 1–3% weeks earlier to 7.5–10%.",
    "summaryZh": "《國家報》報導，霍爾木茲海峽通航的戰爭險保費升至船體價值的3%至10%，一艘價值1億美元的油輪每航次需付300萬至1,000萬美元，戰前僅約25萬美元。7月22日，達信（Marsh）的貝克向標普全球表示，保費已由數週前的1%至3%升至7.5%至10%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/07/17/war-risk-shipping-premium-surges-again-as-tensions-escalate-at-strait-of-hormuz/"
      },
      {
        "name": "S&P Global",
        "url": "https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/072226-middle-east-shipping-insurance-costs-rise-on-hormuz-risks-marsh"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "war-risk insurance",
      "marsh",
      "shipping costs"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-17-irgc-claims-attack-on-us-special-operations-center",
    "date": "2026-07-17",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "IRGC claims attack on US special operations center at al-Tanf in Syria",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊聲稱襲擊美軍在敘利亞坦夫的特種作戰中心",
    "summary": "The IRGC claimed an attack on a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria, describing it as retaliation for the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr under 'Operation Nasr 2'. The claim was not independently confirmed.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊聲稱襲擊美軍位於敘利亞坦夫的特種作戰指揮中心，稱是「勝利2號行動」下對伊朗士兵在伊朗沙赫爾遇害的報復。說法未獲獨立證實。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_in_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "al-tanf",
      "irgc",
      "us forces",
      "syria"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-17-qatar-condemns-renewed-iranian-attacks-on-its-territory",
    "date": "2026-07-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar condemns renewed Iranian attacks on its territory and on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait",
    "headlineZh": "卡達譴責伊朗再度攻擊其領土及約旦、巴林、科威特",
    "summary": "As hostilities resumed after the June memorandum of understanding, Qatar's Foreign Ministry said Iran had again attacked Qatari territory as well as Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait. It warned the attacks could undermine diplomatic efforts to contain regional tensions.",
    "summaryZh": "6月諒解備忘錄後戰事重燃，卡達外交部表示伊朗再度攻擊卡達領土以及約旦、巴林和科威特，並警告攻擊可能破壞遏制地區緊張的外交努力。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-its-territory-and-neighboring-states"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "jordan",
      "bahrain",
      "kuwait"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The State of Qatar strongly condemns renewed attacks by Iran on its territory, as well as on the territories of Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, slamming them as a \"flagrant violation\" of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries concerned.",
      "quoteZh": "卡達國強烈譴責伊朗再次攻擊其領土以及約旦、巴林和科威特領土，斥之為對相關國家主權與領土完整的「公然侵犯」。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-18-iran-says-us-strikes-hit-darkhovin-nuclear-site",
    "date": "2026-07-18",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran says US strikes hit Darkhovin nuclear site; health ministry reports 50 killed in July",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗稱美軍空襲擊中達爾霍溫核設施；衛生部稱7月已有50人死亡",
    "summary": "CENTCOM completed an eighth straight night of strikes on IRGC coastal installations, and Iran said US strikes hit the unfinished Darkhovin nuclear power plant site in Khuzestan; the US did not confirm and the IAEA said it was looking into the report. Iran's Health Ministry said at least 50 people were killed and more than 500 injured in US strikes in July. HRANA counted 48 killed between 8 and 17 July, including 20 civilians.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部連續第八晚空襲伊斯蘭革命衛隊海岸設施，伊朗稱美軍擊中胡齊斯坦省尚未完工的達爾霍溫核電廠工地；美方未證實，國際原子能總署表示正在調查。伊朗衛生部稱7月美軍空襲至少造成50人死亡、逾500人受傷。HRANA統計7月8日至17日共48人死亡，其中20人為平民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/20/what-we-know-about-us-soldiers-killed-in-iran-war-and-iranian-casualties"
      },
      {
        "name": "Open Magazine",
        "url": "https://openthemagazine.com/world/us-accused-of-striking-irans-darkhovin-nuclear-site-amid-escalation"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "darkhovin",
      "nuclear-site",
      "casualties",
      "hrana",
      "health-ministry"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-18-qatar-says-iranian-strikes-on-kuwaits-power-and",
    "date": "2026-07-18",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar says Iranian strikes on Kuwait's power and desalination plants 'cross all red lines'",
    "headlineZh": "卡達稱伊朗襲擊科威特電廠及海水淡化廠「跨越所有紅線」",
    "summary": "Iranian attacks hit electricity and water desalination plants in Kuwait, a direct strike on vital civilian infrastructure; Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said Iran bore full legal and moral responsibility. Qatar said the attacks breached UN Security Council Resolution 2817.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗攻擊科威特的電廠及海水淡化廠，此為直接打擊重要民用基礎設施；科威特外交部稱伊朗須承擔全部法律及道義責任。卡達表示攻擊違反聯合國安理會第2817號決議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-iran's-repeated-attacks-on-jordan--bahrain-and-kuwait18"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/kuwait-condemns-dangerous-escalation-after-iran-targets-civilian-infrastructure/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "desalination",
      "power plant",
      "resolution 2817"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "targeting electricity and water desalination plants in the State of Kuwait crosses all red lines and constitutes an egregious violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817",
      "quoteZh": "攻擊科威特的電廠及海水淡化廠跨越所有紅線，嚴重違反聯合國安理會第2817號決議"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-18-two-us-soldiers-killed-in-jordan-us-war",
    "date": "2026-07-18",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Two US soldiers killed in Jordan; US war deaths reach 17 after Iraq fatality",
    "headlineZh": "兩名美軍在約旦陣亡；伊拉克再有一人死亡後美軍戰死人數達17人",
    "summary": "Two US soldiers, 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, were killed in an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, and another service member died in northern Iraq on 19 July, bringing US deaths to 17. Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad was killed at the same base on 21 July. About 100 US troops had been injured since 7 July.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中尉泰勒·詹姆斯·菲漢與二等兵伊莎貝拉·岡薩雷斯在伊朗攻擊約旦穆瓦法格·薩爾提空軍基地時陣亡，7月19日伊拉克北部另有一名軍人死亡，美軍死亡人數升至17人。中士安赫爾·蘭佩薩德於7月21日在同一基地陣亡。自7月7日以來約100名美軍受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Fox News",
        "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/us-iran-war-irgc-soldiers-death-retaliatory-strikes-jordan-july-19"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "us-casualties",
      "jordan",
      "muwaffaq-salti",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-18-us-strikes-on-coastal-power-and-desalination-pumps",
    "date": "2026-07-18",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US strikes on coastal power and desalination pumps cut water to about 10,000 Iranians",
    "headlineZh": "美軍空襲沿岸電力及海水淡化泵站，約1萬名伊朗人斷水",
    "summary": "US strikes on power and desalination pumping facilities on Iran's southern coast, including at Jask, cut water supplies to about 10,000 people, according to reports during the seventh consecutive night of US strikes on Iranian infrastructure.",
    "summaryZh": "據報導，美軍連續第七晚空襲伊朗基礎設施期間，打擊包括賈斯克在內的南部沿岸電力及海水淡化泵站，導致約1萬人供水中斷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-07-18/ty-article-live/for-seventh-night-in-a-row-u-s-launches-strikes-on-iranian-infrastructure/0000019f-72d8-de8e-afff-f3fad06d0000?liveBlogItemId=1924999914#1924999914"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "water",
      "desalination",
      "jask",
      "civilian infrastructure"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-19-iran-executes-two-isfahan-protesters-in-alikhani-square",
    "date": "2026-07-19",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes two Isfahan protesters in 'Alikhani Square' case",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決伊斯法罕「阿里哈尼廣場案」兩名示威者",
    "summary": "Erfan Esfandiari, 19, and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, a 24-year-old Afghan national, were executed over the January protests in Isfahan's Alikhani Square. Rights groups said 12 or more defendants in the case had been sentenced to death.",
    "summaryZh": "19歲的埃斯凡迪亞里（Erfan Esfandiari）與24歲阿富汗籍男子穆罕默迪（Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi）因一月伊斯法罕阿里哈尼廣場示威案被處決。人權團體指該案至少有12名被告被判死刑。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NIAC",
        "url": "https://niacouncil.org/iran-executes-two-more-protesters-in-isfahans-alikhani-square-case/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202610057647"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "isfahan",
      "january protests",
      "alikhani square"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-19-iranian-missile-aimed-at-aqaba-airport-intercepted-fragments",
    "date": "2026-07-19",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Iranian missile aimed at Aqaba airport intercepted; fragments fall north of Eilat",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗射向亞喀巴機場的飛彈遭攔截，碎片落在埃拉特以北",
    "summary": "An Iranian missile fired at Jordan's King Hussein International Airport near Aqaba was intercepted, with fragments landing north of Eilat in Israel. IDF chief Eyal Zamir warned Israel would strike back at Iran if attacks came closer.",
    "summaryZh": "一枚射向約旦亞喀巴侯賽因國王國際機場的伊朗飛彈遭攔截，碎片落在以色列埃拉特以北。以軍參謀總長扎米爾警告，若攻擊更加逼近，以色列將反擊伊朗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-902996"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Hindu",
        "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-israel-war-july-19-2026-live-updates-kuwait-us/article71240587.ece"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eilat",
      "aqaba",
      "jordan",
      "zamir"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-19-rubio-praises-lebanese-president-aouns-push-to-disarm",
    "date": "2026-07-19",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Rubio praises Lebanese President Aoun's push to disarm Hezbollah in Washington",
    "headlineZh": "盧比歐在華府讚揚黎巴嫩總統奧恩推動解除真主黨武裝",
    "summary": "At a meeting in Washington, Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's efforts to disarm Hezbollah. Aoun said the two countries must align on implementing the tripartite framework by achieving the first Israeli withdrawal from the first pilot zone.",
    "summaryZh": "國務卿盧比歐在華府會晤黎巴嫩總統約瑟夫·奧恩，讚揚其解除真主黨武裝的努力。奧恩表示兩國必須在落實三方框架上協調一致，促成以軍首次撤出第一個試點區。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-meeting-in-dc-rubio-lauds-lebanon-presidents-ongoing-push-to-disarm-hezbollah/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "aoun",
      "rubio",
      "hezbollah",
      "disarmament"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-20-houthis-declare-naval-blockade-of-saudi-arabia-threaten",
    "date": "2026-07-20",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis declare naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, threaten Bab el-Mandeb tankers",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝宣布對沙烏地實施海上封鎖，威脅曼德海峽油輪",
    "summary": "Yemen's Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, saying they would target Saudi, Israeli and US-linked tankers in the Bab el-Mandeb in retaliation for the attack on Sanaa airport. Riyadh had relied on its pipeline to the Red Sea to export oil while Hormuz was shut. Brent briefly traded above $90 after the announcement.",
    "summaryZh": "葉門胡塞武裝宣布對沙烏地實施海上封鎖，稱將攻擊曼德海峽中與沙烏地、以色列及美國有關的油輪，以報復沙那機場遇襲。霍爾木茲關閉期間，利雅德依賴通往紅海的輸油管出口石油。消息公布後布蘭特一度升破90美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Foreign Policy",
        "url": "https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/20/houthi-blockade-saudi-iran-war-red-sea-gulf-aden-hormuz/"
      },
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/yemen-houthis-maritime-embargo-saudi-arabia-oil-rcna588345"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "blockade",
      "saudi-arabia",
      "bab-el-mandeb",
      "red-sea"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-20-magnitude-52-earthquake-in-kermanshah-province-injures-20",
    "date": "2026-07-20",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Kermanshah province injures 20",
    "headlineZh": "克爾曼沙阿省發生5.2級地震，20人受傷",
    "summary": "A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Kermanshah province in western Iran, injuring about 20 people, according to the province's crisis management officials cited by IRNA.",
    "summaryZh": "據伊朗官方通訊社引述克爾曼沙阿省危機管理官員，伊朗西部克爾曼沙阿省發生5.2級地震，約20人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "IRNA",
        "url": "https://www.irna.ir/news/86214359/%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87-%DB%B1%DB%B0-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "earthquake",
      "kermanshah",
      "disaster"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-20-trump-iran-will-pay-for-that-killing-many",
    "date": "2026-07-20",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: Iran \"will pay for that killing many times over\" for every US soldier killed",
    "headlineZh": "川普：伊朗每殺一名美軍，都將為此「付出數倍代價」",
    "summary": "After US service members were killed in Jordan and Iraq, Trump posted on social media that he had passed a directive to Defense Secretary Hegseth and Gen. Caine.",
    "summaryZh": "在美軍於約旦與伊拉克陣亡後，川普在社群媒體發文，稱已向國防部長赫格塞斯和凱恩上將下達指示。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/20/trump-vows-iran-will-pay-for-killing-us-soldiers"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "us casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗每殺害一名美國士兵，他們都將為此付出數倍的代價！"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-21-hegseth-tells-senate-iran-war-cost-estimate-is",
    "date": "2026-07-21",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Hegseth tells Senate Iran war cost estimate is $37.5bn",
    "headlineZh": "赫格塞斯向參議院表示對伊戰爭成本估計為375億美元",
    "summary": "Questioned by Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, the US defense secretary gave the latest official estimate of the cost of the Iran war.",
    "summaryZh": "在民主黨參議員德賓質詢下，美國國防部長提出對伊戰爭成本的最新官方估計。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/21/hegseth-says-iran-war-has-cost-37-5bn-in-latest-official-us-account"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hegseth",
      "war costs",
      "congress"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Pete Hegseth",
      "speakerZh": "赫格塞斯",
      "role": "US Secretary of Defense",
      "roleZh": "美國國防部長",
      "quote": "The estimate we have as of today is $37.5bn",
      "quoteZh": "截至今天，我們的估計是375億美元"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-21-lebanese-army-deploys-in-zawtar-al-gharbiyah-after",
    "date": "2026-07-21",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanese army deploys in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah after Israeli withdrawal from pilot zone",
    "headlineZh": "以軍撤出試點區，黎巴嫩軍隊進駐西扎烏塔爾",
    "summary": "The Lebanese army began deploying in the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah after Israeli forces withdrew, a Lebanese official said, days after Washington said Israel had agreed to leave the framework deal's pilot zones.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩官員表示，以軍撤出後，黎巴嫩軍隊開始進駐南部城鎮西扎烏塔爾；數日前華府表示以色列同意撤出框架協議中的試點區。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-army-deploys-southern-town-after-israeli-withdrawal-official-says-2026-07-21/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanese army",
      "pilot zones",
      "israeli withdrawal"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-22-cisa-update-iranian-hackers-also-hit-siemens-and",
    "date": "2026-07-22",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "CISA update: Iranian hackers also hit Siemens and Schneider PLCs, disabled safety alarms",
    "headlineZh": "美國網安局更新警示：伊朗駭客亦攻擊西門子及施耐德控制器，並關閉安全警報",
    "summary": "An update to advisory AA26-097A, with Treasury joining as an author, said Iranian-affiliated actors had modified and deleted PLC project logic and manipulated HMI and SCADA displays, in some cases disabling critical shutdown and alarm logic. It widened the scope to Schneider Electric and Siemens devices.",
    "summaryZh": "AA26-097A警示更新（財政部加入為發布機構）指出，與伊朗有關的行為者修改及刪除控制器程式邏輯，並竄改人機介面及監控系統畫面，部分情況下關閉了關鍵停機及警報邏輯。警示範圍擴大至施耐德電氣及西門子設備。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Industrial Cyber",
        "url": "https://industrialcyber.co/control-device-security/us-agencies-update-advisory-on-iranian-cyber-campaign-targeting-internet-connected-plcs-in-critical-infrastructure/"
      },
      {
        "name": "ExecutiveGov",
        "url": "https://www.executivegov.com/articles/cisa-fbi-epa-update-iran-plc-cyber-advisory"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "cisa",
      "plc",
      "siemens",
      "schneider electric"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-22-european-ttf-gas-settles-at-2091mmbtu-highest-close",
    "date": "2026-07-22",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "European TTF gas settles at $20.91/MMBtu, highest close since January 2023",
    "headlineZh": "歐洲TTF天然氣收於每百萬英熱單位20.91美元，創2023年1月以來最高",
    "summary": "The TTF front-month contract settled at $20.91/MMBtu, its highest close since January 2023, as the US-Iran conflict flared again and Qatari LNG remained disrupted. TTF had been around €32/MWh in late February before the war.",
    "summaryZh": "隨美伊衝突再起、卡達液化天然氣持續受阻，TTF近月合約收於每百萬英熱單位20.91美元，為2023年1月以來最高收盤價。開戰前2月底TTF約為每兆瓦時32歐元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Kpler",
        "url": "https://www.kpler.com/blog/global-lng-and-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-us-and-iran-resume-hot-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "natural-gas",
      "ttf",
      "lng",
      "europe",
      "prices"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-23-airlines-suspend-flights-to-dubai-riyadh-and-beirut",
    "date": "2026-07-23",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Airlines suspend flights to Dubai, Riyadh and Beirut as US-Iran fighting resumes",
    "headlineZh": "美伊再度交火，多家航空公司暫停往返杜拜、利雅德及貝魯特航班",
    "summary": "Several international airlines suspended or rerouted flights to Dubai, Riyadh, Beirut and other regional destinations as the US carried out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, The National reported.",
    "summaryZh": "《國家報》報導，美國連續第十晚空襲伊朗之際，多家國際航空公司暫停或改道往返杜拜、利雅德、貝魯特等地區航點的航班。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/07/23/uae-flights-cancellations-iran-us/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "airlines",
      "flight suspensions"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-23-brent-tops-100-as-houthis-set-saudi-tanker",
    "date": "2026-07-23",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent tops $100 as Houthis set Saudi tanker ablaze in Red Sea",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝在紅海擊中沙烏地油輪起火，布蘭特突破100美元",
    "summary": "The Houthis said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers, and Saudi media confirmed one was set on fire. Brent rose $6.58, or 6.96%, to $100.65, above $100 for the first time since late May and up about 40% for the month, while US gasoline reached $4.09 a gallon. Hormuz transits fell to just 15 that day.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝稱攻擊兩艘沙烏地油輪，沙烏地媒體證實其中一艘起火。布蘭特上漲6.58美元或6.96%至100.65美元，為5月底以來首次突破100美元，當月累計漲約40%，美國汽油價格升至每加侖4.09美元。當日霍爾木茲通行僅15艘次。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Washington Post",
        "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/23/least-one-saudi-oil-tanker-is-attacked-red-sea-war-risks-widen/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/24/as-oil-soars-experts-watch-red-sea-tankers-for-clarity-on-houthi-blockade"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil",
      "brent",
      "houthis",
      "saudi-tanker",
      "gasoline"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-23-house-passes-second-iran-war-powers-resolution-sponsored",
    "date": "2026-07-23",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "House passes second Iran war powers resolution sponsored by Pramila Jayapal",
    "headlineZh": "眾議院通過賈亞帕爾提出的第二項伊朗戰爭權力決議",
    "summary": "The House passed a second Iran war powers resolution, sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, again with four Republican votes, as US strikes on Iran continued for a 13th consecutive night. A companion Senate effort failed, with Sen. Bill Cassidy switching to oppose after backing the June measure.",
    "summaryZh": "在美軍連續第13晚空襲伊朗之際，眾議院再次在四名共和黨人支持下通過賈亞帕爾眾議員提出的第二項伊朗戰爭權力決議。參議院的相應努力失敗，卡西迪參議員在6月支持後轉投反對。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MS NOW",
        "url": "https://www.ms.now/news/house-adopts-war-powers-resolution-curb-trump-iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "house",
      "jayapal"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-23-rubio-iran-is-begging-us-for-a-deal",
    "date": "2026-07-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Rubio: \"Iran is begging us\" for a deal but not ready to accept one",
    "headlineZh": "盧比歐：「伊朗在求我們」達成協議，但尚未準備好接受",
    "summary": "Speaking on the sidelines of an ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Manila, the US secretary of state said Washington's central objective remained a denuclearised Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國務卿在馬尼拉東協外長會議場邊表示，華府的核心目標仍是一個無核化的伊朗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/23/rubio-says-iran-begging-for-a-deal-with-us-but-not-ready-to-make-one"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rubio",
      "asean",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Marco Rubio",
      "speakerZh": "盧比歐",
      "role": "US Secretary of State",
      "roleZh": "美國國務卿",
      "quote": "Our number one interest and the threat they pose to the world is these lunatics in possession of a nuclear weapon, and that's not going to happen.",
      "quoteZh": "我們的首要利益，以及他們對世界構成的威脅，就是這些瘋子擁有核武，而這是不會發生的。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-24-eu-sanctions-six-more-iranian-officials-for-serious",
    "date": "2026-07-24",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "EU sanctions six more Iranian officials for serious human rights violations",
    "headlineZh": "歐盟再制裁六名嚴重侵犯人權的伊朗官員",
    "summary": "The Council of the EU imposed restrictive measures on an additional six individuals responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran. The EU had designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation on 19 February over the crackdown on protests.",
    "summaryZh": "歐盟理事會對另外六名須為伊朗嚴重人權侵害負責的個人實施限制措施。歐盟已於2月19日因鎮壓抗議將伊斯蘭革命衛隊列為恐怖組織。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Council of the EU – timeline",
        "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/sanctions-against-iran/timeline-eu-sanctions-against-iran/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eu",
      "sanctions",
      "human-rights",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-25-greek-air-defense-unit-in-saudi-arabia-downs",
    "date": "2026-07-25",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Greek air defense unit in Saudi Arabia downs two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen",
    "headlineZh": "駐沙烏地希臘防空部隊擊落兩枚來自葉門的彈道飛彈",
    "summary": "A Greek air defence system deployed in Saudi Arabia shot down two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen. Earlier in the week six ships turned around in the Bab al-Mandab after Houthi warnings to stay away from Saudi ports. US strikes on Iran paused the same day after 13 consecutive nights.",
    "summaryZh": "部署在沙烏地的希臘防空系統擊落兩枚從葉門發射的彈道飛彈。本週稍早，胡塞武裝警告船隻遠離沙烏地港口後，有6艘船在曼德海峽掉頭。美軍連續13晚空襲伊朗後於同日暫停。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/24/as-oil-soars-experts-watch-red-sea-tankers-for-clarity-on-houthi-blockade"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "greece",
      "patriot",
      "saudi-arabia",
      "houthis",
      "missiles"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-26-mojtaba-khamenei-defending-hezbollah-is-irans-strategic-mandate",
    "date": "2026-07-26",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Mojtaba Khamenei: defending Hezbollah is Iran's \"strategic mandate\"",
    "headlineZh": "穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊：捍衛真主黨是伊朗的「戰略使命」",
    "summary": "In a series of posts, Iran's Supreme Leader voiced support for Hezbollah, as Tehran insisted Israel must end strikes on Lebanon as a condition for ending the war with the US.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗最高領袖在一系列貼文中表態支持真主黨；德黑蘭堅持以色列停止空襲黎巴嫩是結束對美戰爭的條件。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/26/us-iran-peace-deal-depends-on-israel-leaving-lebanon-says-khamenei"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mojtaba khamenei",
      "hezbollah",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mojtaba Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the defense of these oppressed yet powerful mujahideen [of Hezbollah] to be its strategic mandate",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗伊斯蘭共和國視捍衛這些受壓迫卻強大的（真主黨）聖戰者為其戰略使命"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-27-drones-launched-from-iraq-target-saudi-oil-facilities",
    "date": "2026-07-27",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Drones launched from Iraq target Saudi oil facilities in Eastern Province and Riyadh",
    "headlineZh": "自伊拉克發射的無人機攻擊沙烏地東部省及利雅德石油設施",
    "summary": "Drones originating from Iraqi territory attempted to strike oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province and Riyadh. Qatar condemned the attacks as a flagrant violation of Saudi sovereignty.",
    "summaryZh": "自伊拉克境內起飛的無人機試圖攻擊沙烏地阿拉伯東部省及利雅德的石油設施。卡達譴責攻擊公然侵犯沙烏地主權。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-attempt-to-target-saudi-oil-facilities-with-drones-originating-from-iraqi-territory"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "iraq",
      "drones",
      "oil facilities"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The State of Qatar strongly condemns the attacks that attempted to target oil facilities in the Eastern Province and Riyadh in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using drones originating from Iraqi territory.",
      "quoteZh": "卡達國強烈譴責以源自伊拉克領土的無人機試圖攻擊姊妹國沙烏地阿拉伯東部省及利雅德石油設施的行為。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-28-coordinated-cyberattack-targets-more-than-30-minnesota-community",
    "date": "2026-07-28",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Coordinated cyberattack targets more than 30 Minnesota community water systems",
    "headlineZh": "協同網路攻擊針對明尼蘇達州逾30個社區供水系統",
    "summary": "Minnesota IT Services said a coordinated cyberattack on 26–27 July targeted technology at more than 30 community water systems; Plymouth, South St. Paul, Maple Plain and Braham reported limited or mitigated effects and normal water use. Officials later said evidence pointed to Iranian hackers.",
    "summaryZh": "明尼蘇達州資訊服務部表示，7月26至27日一宗協同網路攻擊針對逾30個社區供水系統的技術設備；普利茅斯、南聖保羅、梅普爾普倫及布拉漢姆報告影響有限或已緩解，居民可正常用水。官員其後表示證據指向伊朗駭客。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FOX 9",
        "url": "https://www.fox9.com/news/30-minnesota-water-systems-targeted-cyber-attack"
      },
      {
        "name": "New York Times",
        "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/us/politics/iran-cyberattack-water-systems.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "water utilities",
      "minnesota",
      "cyberav3ngers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-28-iran-carries-out-first-public-executions-of-2026",
    "date": "2026-07-28",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran carries out first public executions of 2026 in Isfahan's Alikhani Square",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在伊斯法罕阿里哈尼廣場執行2026年首次公開絞刑",
    "summary": "Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, detained over the 8 January protests, were hanged at dawn in Isfahan's Alikhani Square on charges including moharebeh. IHRNGO called them Iran's first public executions of 2026; France 24 reported the crowd chanted anti-police slogans and riot units dispersed it.",
    "summaryZh": "因1月8日示威被捕的塞帕希（Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani）與薩法里（Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi）以「與神為敵」等罪名，於黎明在伊斯法罕阿里哈尼廣場被公開絞死。伊朗人權組織（IHRNGO）稱這是伊朗2026年首次公開處決；法國24台報導，圍觀群眾高喊反警察口號，遭防暴部隊驅散。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "HRANA",
        "url": "https://www.en-hrana.org/isfahan-abolfazl-sepahi-and-amirhossein-safari-publicly-executed/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hengaw",
        "url": "https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/07/article-167"
      },
      {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260729-iran-public-executions-isfahan-anti-regime-protests"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "public execution",
      "isfahan",
      "january protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-28-unifil-neutralises-four-tonnes-of-explosives-found-in",
    "date": "2026-07-28",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "UNIFIL neutralises four tonnes of explosives found in Houla",
    "headlineZh": "聯合國駐黎部隊在胡拉銷毀四噸爆炸物",
    "summary": "UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon found and neutralised about four tonnes of ammonium nitrate explosives in Houla, apparently left behind by Israeli forces, Dawn reported.",
    "summaryZh": "據《黎明報》報導，黎巴嫩南部的聯合國維和人員在胡拉發現並銷毀約四噸硝酸銨爆炸物，相信是以軍遺留。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Dawn",
        "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2019027/un-peacekeepers-in-lebanon-find-ammonium-nitrate-explosives-in-south"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unifil",
      "explosives",
      "houla"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-29-ofac-designates-irgc-linked-hormuzsafe-transit-insurance-scheme",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "OFAC designates IRGC-linked HormuzSafe 'transit insurance' scheme and eight tankers",
    "headlineZh": "海外資產控制辦公室制裁革命衛隊關聯的HormuzSafe「過境保險」計畫及8艘油輪",
    "summary": "OFAC designated the Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Co. and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority, saying they extract revenue for the IRGC from ships under the guise of insurance, traffic control and security services paid in bitcoin, Tether and USDC. Treasury said the risks the coverage purports to protect against 'are overwhelmingly created by Iran itself.' Tankers including Well Sail, Lily, Natsumi, Nireta and Yehope were also sanctioned.",
    "summaryZh": "海外資產控制辦公室制裁波斯灣海事保險公司及HormuzSafe海事服務局，指其以保險、交通管制及安全服務為名，以比特幣、泰達幣及USDC收費，為伊斯蘭革命衛隊榨取船隻收入。財政部表示，這些保單聲稱防範的風險「絕大部分正是伊朗自己製造的」。Well Sail、Lily、Natsumi、Nireta與Yehope等油輪亦遭制裁。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Seatrade Maritime",
        "url": "https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/ofac-targets-iran-s-extortion-insurance-scheme-in-hormuz"
      },
      {
        "name": "Holland & Knight",
        "url": "https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/strait-talk-ofac-designates-irgc-linked-transit-insurance-schemes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "hormuzsafe",
      "insurance",
      "crypto",
      "tankers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-29-qatar-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-jordan-as-brazen",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "jordan",
    "headline": "Qatar condemns Iranian attacks on Jordan as 'brazen breach' of international law",
    "headlineZh": "卡達譴責伊朗攻擊約旦「公然違反」國際法",
    "summary": "As Iranian missile fire on Jordan resumed in July, including strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base that killed US soldiers earlier in the month, Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks on the kingdom. It warned they would undermine de-escalation efforts reached through diplomacy.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗於7月恢復向約旦發射飛彈，包括本月稍早襲擊穆瓦法格·薩爾提空軍基地造成美軍死亡。卡達外交部譴責對約旦王國的攻擊，警告此舉將破壞經外交取得的降溫成果。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-iranian-attacks-on-jordan"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202607192776"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "jordan",
      "muwaffaq salti",
      "qatar"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The State of Qatar strongly condemns the Iranian attacks on the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and considers them a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as a brazen breach of international law and the United Nations Charter.",
      "quoteZh": "卡達國強烈譴責伊朗對姊妹國約旦哈希姆王國的攻擊，認為此舉公然侵犯約旦主權與領土完整，並明目張膽地違反國際法與《聯合國憲章》。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-29-us-strikes-in-iraq-kill-20-pmf-militants",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US strikes in Iraq kill 20 PMF militants after foiled attack in Jordan",
    "headlineZh": "約旦襲擊遭挫敗後美軍在伊拉克空襲擊斃20名人民動員部隊成員",
    "summary": "US forces carried out retaliatory strikes after a foiled attack in Jordan, with strikes in Iraq killing 20 Popular Mobilization Forces militants. The PMF reported 20 fighters killed and 32 injured during July.",
    "summaryZh": "約旦一次襲擊被挫敗後，美軍展開報復性打擊，在伊拉克的空襲擊斃20名人民動員部隊武裝人員。人民動員部隊報告7月共20名戰士死亡、32人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "pmf",
      "airstrikes",
      "jordan",
      "militias"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-30-fbi-epa-and-cisa-warn-hackers-breached-water",
    "date": "2026-07-30",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "FBI, EPA and CISA warn hackers breached water systems in at least seven states",
    "headlineZh": "聯邦調查局、環保署及網路安全局警告至少七州供水系統遭駭",
    "summary": "The FBI, EPA and CISA warned that cyber actors had remotely accessed water and wastewater systems in at least seven states, 'resulting in a loss of monitoring and control functionality,' targeting older Allen-Bradley controllers. The New York Times reported federal authorities suspected Iran-linked hackers, with tactics resembling the IRGC-linked CyberAv3ngers. Trump said he did not 'think there was an Iranian cyberattack.'",
    "summaryZh": "聯邦調查局、環保署與網路安全暨基礎設施安全局警告，網路攻擊者遠端入侵至少七州的供水及污水系統，「導致監控功能喪失」，目標為老舊的Allen-Bradley控制器。《紐約時報》報導聯邦當局懷疑與伊朗有關的駭客所為，手法類似與革命衛隊相關的CyberAv3ngers。川普表示他「不認為是伊朗的網路攻擊」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Tribune (NYT report)",
        "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/usa-news/cyberattacks-on-us-water-supply-widen-across-7-states-as-evidence-points-to-iran-nyt-report/"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-states-water-systems-cyberattacks-iran-backed-hackers/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "cyberattack",
      "water-utilities",
      "cisa",
      "fbi",
      "cyberav3ngers"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-30-qatar-sends-first-lng-cargo-through-hormuz-since",
    "date": "2026-07-30",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar sends first LNG cargo through Hormuz since Al Rekayyat attack",
    "headlineZh": "Al Rekayyat號遇襲後卡達首批液化天然氣經霍爾木茲出運",
    "summary": "The LNG carrier Al Areesh entered the Gulf of Oman, apparently bound for Pakistan, the first Qatari LNG shipment through the strait since the 7 July attack ended a three-week pause.",
    "summaryZh": "液化天然氣運輸船Al Areesh號駛入阿曼灣，似乎駛往巴基斯坦，這是7月7日遇襲事件後、經過三週停運的首批經海峽出運的卡達液化天然氣。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/07/30/qatar-sends-first-lng-shipment-through-strait-of-hormuz-since-tanker-attack/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lloyd's List",
        "url": "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1158032/Qatar%E2%80%99s-LNG-carrier-transits-Hormuz-via-Iran-approved-route"
      },
      {
        "name": "Marine Insight",
        "url": "https://www.marineinsight.com/qatarenergy-controlled-lng-tanker-exits-strait-of-hormuz-for-first-time-in-3-weeks/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lng",
      "qatar",
      "hormuz",
      "pakistan",
      "exports"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-07-31-hengaw-iran-executed-at-least-67-prisoners-in",
    "date": "2026-07-31",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Hengaw: Iran executed at least 67 prisoners in July, including nine political prisoners",
    "headlineZh": "Hengaw：伊朗7月至少處決67人，包括9名政治犯",
    "summary": "Kurdish rights group Hengaw reported that at least 67 prisoners were executed across Iran in July 2026, including nine political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.",
    "summaryZh": "庫德人權組織Hengaw報告，2026年7月伊朗各地至少處決67名囚犯，其中包括9名政治犯與良心犯。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Hengaw",
        "url": "https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/08/article-1"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "hengaw",
      "human-rights",
      "political-prisoners"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-01-iran-hangs-20-year-old-january-protester-arvin",
    "date": "2026-08-01",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran hangs 20-year-old January protester Arvin Kheirkhah in Shahroud",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在沙赫魯德絞死20歲一月示威者凱爾哈",
    "summary": "Arvin Kheirkhah, 20, arrested during the January protests and convicted of moharebeh by a Revolutionary Court, was executed at Shahroud prison, Iran International reported. Reza Pahlavi condemned the execution and named several other detainees he said were at risk.",
    "summaryZh": "據伊朗國際電視台報導，一月示威期間被捕、遭革命法庭以「與神為敵」罪判刑的20歲青年凱爾哈（Arvin Kheirkhah）在沙赫魯德監獄被處決。禮薩·巴勒維譴責處決，並點名其他數名面臨危險的被拘留者。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608017072"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608122187"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "january protests",
      "shahroud"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-01-iraq-signs-one-year-deal-to-export-750000",
    "date": "2026-08-01",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq signs one-year deal to export 750,000 b/d via Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克與土耳其簽約，一年內經基爾庫克—傑伊漢管道每日出口75萬桶",
    "summary": "Iraq signed a one-year agreement with Turkey to export 750,000 barrels of oil per day through the Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline, seeking an outlet that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克與土耳其簽署為期一年的協議，經基爾庫克—傑伊漢管道每日出口75萬桶原油，以繞過霍爾木茲海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Asharq Business",
        "url": "https://asharqbusiness.com/power/142716/%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iraq"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "turkey",
      "pipeline",
      "kirkuk-ceyhan"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-02-trump-calls-off-planned-large-scale-attack-citing",
    "date": "2026-08-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump calls off planned large-scale attack, citing Iranian request for time",
    "headlineZh": "川普以伊朗要求更多時間為由取消大規模攻擊計畫",
    "summary": "Trump said he called off a planned large attack on Iran because Tehran had asked for more time; Iran denied making any such request. On 3 August Iran denied it was negotiating with the US while confirming talks with Oman were ongoing.",
    "summaryZh": "川普表示因德黑蘭要求更多時間，他取消了對伊朗的大規模攻擊計畫；伊朗否認曾提出此要求。8月3日伊朗否認正與美國談判，但證實與阿曼的會談仍在進行。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "strikes-called-off",
      "oman",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-03-iran-hangs-political-prisoners-omid-behzad-and-pouria",
    "date": "2026-08-03",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran hangs political prisoners Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat on Israel spying charges",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗以替以色列從事間諜罪絞死政治犯貝赫扎德與薩夫瓦特",
    "summary": "Iran hanged Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat after the Supreme Court upheld death sentences for alleged 'spying and intelligence cooperation with Israel,' the judiciary said, as rights groups warned of a widening execution wave.",
    "summaryZh": "司法機構表示，最高法院維持以「替以色列從事間諜及情報合作」判處的死刑後，伊朗絞死奧米德·貝赫扎德與普里亞·薩夫瓦特；人權團體警告處決潮正在擴大。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608039491"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "espionage",
      "political-prisoners",
      "judiciary"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-03-second-qatari-lng-tanker-gaslog-shanghai-struck-in",
    "date": "2026-08-03",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Second Qatari LNG tanker, GasLog Shanghai, struck in Hormuz as force majeure widens",
    "headlineZh": "第二艘卡達液化天然氣船GasLog Shanghai號在霍爾木茲遇襲，不可抗力範圍擴大",
    "summary": "The GasLog Shanghai, carrying Qatari LNG, was hit in the same area as Al Rekayyat, the second such strike within a month. Italy's Edison said QatarEnergy had extended force majeure on a further three cargoes, bringing the total affected to 24 shipments through September.",
    "summaryZh": "載運卡達液化天然氣的GasLog Shanghai號在Al Rekayyat號遇襲的同一海域被擊中，為一個月內第二宗。義大利Edison公司表示，卡達能源將不可抗力再延伸至另外三批貨，受影響總數達至9月的24批。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/03/second-tanker-with-qatari-lng-struck-in-hormuz-within-a-month-as-force-majeure-widens"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lng",
      "qatar",
      "force-majeure",
      "tanker-attack",
      "gaslog"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-04-iraq-struggles-to-pay-july-salaries-as-hormuz",
    "date": "2026-08-04",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq struggles to pay July salaries as Hormuz disruption guts oil revenue",
    "headlineZh": "霍爾木茲受阻重創石油收入，伊拉克難以發放7月薪資",
    "summary": "Many Iraqi public employees did not receive July salaries as oil revenue failed to cover the roughly $6.5 billion monthly bill for wages, pensions and welfare. Exports had fallen from 100 million barrels in February to 32.1 million in May and June; on 8 August the oil minister said Iraq was exporting only a quarter of its pre-war 3.5 million bpd.",
    "summaryZh": "由於石油收入不足以支付每月約65億美元的薪資、退休金及福利，許多伊拉克公務員未領到7月薪資。出口量由2月的1億桶降至5、6月的3,210萬桶；石油部長8月8日表示伊拉克出口僅為戰前每日350萬桶的四分之一。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/04/iraq-struggles-with-july-salary-payments-as-oil-revenue-fails-to-cover-budget/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jerusalem Post",
        "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904662"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "oil-revenue",
      "salaries",
      "budget",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-04-reuters-army-has-used-virtually-all-prsm-and",
    "date": "2026-08-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Reuters: Army has used virtually all PrSM and ATACMS missiles in Iran war",
    "headlineZh": "路透社：美國陸軍在伊朗戰爭中幾乎耗盡PrSM與ATACMS飛彈",
    "summary": "Reuters, citing three people familiar with internal military data, reported that the Army had expended 'virtually all' of its ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles and that Patriot, THAAD and Tomahawk stocks were significantly depleted. CSIS estimated more than 1,000 Tomahawks fired and THAAD interceptors down to about 250 from 450. Trump said the US has 'far more than we need.'",
    "summaryZh": "路透社引述三名知悉內部軍事數據人士報導，陸軍已耗用「幾乎全部」ATACMS與精確打擊飛彈，愛國者、薩德及戰斧庫存亦大幅減少。戰略與國際研究中心估計已發射逾1,000枚戰斧，薩德攔截彈由約450枚降至約250枚。川普則稱美國彈藥「遠超所需」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Fox News",
        "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alarming-missile-report-draws-forceful-response-from-trump-iran-war-tests-americas-arsenal"
      },
      {
        "name": "CSIS",
        "url": "https://www.csis.org/analysis/last-rounds-status-key-munitions-iran-war-ceasefire"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "munitions",
      "tomahawk",
      "prsm",
      "atacms",
      "thaad",
      "stockpiles"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-04-water-system-cyberattacks-spread-to-12-states-georgia",
    "date": "2026-08-04",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Water-system cyberattacks spread to 12 states; Georgia utility issues boil advisory",
    "headlineZh": "供水系統網攻擴至12州，喬治亞州水務局發布煮沸飲用水通告",
    "summary": "Attacks on water systems were reported in at least a dozen states, including Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, New Jersey and South Dakota, with more than 30 community water systems affected in Minnesota alone. Georgia's Clayton County Water Authority, serving 300,000 customers, said cyber activity caused a pressure drop and issued a boil-water advisory.",
    "summaryZh": "至少十二州通報供水系統遭攻擊，包括密西根、明尼蘇達、喬治亞、新澤西與南達科他，僅明尼蘇達就有逾30個社區供水系統受影響。服務30萬用戶的喬治亞州克萊頓郡水務局表示，網路活動導致水壓下降，並發布煮沸飲用水通告。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/water-cyberattacks-us-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Hill",
        "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6012602-iran-linked-water-utility-hacks/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "cyberattack",
      "water-utilities",
      "georgia",
      "minnesota"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-05-israel-strikes-south-lebanon-over-alleged-hezbollah-breach",
    "date": "2026-08-05",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israel strikes south Lebanon over alleged Hezbollah breach; Rome talks end early",
    "headlineZh": "以色列指真主黨違約空襲黎巴嫩南部，羅馬會談提前結束",
    "summary": "Israel's military issued forced displacement orders and carried out a wave of strikes in southern Lebanon for the first time in weeks, accusing Hezbollah of a 'blatant' ceasefire breach. Direct Israel-Lebanon negotiations in Rome ended early as a result.",
    "summaryZh": "以軍數週來首次在黎巴嫩南部發布強制撤離令並發動一波空襲，指控真主黨「公然」違反停火。以黎在羅馬的直接談判因此提前結束。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/05/israeli-army-strikes-southern-lebanon-in-response-to-alleged-ceasefire-breach-by-hezbollah/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "hezbollah",
      "ceasefire-breach",
      "rome-talks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-06-ghalibaf-mocks-trumps-on-off-strike-threats-as",
    "date": "2026-08-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ghalibaf mocks Trump's on-off strike threats as \"theater diplomacy on loop\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡利巴夫嘲諷川普反覆威脅又取消空襲是「循環上演的劇場外交」",
    "summary": "Days after Trump called off planned strikes claiming the \"perimeters of a deal\" had been agreed, Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator posted on X.",
    "summaryZh": "在川普聲稱已就「協議框架」達成共識並取消計劃中的空襲數日後，伊朗國會議長兼首席談判代表在X發文。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/6/irans-ghalibaf-accuses-trump-of-conducting-show-diplomacy-on-loop"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ghalibaf",
      "trump",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf",
      "speakerZh": "卡利巴夫",
      "role": "Speaker of Iran's Parliament and chief negotiator",
      "roleZh": "伊朗國會議長兼首席談判代表",
      "quote": "'Massive attack coming…wait, never mind, they want to negotiate.' That's theater diplomacy on loop",
      "quoteZh": "「大規模攻擊就要來了……等等，算了，他們想談判。」這就是循環上演的劇場外交"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-06-houthi-attacks-kill-at-least-58-yemeni-government",
    "date": "2026-08-06",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthi attacks kill at least 58 Yemeni government soldiers; missile hurts 11 in Saudi Najran",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞攻擊造成至少58名也門政府軍死亡，飛彈擊傷沙烏地納季蘭11人",
    "summary": "At least 58 Yemeni government soldiers were killed in Houthi attacks, Yemen Monitor reported, while Saudi Arabia said a Houthi missile attack in Najran province injured 11 civilians. The following day a Houthi attack in Marib killed eight soldiers and two civilians.",
    "summaryZh": "《也門監察》報導，至少58名也門政府軍在胡塞攻擊中死亡；沙烏地阿拉伯表示胡塞飛彈攻擊納季蘭省造成11名平民受傷。翌日胡塞在馬里卜的攻擊造成八名士兵及兩名平民死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Yemen Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.yemenmonitor.com/en/Details/ArtMID/908/ArticleID/178469"
      },
      {
        "name": "Arab News",
        "url": "https://arab.news/j2wcv"
      },
      {
        "name": "Firstpost",
        "url": "https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-least-10-killed-as-houthi-attacks-intensify-in-yemens-oil-rich-marib-province-14036810.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "yemen",
      "najran",
      "marib"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-06-oman-accepts-framework-to-temporarily-reopen-hormuz-trump",
    "date": "2026-08-06",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Oman accepts framework to temporarily reopen Hormuz; Trump and Hegseth clash over missiles",
    "headlineZh": "阿曼接受暫時重開霍爾木茲框架；川普與赫格塞斯就飛彈短缺爭執",
    "summary": "Oman accepted a framework to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Oman and Qatar conducted backdoor diplomacy. The Washington Post reported that Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed at Camp David over missile shortages, with Hegseth blaming deputy Stephen Feinberg. On 7 August CNN reported Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Dan Caine had urged an off-ramp.",
    "summaryZh": "阿曼接受暫時重開霍爾木茲海峽的框架，阿曼與卡達進行幕後外交。《華盛頓郵報》報導，川普與國防部長赫格塞斯在大衛營就飛彈短缺發生爭執，赫格塞斯歸咎副手范伯格。8月7日CNN報導參謀長聯席會議主席凱恩上將曾力促尋找下台階。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oman",
      "hormuz",
      "hegseth",
      "camp-david",
      "caine"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-07-lebanon-and-israel-agree-shortlist-of-countries-to",
    "date": "2026-08-07",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanon and Israel agree shortlist of countries to verify Hezbollah disarmament",
    "headlineZh": "黎以就核查真主黨解除武裝的國家名單達成共識",
    "summary": "Lebanon and Israel agreed on a shortlist of states that could send troops to verify Hezbollah's disarmament under the US-brokered framework, Reuters reported.",
    "summaryZh": "路透社報導，黎巴嫩與以色列就可能派兵核查真主黨解除武裝的國家短名單達成共識，屬美國斡旋框架協議的一部分。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-israel-agree-shortlist-countries-that-could-send-troops-verify-hezbollah-2026-08-07/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah disarmament",
      "verification",
      "framework agreement"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-08-iranian-missile-hits-adnoc-tanker-in-hormuz-qatar",
    "date": "2026-08-08",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iranian missile hits ADNOC tanker in Hormuz; Qatar rejects using strait 'as a tool of pressure'",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗飛彈擊中阿布達比國家石油公司油輪；卡達反對以海峽「作為施壓工具」",
    "summary": "An ADNOC tanker was struck by an Iranian missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar called the attack a flagrant breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2817 and demanded the strait's unconditional reopening.",
    "summaryZh": "一艘阿布達比國家石油公司的油輪在通過荷莫茲海峽時遭伊朗飛彈擊中。卡達稱攻擊公然違反聯合國安理會第2817號決議，並要求無條件重開海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-targeting-of-emirati-adnoc's-vessel-while-transiting-strait-of-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "adnoc",
      "tanker",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates Qatar's categorical rejection of using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of pressure.",
      "quoteZh": "外交部重申，卡達斷然拒絕以荷莫茲海峽作為施壓工具。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-09-state-linked-media-release-first-video-of-mojtaba",
    "date": "2026-08-09",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "State-linked media release first video of Mojtaba Khamenei since succession; age of clip questioned",
    "headlineZh": "官方相關媒體發布穆吉塔巴·哈米尼繼任後首段影片，拍攝時間受質疑",
    "summary": "Iranian state-affiliated media released a 13-second clip showing Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei teaching religious students, billed as his first appearance in five months. Iranian outlets did not say when it was filmed, and a later Express Tribune fact-check said a widely shared clip of such a session dated from September 2020.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗官方相關媒體發布一段13秒影片，顯示最高領袖穆吉塔巴·哈米尼為宗教學生授課，稱為其五個月來首次露面。伊朗媒體未說明拍攝時間，《快報論壇報》其後的事實查核指，一段廣傳的同類授課影片攝於2020年9月。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Global Arab Network",
        "url": "https://english.globalarabnetwork.com/2026/08/09/iran-releases-first-video-of-mojtaba-khamenei-since-succession/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Express Tribune",
        "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626088/fact-check-viral-video-does-not-show-mojtaba-first-appearance-after-becoming-supreme-leader"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mojtaba khamenei",
      "propaganda",
      "succession"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-10-takaichi-tells-omans-sultan-hormuz-must-reopen-with",
    "date": "2026-08-10",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Takaichi tells Oman's sultan Hormuz must reopen with no additional costs for shipping",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗向阿曼蘇丹表示荷莫茲須在不增加航運費用下重開",
    "summary": "In a 20-minute call with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Prime Minister Takaichi stressed that free and safe navigation through Hormuz without additional costs should be restored quickly and that Oman should consult the strait's user countries. The Sultan pledged to consult user states, as Oman and Iran discussed arrangements for the strait.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗與阿曼蘇丹海塞姆通話20分鐘，強調應盡快恢復荷莫茲海峽不附加費用的自由安全航行，並要求阿曼與海峽使用國協商。蘇丹承諾與使用國磋商，當時阿曼正與伊朗商討海峽安排。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0810kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "oman",
      "takaichi",
      "tolls",
      "unofficial translation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "It is important that free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, without additional costs, be restored as soon as possible, and for that it is necessary to hold thorough discussions with the international community, including the countries that use the strait.",
      "quoteZh": "重要的是盡快恢復荷莫茲海峽不附加費用的自由安全航行，為此必須與包括海峽使用國在內的國際社會充分討論。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "ホルムズ海峡における追加的費用のない形での自由で安全な航行が一刻も早く回復されることが重要であり、そのために、海峡利用国を含む国際社会ともしっかりと話し合っていただくことが必要である",
      "unofficialTranslation": true
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-11-houthi-attack-kills-six-aboard-cargo-ship-in",
    "date": "2026-08-11",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthi attack kills six aboard cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb, first Red Sea deaths in over a year",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝襲擊曼德海峽貨輪致6死，為逾一年來紅海首宗死亡",
    "summary": "Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed six people aboard a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the first reported fatalities from attacks on Red Sea shipping in more than a year. The Houthis had resumed attacks on vessels in July, targeting Saudi Arabia after declaring a naval blockade.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗支持的胡塞叛軍在曼德海峽襲擊一艘貨輪，造成船上6人死亡，為逾一年來紅海航運遇襲首次傳出死亡。胡塞武裝7月宣布海上封鎖後恢復攻擊船隻，矛頭指向沙烏地。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-houthi-attack-blockade-.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "red-sea",
      "bab-el-mandeb",
      "seafarers",
      "casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-12-iraq-says-us-forces-on-track-to-complete",
    "date": "2026-08-12",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq says US forces on track to complete withdrawal by 30 September",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克稱美軍將如期於9月30日前完成撤軍",
    "summary": "Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and officials said US forces were on track to complete their pullout from Iraq by 30 September.",
    "summaryZh": "總理扎伊迪及官員表示，美軍將如期在9月30日前完成撤出伊拉克。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/officials-say-us-forces-on-track-to-complete-iraq-pullout-by-september-30/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "us withdrawal",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-12-rights-group-counts-at-least-916-executions-in",
    "date": "2026-08-12",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rights group counts at least 916 executions in Iran since January",
    "headlineZh": "人權組織：伊朗今年至少處決916人",
    "summary": "The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center counted at least 916 executions in Iran since January 2026, including 15 in August so far. UN rights chief Volker Türk said at least 56 people had been executed on national security charges since 19 March, 27 of them in protest-linked cases.",
    "summaryZh": "博魯曼德人權中心統計，伊朗自2026年1月以來至少處決916人，其中8月至今15人。聯合國人權事務高級專員蒂爾克表示，自3月19日以來至少56人以國家安全罪名被處決，其中27人涉及示威案件。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608122187"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "un",
      "boroumand center"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-12-takaichi-raises-bab-el-mandeb-and-houthis-in",
    "date": "2026-08-12",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Takaichi raises Bab el-Mandeb and Houthis in fourth call with Pezeshkian",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗在與佩澤希齊揚第四次通話中提及曼德海峽及胡塞武裝",
    "summary": "In their fourth phone call, Prime Minister Takaichi urged President Pezeshkian to ease military tension and reach a final deal with the US under the memorandum, including on the nuclear issue. She voiced deep concern about the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and asked Iran to press the Houthis for restraint, and again sought resolution of the case of a Japanese national bailed in April.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗在與伊朗總統佩澤希齊揚第四次通話中，敦促緩和軍事緊張，並依備忘錄與美國就包括核問題在內的事項盡早達成最終協議。她對曼德海峽局勢深表關切，要求伊朗促胡塞武裝自制，並再次要求解決一名4月獲保釋日本國民的案件。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0812kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "takaichi",
      "pezeshkian",
      "houthis",
      "bab el-mandeb",
      "unofficial translation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "From the perspective of energy security as well, I conveyed that we are deeply concerned about the current situation in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and asked that Iran strongly urge the Houthis to exercise restraint.",
      "quoteZh": "我亦從能源安全角度表示，我們對曼德海峽的現狀深表關切，並要求伊朗強烈促請胡塞派保持自制。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "エネルギー安全保障の観点からも、バブ・エル・マンデブ海峡の現状を深く懸念していることを伝達し、ホーシー派に対して自制を強く働きかけるように求めました。",
      "unofficialTranslation": true
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-12-two-adnoc-vessels-attacked-us-fires-on-panama",
    "date": "2026-08-12",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Two ADNOC vessels attacked; US fires on Panama-flagged ship's rudder",
    "headlineZh": "兩艘阿布達比國家石油公司船隻遇襲；美軍射擊巴拿馬籍船舵",
    "summary": "Two vessels belonging to the UAE's ADNOC were attacked, after the UAE said on 8 August that Iran had attacked an ADNOC tanker. On 11 August US forces fired at the rudder of a Panama-flagged vessel enforcing the blockade, and on 13 August Hegseth said the blockade could last 'indefinitely.'",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯國家石油公司兩艘船隻遇襲；此前阿聯於8月8日稱伊朗攻擊一艘該公司油輪。8月11日美軍為執行封鎖射擊一艘巴拿馬籍船隻的船舵，8月13日赫格塞斯表示封鎖可能「無限期」持續。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "adnoc",
      "uae",
      "blockade",
      "hegseth",
      "tanker-attack"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-13-lebanese-pm-salam-says-hackers-deleted-his-posts",
    "date": "2026-08-13",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanese PM Salam says hackers deleted his posts condemning Israeli attacks",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩總理薩拉姆稱駭客刪除其譴責以色列攻擊的貼文",
    "summary": "Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said hackers had deleted posts condemning Israeli attacks and occupation from his accounts, according to Haaretz's live coverage.",
    "summaryZh": "據《國土報》直播報導，總理薩拉姆表示，駭客刪除了其帳戶上譴責以色列攻擊和佔領的貼文。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-13/ty-article-live/israels-military-says-it-targeted-a-hamas-commander-planning-attacks-in-gaza/0000019f-f8d1-d101-a5bf-fbd185800000?liveBlogItemId=1622221872#1622221872"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hacking",
      "nawaf salam",
      "social media"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-15-israeli-strikes-kill-11-in-south-lebanon-deadliest",
    "date": "2026-08-15",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israeli strikes kill 11 in south Lebanon, deadliest since June truce",
    "headlineZh": "以色列空襲黎巴嫩南部11死，為6月停火以來最致命",
    "summary": "Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, including seven, three of them children, in a home near Ansar and four in Deir al-Zahrani. Israel said it was retaliating for a Hezbollah drone attack on Ali al-Taher that seriously wounded three soldiers. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces controlled about 700 sq km, roughly 7% of Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列空襲黎巴嫩南部至少造成11人死亡，其中安薩爾附近一處民宅7死（含3名兒童），代爾扎赫拉尼4死。以色列稱此為報復真主黨無人機襲擊阿里·塔希爾致3名士兵重傷。國防部長卡茨表示以軍控制約700平方公里、約佔黎巴嫩7%的領土。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/8/15/israeli-strike-kills-seven-in-south-lebanon-as-attacks-intensify"
      },
      {
        "name": "PBS NewsHour",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-airstrikes-on-southern-lebanon-kill-11-people-health-ministry-says"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "airstrikes",
      "civilian-casualties",
      "ali-al-taher",
      "katz"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-16-irans-army-chief-hatami-offers-30000-bounty-for",
    "date": "2026-08-16",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran's army chief Hatami offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US troops",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗陸軍司令哈塔米懸賞3萬美元獵殺或俘虜美軍",
    "summary": "Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami said anyone who kills or captures 'an invading American military personnel' would receive about $30,000 (5 billion tomans), doubled to $60,000 if a woman does it, speaking at a National Journalists' Day ceremony, IRNA reported. He said US forces no longer had permission to enter the Gulf, Gulf of Oman or Hormuz. Seventeen US personnel had been killed in the war by then.",
    "summaryZh": "據伊朗國家通訊社，陸軍司令哈塔米少將在全國記者節儀式上表示，凡殺死或俘虜「入侵的美國軍人」者可獲約3萬美元（50億托曼），若由女性執行則加倍至6萬美元。他稱美軍不再獲准進入波斯灣、阿曼灣或霍爾木茲海峽。截至當時已有17名美軍在戰爭中喪生。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260816-iran-offers-30-000-bounty-for-killing-or-capturing-us-soldiers"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stars and Stripes",
        "url": "https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-08-17/iran-bounty-us-troops-22579432.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "bounty",
      "hatami",
      "us-troops",
      "irna"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-17-60-day-mou-window-expires-trump-threatens-to",
    "date": "2026-08-17",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "60-day MoU window expires; Trump threatens to 'bomb' Oman over Hormuz talks with Iran",
    "headlineZh": "60天備忘錄期限屆滿；川普因霍爾木茲問題威脅「轟炸」阿曼",
    "summary": "As the memorandum's 60-day negotiating period expired without a deal, Trump told Fox News, 'If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the s--- out of them,' after Iran said it had agreed with Oman on a Hormuz traffic plan with ships entering near Iran and exiting near Oman. Trump also told Iran to 'put up the white flag of surrender.' Sen. Tim Kaine said he would introduce a resolution barring military action against Oman.",
    "summaryZh": "備忘錄60天談判期屆滿仍無協議，伊朗宣布與阿曼就霍爾木茲通行方案達成一致（船隻靠伊朗一側進入、靠阿曼一側駛出）後，川普對福斯新聞表示：「如果阿曼礙事，我們會把他們炸個稀爛。」川普亦要求伊朗「舉白旗投降」。凱恩參議員表示將提出禁止對阿曼採取軍事行動的決議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-bomb-oman-iran-strait-hormuz-rcna592971"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/trump-demands-iran-put-up-the-white-flag-of-surrender-as-mou-expires"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oman",
      "mou-expiry",
      "trump",
      "hormuz",
      "kaine"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-17-baghaei-no-talks-began-due-to-us-gross",
    "date": "2026-08-17",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Baghaei: no talks began due to US \"gross and widespread violation\" of the memorandum",
    "headlineZh": "巴蓋伊：因美國「嚴重且廣泛違反」備忘錄，談判未能展開",
    "summary": "As the 60-day window of the US–Iran memorandum of understanding expired, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman blamed Washington for the deadlock and said Iran would not be moved by new sanctions.",
    "summaryZh": "在美伊諒解備忘錄的60天期限屆滿之際，伊朗外交部發言人將僵局歸咎於華府，並表示伊朗不會因新制裁而動搖。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/trump-demands-iran-put-up-the-white-flag-of-surrender-as-mou-expires"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "baghaei",
      "islamabad memorandum",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Esmaeil Baghaei",
      "speakerZh": "巴蓋伊",
      "role": "Spokesman, Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部發言人",
      "quote": "Due to the gross and widespread violation of the memorandum by the United States just a few weeks after it was signed, no talks were initiated.",
      "quoteZh": "由於美國在備忘錄簽署後短短幾週內就嚴重且廣泛地違反備忘錄，因此談判並未展開。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-17-drones-target-kurdistan-region-prime-ministers-office-in",
    "date": "2026-08-17",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Drones target Kurdistan Region prime minister's office in Erbil",
    "headlineZh": "無人機襲擊庫德斯坦地區總理辦公室",
    "summary": "The office of the Kurdistan Regional Government's prime minister was targeted by drones. Iraqi Kurdistan has repeatedly been hit during the war, including later missile strikes on Iranian Kurdish opposition camps in Sulaymaniyah on 14 September.",
    "summaryZh": "庫德斯坦地區政府總理辦公室遭無人機襲擊。伊拉克庫德斯坦在戰爭中屢遭攻擊，包括9月14日蘇萊曼尼亞伊朗庫德反對派營地遭飛彈襲擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kurdistan",
      "erbil",
      "drones",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-18-uae-halts-all-trade-and-financial-dealings-with",
    "date": "2026-08-18",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE halts all trade and financial dealings with Iran after reported missile fire",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯在據報遭飛彈攻擊後暫停與伊朗所有貿易及金融往來",
    "summary": "The UAE Defence Ministry said two ballistic missiles launched from Iran and 'targeting maritime traffic' fell into the sea, one inside its territorial waters, causing no damage. The UAE then suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran until further notice; Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei 'categorically rejected' the claim. Fortune noted the UAE supplied more than 30% of Iran's imports.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯國防部表示兩枚自伊朗發射、「針對海上交通」的彈道飛彈落海，其中一枚落入其領海，未造成損害。阿聯隨即暫停與伊朗所有貿易及金融交易直至另行通知；伊朗外交部發言人巴蓋伊「斷然否認」此說。《財星》指出阿聯供應伊朗逾30%進口。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/19/uae-halts-all-trade-and-financial-dealings-with-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Fortune",
        "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/19/uae-trade-iran-halted-exports/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "trade-embargo",
      "missiles",
      "baghaei"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-19-five-us-agencies-warn-of-ai-built-exploits",
    "date": "2026-08-19",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Five US agencies warn of AI-built exploits targeting Siemens S7 controllers",
    "headlineZh": "美國五部門警告有人利用AI生成的攻擊程式針對西門子S7控制器",
    "summary": "The NSA, CISA, FBI, Energy Department and EPA issued advisory AA26-231A on an active threat to Siemens S7 PLCs across manufacturing, energy, water, chemical and food sectors, saying attackers were using AI to cut the time needed to build working exploits. The advisory named no country, but researchers called it a continuation of suspected Iran-linked PLC targeting.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國家安全局、網安局、聯邦調查局、能源部及環保署發布AA26-231A警示，指製造、能源、水務、化工及食品業的西門子S7控制器正面臨主動威脅，攻擊者利用AI縮短開發攻擊程式的時間。警示未點名任何國家，但研究人員認為這是延續懷疑與伊朗有關的控制器攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CISA",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-231a"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/us-cybersecurity-siemens-devices-hacked-iran-war.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Register",
        "url": "https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/19/not-a-theoretical-risk-feds-warn-as-attackers-use-ai-made-code-to-hack-critical-infrastructure-controllers/5289960"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "cisa",
      "siemens",
      "plc",
      "ai"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-19-iran-threatens-europe-nato-says-it-will-defend",
    "date": "2026-08-19",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "Iran threatens Europe; NATO says it will defend members",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗威脅歐洲，北約表示將保衛成員國",
    "summary": "Iran issued threats against Europe, prompting NATO to state it would defend its members. The next day the carrier USS George Washington replaced USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indo-Pacific as the US rotated naval assets.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗對歐洲發出威脅，北約隨即表示將保衛其成員國。翌日美國調整海軍部署，喬治·華盛頓號航艦在印太地區接替亞伯拉罕·林肯號。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "nato",
      "europe",
      "threats",
      "carriers"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-19-trump-threatens-economic-d-day-against-anyone-doing",
    "date": "2026-08-19",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump threatens 'Economic D-Day' against anyone doing business with Iran",
    "headlineZh": "川普威脅對任何與伊朗往來者發動「經濟D日」",
    "summary": "Trump warned on Truth Social that any country doing business with Iran would face 'TREMENDOUS economic consequences' and promised 'Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,' naming oil smuggling, currency swap lines, exchange houses, ship registries and front companies. Bessent said maximum economic pressure meant 'likely there will not be a large-scale kinetic restart.' Iran dismissed the threat as a distraction.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在Truth Social警告，任何與伊朗做生意的國家都將面臨「巨大的經濟後果」，並承諾發動「規模空前的經濟戰與孤立」，點名石油走私、貨幣互換、匯兌所、船舶登記及幌子公司。貝森特表示實施最大經濟壓力意味著「很可能不會大規模恢復軍事行動」。伊朗斥之為轉移視線。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-economic-warfare.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-us-economic-threat-defeat/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "economic-d-day",
      "sanctions",
      "trump",
      "secondary-sanctions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-20-iran-executes-ghaem-hosseini-fifth-defendant-hanged-over",
    "date": "2026-08-20",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran executes Ghaem Hosseini, fifth defendant hanged over Isfahan protests",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗處決侯賽尼，伊斯法罕示威案第五名被絞死者",
    "summary": "Ghaem (Arian) Hosseini was executed over his role in the January protests in Isfahan, the fifth person put to death in a case in which UN experts had raised fair-trial concerns. Charges included moharebeh and 'corruption on earth'.",
    "summaryZh": "侯賽尼（Ghaem/Arian Hosseini）因參與一月伊斯法罕示威被處決，是聯合國專家曾就審判公正性表達關注的該案中第五名被處死者。罪名包括「與神為敵」及「在地上散播腐敗」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608201098"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "isfahan",
      "january protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-20-surprise-workers-stoppage-halts-arrivals-and-check-in",
    "date": "2026-08-20",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Surprise workers' stoppage halts arrivals and check-in at Ben Gurion Airport",
    "headlineZh": "本古里安機場員工突然停工，抵港航班及值機暫停",
    "summary": "Arrivals and check-in at Ben Gurion Airport were halted by a surprise workers' stoppage on one of the busiest travel days of the year, with the labour union denying it ordered a strike. Operations resumed that afternoon, and the Airports Authority and workers reached a deal on normal operations on 1 September.",
    "summaryZh": "本古里安機場在全年最繁忙的出行日之一因員工突然停工，抵港航班及值機暫停，工會否認下令罷工。當日下午恢復運作，機場管理局與員工於9月1日就恢復正常運作達成協議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/arrivals-at-ben-gurion-halt-amid-work-stoppage-labor-union-denies-ordering-strike/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iaa-says-ben-gurion-airport-arrivals-to-resume-at-3-p-m-reportedly-after-agreement-with-workers/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ben gurion",
      "aviation",
      "labor"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-20-us-recasts-hezbollah-as-irgc-quds-force-proxy",
    "date": "2026-08-20",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "US recasts Hezbollah as IRGC-Quds Force proxy, sanctions 10-person cash courier network",
    "headlineZh": "美國將真主黨重新定性為聖城旅代理人，制裁10人現金運送網絡",
    "summary": "Treasury renewed Hezbollah's designation for acting on behalf of the IRGC-Quds Force and sanctioned 10 people in a network that allegedly used couriers on commercial flights between Lebanon, Türkiye, the UAE and Iran to move hundreds of millions of dollars. Turkish businessman Yunus Alper Yilmaz was accused of leading it.",
    "summaryZh": "美國財政部以真主黨代表伊斯蘭革命衛隊聖城旅行事為由更新其認定，並制裁一個網絡中的10人；該網絡涉嫌利用黎巴嫩、土耳其、阿聯酋及伊朗之間的商業航班信差運送數億美元。土耳其商人耶爾馬茲被指為主腦。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/us-designates-hezbollah-an-iranian-proxy-sanctions-funding-network"
      },
      {
        "name": "US State Department",
        "url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/u-s-sanctions-smuggling-network-for-qods-force-and-hizballah/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "ofac",
      "quds force",
      "cash couriers"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-21-kpler-chinas-iranian-crude-imports-fall-to-about",
    "date": "2026-08-21",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Kpler: China's Iranian crude imports fall to about 534,000 b/d in August under blockade",
    "headlineZh": "Kpler：受封鎖影響，中國8月進口伊朗原油降至每日約53.4萬桶",
    "summary": "Preliminary Kpler data cited by Reuters showed China imported about 534,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude in August, down from about 823,000 b/d in July and well below last year's 1.4 million b/d average. Iranian crude in floating storage outside the blockade zone fell to about 80 million barrels from 105 million before the blockade was reimposed.",
    "summaryZh": "路透社引述Kpler初步數據，中國8月進口伊朗原油約每日53.4萬桶，低於7月的約82.3萬桶，亦遠低於去年平均每日140萬桶。封鎖區外的伊朗浮式儲油由封鎖重啟前的1.05億桶降至約8,000萬桶。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "RFE/RL via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/08/iran-260821-rferl03.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "China-Global South Project",
        "url": "https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/08/21/iran-oil-china-us-blockade-crude-prices-supply/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "kpler",
      "crude imports",
      "blockade"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-22-iran-authorizes-some-iraqi-tankers-to-transit-hormuz",
    "date": "2026-08-22",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iran authorizes some Iraqi tankers to transit Hormuz; blacklists 45 tankers two days later",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗准許部分伊拉克油輪通過霍爾木茲，兩日後將45艘油輪列入黑名單",
    "summary": "Iran authorized some Iraqi tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a selective opening favoring a neighbor. On 24 August Iran blacklisted 45 tankers, the same day the US launched Operation Economic Outcast.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗准許部分伊拉克油輪通過霍爾木茲海峽，屬偏向鄰國的選擇性開放。8月24日伊朗將45艘油輪列入黑名單，同日美國啟動「經濟棄兒行動」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "tankers",
      "blacklist",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-22-uk-confirms-small-power-plant-was-knocked-offline",
    "date": "2026-08-22",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "UK confirms small power plant was knocked offline for four days in suspected Iran-linked hack",
    "headlineZh": "英國證實一座小型電廠遭疑與伊朗有關的駭客攻擊停運四天",
    "summary": "The UK government confirmed a small-scale power generator was taken offline for four days in late July after a cyberattack that the Telegraph reported was carried out by Iran-affiliated hackers. Officials did not name the plant or formally attribute the attack, said there was no risk to the wider grid, and a Telegram group calling itself APT Iran denied involvement.",
    "summaryZh": "英國政府證實，一座小型發電設施於7月底遭網路攻擊停運四天，《每日電訊報》報導攻擊者為與伊朗有關的駭客。官方未透露電廠名稱，亦未正式歸咎，表示整體電網並無風險；自稱「APT Iran」的Telegram群組否認涉事。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/23/small-uk-power-plant-shut-down-after-iran-linked-cyberattack-report.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Cybersecurity Dive",
        "url": "https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/uk-power-facility-disabled-Iran-cyberattack/828599/"
      },
      {
        "name": "SecurityWeek",
        "url": "https://www.securityweek.com/iran-linked-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant-for-four-days/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uk",
      "power plant",
      "critical infrastructure",
      "attribution"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-23-iran-announces-discovery-of-over-75-trillion-cubic",
    "date": "2026-08-23",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran announces discovery of over 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in south of Fars",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗宣布在法爾斯省南部發現逾7.5萬億立方英尺天然氣",
    "summary": "Iranian officials announced a natural gas discovery of more than 7.5 trillion cubic feet south of Fars province. Days later authorities said 40% of South Pars capacity had been restored after wartime damage, rising to 50% by 23 September.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗官員宣布在法爾斯省南部發現逾7.5萬億立方英尺天然氣。數日後當局表示，戰時受損的南帕爾斯氣田已恢復40%產能，至9月23日升至50%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-23/ty-article-live/reports-several-palestinians-wounded-by-israeli-settler-attacks-in-west-bank/000001a0-2b4c-dc38-a7f1-3f6fed180003?liveBlogItemId=1059012893#1059012893"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "natural gas",
      "south pars",
      "fars"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-23-iran-police-say-997-starlink-devices-seized-and",
    "date": "2026-08-23",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran police say 997 Starlink devices seized and 163 people arrested in four months",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗警方：四個月內查獲997部星鏈設備並逮捕163人",
    "summary": "Economic Security Police chief Hossein Rahimi said police seized 997 Starlink devices and related equipment, arrested 163 people and impounded 15 vehicles between March and July, with much equipment smuggled via Azerbaijan and Iraq's Kurdistan Region and by sea from Qatar, the UAE and Oman. Possession carries six months to two years in prison.",
    "summaryZh": "經濟安全警察局長拉希米表示，3月至7月間警方查獲997部星鏈設備及相關器材，逮捕163人並扣押15輛車；大量設備經亞塞拜然及伊拉克庫德斯坦地區走私入境，或由卡達、阿聯酋及阿曼經海路運入。持有者可判處六個月至兩年監禁。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608231077"
      },
      {
        "name": "IranWire",
        "url": "https://iranwire.com/en/news/156660-163-arrested-in-iran-over-starlink-satellite-equipment/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "starlink",
      "arrests",
      "censorship",
      "smuggling"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-24-bessent-launches-operation-economic-outcast-to-sever-irans",
    "date": "2026-08-24",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Bessent launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' to sever Iran's economic lifelines",
    "headlineZh": "貝森特啟動「經濟棄兒行動」切斷伊朗經濟命脈",
    "summary": "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled Operation Economic Outcast, saying the goal was to 'sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone' and that countries must choose between the US and Iran. Writing in the Financial Times, he said digital assets, gold, aviation and shipping with Iranian links could be targeted, but he could not say which countries would be sanctioned or when. Iran vowed to respond in a 'seismic manner.'",
    "summaryZh": "財政部長貝森特公布「經濟棄兒行動」，稱目標是「切斷支撐這個暴政政權的每條經濟命脈，直到德黑蘭孤立無援」，各國必須在美伊之間作出選擇。他在《金融時報》撰文表示，與伊朗有關的數位資產、黃金、航空及航運均可能成為目標，但無法說明將制裁哪些國家或何時制裁。伊朗誓言以「地震般的方式」回應。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/trump-administration-announces-global-economic-war-on-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/g-s1-139743/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-to-unveil-new-economic-sanctions-on-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "economic-outcast",
      "bessent",
      "sanctions",
      "treasury"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-24-houthis-say-ballistic-missile-hit-saudi-tanker-amzan",
    "date": "2026-08-24",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Houthis say ballistic missile hit Saudi tanker Amzan off Yanbu",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝稱以彈道飛彈擊中延布外海沙烏地油輪Amzan號",
    "summary": "The Houthis said they struck the Saudi tanker Amzan off the Red Sea port of Yanbu 'with a ballistic missile.' Owner Bahri said all crew were safe and no injuries were reported. Yanbu is the terminus of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, its main route around Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝稱「以彈道飛彈」擊中紅海港口延布外海的沙烏地油輪Amzan號。船東Bahri表示全體船員平安，無人受傷。延布是沙烏地繞過霍爾木茲的主要通道東西輸油管終點。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/yemens-houthis-report-attack-on-saudi-ship"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "saudi-arabia",
      "tanker",
      "yanbu",
      "bahri"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-24-iranian-rial-falls-past-2-million-to-the",
    "date": "2026-08-24",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranian rial falls past 2 million to the dollar as new sanctions loom",
    "headlineZh": "新制裁在即，伊朗里亞爾跌破200萬兌1美元",
    "summary": "AP reported the rial dropped to 2.02 million to the US dollar on Tehran's open market as trading opened, while the official central bank rate stood around 1.5 million. Since the war began, rice prices were up about 60% and beef more than 150%; Iran's minimum monthly wage is about 166 million rials, roughly $75.",
    "summaryZh": "美聯社報導，德黑蘭公開市場開盤時里亞爾跌至202萬兌1美元，央行官方匯率約為150萬。開戰以來米價上漲約60%，牛肉漲逾150%；伊朗最低月薪約1.66億里亞爾，約合75美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Yahoo Finance",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/currencies/articles/iran-rial-currency-hits-record-132607310.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "inflation",
      "food-prices"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-25-pakistans-munir-makes-one-day-tehran-visit-to",
    "date": "2026-08-25",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pakistan's Munir makes one-day Tehran visit to ease US-Iran tensions",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦穆尼爾一日訪問德黑蘭，緩和美伊緊張",
    "summary": "Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir concluded a one-day visit to Tehran, meeting President Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Araghchi and other senior officials as part of efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington after the memorandum's 60-day window expired.",
    "summaryZh": "巴基斯坦陸軍元帥穆尼爾結束對德黑蘭的一日訪問，會見總統裴澤斯基安、外長阿拉格齊等高層，在備忘錄60天期限屆滿後努力緩和德黑蘭與華府的緊張關係。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/pakistan-army-chief-ends-tehran-visit-us-iran-mediation-push"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "munir",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-25-takaichi-extends-fuel-subsidies-to-keep-gasoline-near",
    "date": "2026-08-25",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Takaichi extends fuel subsidies to keep gasoline near 170 yen as Middle East crisis drags on",
    "headlineZh": "中東危機持續，高市早苗延長燃油補貼，將汽油價格維持約170日圓",
    "summary": "Prime Minister Takaichi said emergency subsidies begun on 19 March, when gasoline was about 190 yen per litre, would continue using a Middle East contingency reserve fund, holding the national average near 170 yen. Without the measure, prices would have been about 187 yen as of 17 August.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗表示，3月19日（當時汽油每公升約190日圓）開始的緊急補貼將動用「中東情勢等應對預備費」延續，把全國平均價格維持在約170日圓。若無此措施，8月17日的價格將約為187日圓。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0825kaiken.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "takaichi",
      "gasoline",
      "subsidy",
      "unofficial translation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "We have decided to use the 'reserve fund for responding to the Middle East situation and other matters' to continue holding gasoline prices at around a national average of 170 yen per litre.",
      "quoteZh": "我們決定動用「中東情勢等應對預備費」，繼續將汽油價格抑制在全國平均每公升約170日圓。",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "「中東情勢等対応予備費」を活用して、ガソリン価格を、引き続き、全国平均１７０円/ℓ程度に抑制していくことといたしました。",
      "unofficialTranslation": true
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-25-us-mine-clearance-in-hormuz-finds-over-100",
    "date": "2026-08-25",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US mine clearance in Hormuz finds over 100 suspected objects; Rubio sees no major combat",
    "headlineZh": "美軍霍爾木茲掃雷發現逾100個可疑物體；盧比歐稱暫無大規模戰鬥",
    "summary": "US officials said mine-clearance operations had identified more than 100 suspected objects in the Strait of Hormuz. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said major combat was not expected 'for the time being.' On 26 August the IRGC said Iran and Oman had reached a deal on Hormuz revenue, and on 27 August Kpler data indicated Iran's control of the strait was declining.",
    "summaryZh": "美方官員表示，掃雷行動已在霍爾木茲海峽識別出逾100個可疑物體。國務卿盧比歐稱「目前」預計不會有大規模戰鬥。8月26日伊斯蘭革命衛隊稱伊朗與阿曼就霍爾木茲收益達成協議，8月27日Kpler數據顯示伊朗對海峽的控制正在減弱。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mines",
      "hormuz",
      "rubio",
      "oman",
      "kpler"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-26-delta-to-restart-daily-new-york-tel-aviv",
    "date": "2026-08-26",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Delta to restart daily New York-Tel Aviv flights on 6 September after six-month halt",
    "headlineZh": "達美航空宣布9月6日恢復紐約至特拉維夫每日航班，停飛六個月",
    "summary": "Delta Air Lines confirmed it would resume daily JFK-Tel Aviv service on 6 September after suspending the route when the war began on 28 February, citing a review of the security environment. United restarted Newark-Tel Aviv on 8 September, while American Airlines had dropped the route permanently in June.",
    "summaryZh": "達美航空確認於9月6日恢復紐約甘迺迪機場至特拉維夫每日航班，該航線自2月28日開戰起停飛，公司稱已全面檢視安全環境。聯合航空於9月8日恢復紐瓦克至特拉維夫航線，美國航空則已於6月永久取消該航線。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Airways Magazine",
        "url": "https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/delta-jfk-tel-aviv-resumption-september-2026"
      },
      {
        "name": "Upgraded Points",
        "url": "https://upgradedpoints.com/news/delta-resumes-new-york-tel-aviv-nonstop-service/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "delta",
      "ben gurion"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-26-iran-says-it-views-persian-language-media-outlets",
    "date": "2026-08-26",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran says it views Persian-language media outlets abroad as military targets",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗稱視海外波斯語媒體為軍事目標",
    "summary": "Iranian authorities said they regarded Persian-language media outlets based abroad, including BBC Persian, Iran International and Radio Farda, as military targets.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗當局表示，將包括BBC波斯語台、伊朗國際電視台和法爾達電台在內的海外波斯語媒體視為軍事目標。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-says-it-views-persian-language-media-outlets-abroad-as-military-targets/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "press freedom",
      "bbc persian",
      "iran international",
      "threats"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-27-cpj-photojournalist-yalda-moaiery-sentenced-to-15-years",
    "date": "2026-08-27",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "CPJ: photojournalist Yalda Moaiery sentenced to 15 years for interviews with 'hostile' media",
    "headlineZh": "保護記者委員會：攝影記者莫阿耶里因接受「敵對」媒體訪問被判15年",
    "summary": "The Committee to Protect Journalists said Tehran's Revolutionary Court had sentenced veteran photojournalist Yalda Moaiery to 15 years in prison earlier in August for giving interviews to outlets deemed hostile. In July the Intelligence Ministry published a list of 'hostile' media, including BBC Persian and Voice of America, warning cooperation could be prosecuted as espionage.",
    "summaryZh": "保護記者委員會表示，德黑蘭革命法庭8月初以接受「敵對」媒體訪問為由，判處資深攝影記者莫阿耶里（Yalda Moaiery）15年徒刑。情報部7月公布「敵對」媒體名單，包括BBC波斯語台和美國之音，警告與其合作可能以間諜罪起訴。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CPJ",
        "url": "https://cpj.org/2026/08/the-cost-of-truth-inside-irans-mounting-media-crackdown/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "press freedom",
      "journalists",
      "yalda moaiery"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-28-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-bans-acts-that-harm",
    "date": "2026-08-28",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei bans acts that 'harm social cohesion'",
    "headlineZh": "最高領袖穆吉塔巴·哈米尼禁止「損害社會凝聚力」的行為",
    "summary": "Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a ban on acts that 'harm social cohesion', in one of his few public directives since succeeding his father.",
    "summaryZh": "最高領袖穆吉塔巴·哈米尼頒令禁止「損害社會凝聚力」的行為，這是他繼任以來少數公開發出的指令之一。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irans-supreme-leader-bans-acts-that-harm-social-cohesion/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mojtaba khamenei",
      "decree",
      "succession"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-29-shin-bet-confirms-it-urgently-brought-yair-netanyahu",
    "date": "2026-08-29",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Shin Bet confirms it urgently brought Yair Netanyahu home from Miami over Iranian threat",
    "headlineZh": "以色列國家安全局證實因伊朗威脅緊急將亞伊爾·納坦雅胡從邁阿密接回",
    "summary": "Israel's Shin Bet security service confirmed to Channel 12 that it urgently brought the prime minister's son, Yair Netanyahu, back to Israel from Miami because of a threat attributed to Iran.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列國家安全局（辛貝特）向第12頻道證實，因一項歸咎於伊朗的威脅，緊急將總理之子亞伊爾·納坦雅胡從邁阿密接回以色列。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/shin-bet-confirms-to-channel-12-it-urgently-brought-yair-netanyahu-to-israel-from-miami-due-to-threat/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "shin bet",
      "yair netanyahu",
      "iranian threats"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-30-mojtaba-khamenei-urges-gulf-rulers-to-identify-your",
    "date": "2026-08-30",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to \"identify your real enemy\"",
    "headlineZh": "穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊敦促海灣國家統治者「認清你們真正的敵人」",
    "summary": "In a message marking the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, Iran's Supreme Leader addressed leaders of Islamic and Gulf states as Tehran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗最高領袖在先知穆罕默德誕辰的致辭中向伊斯蘭及海灣國家領袖喊話，同時德黑蘭持續封閉荷莫茲海峽。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/irans-khamenei-calls-for-gulf-unity-as-hormuz-tensions-persist"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mojtaba khamenei",
      "gulf",
      "strait of hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mojtaba Khamenei",
      "speakerZh": "穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊",
      "role": "Supreme Leader of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗最高領袖",
      "quote": "My emphatic and repeated recommendation to the rulers of Islamic countries, especially the countries of West Asia and the Gulf, is to identify your real enemy, understand his plan and confront it.",
      "quoteZh": "我對伊斯蘭國家統治者，特別是西亞和海灣國家，一再強調的建議是：認清你們真正的敵人，了解他的計劃並與之對抗。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-30-us-strikes-two-iranian-launchers-on-larak-island",
    "date": "2026-08-30",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US strikes two Iranian launchers on Larak Island as Pentagon warns of strain",
    "headlineZh": "美軍空襲拉臘克島兩座伊朗發射器，五角大廈警告持續作戰壓力",
    "summary": "US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, while a Pentagon assessment warned of strain from sustained operations. Iran claimed retaliation against US bases in Jordan on 31 August, setting the stage for renewed hostilities in September.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍空襲霍爾木茲海峽拉臘克島上兩座伊朗發射器，五角大廈評估則警告持續作戰帶來的壓力。伊朗於8月31日聲稱報復攻擊約旦美軍基地，為9月戰事重燃埋下伏筆。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "larak-island",
      "launchers",
      "jordan",
      "pentagon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-31-european-gas-spikes-above-70mwh-as-middle-east",
    "date": "2026-08-31",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "European gas spikes above €70/MWh as Middle East fighting resumes",
    "headlineZh": "中東戰火重燃，歐洲天然氣價格突破每兆瓦時70歐元",
    "summary": "The October 2026 TTF contract hit an intraday high of €70.85/MWh as renewed US-Iran fighting kept Hormuz, which normally carries about a fifth of global LNG trade, effectively closed. TTF went on to reach about €84.5/MWh in mid-September, the highest since December 2022.",
    "summaryZh": "由於美伊戰事再起，平常承載全球約五分之一液化天然氣貿易的霍爾木茲海峽實際關閉，2026年10月TTF合約盤中高見每兆瓦時70.85歐元。TTF其後於9月中旬升至約84.5歐元，為2022年12月以來最高。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/31/european-gas-prices-spike-above-70-amid-renewed-middle-east-fighting"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "natural-gas",
      "ttf",
      "europe",
      "lng",
      "prices"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-31-hengaw-at-least-89-executions-in-august-up",
    "date": "2026-08-31",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Hengaw: at least 89 executions in August, up 33% from July",
    "headlineZh": "Hengaw：8月至少89人遭處決，較7月增加33%",
    "summary": "Hengaw said at least 89 prisoners, including six political prisoners and six women, were executed in August 2026, 22 more than in July; only 9% were announced by official sources, 11 were carried out secretly and two in public. Iran Human Rights counted 82 August executions and at least 532 for 2026 so far.",
    "summaryZh": "Hengaw表示2026年8月至少89名囚犯遭處決，包括6名政治犯與6名女性，較7月多22人；僅9%由官方公布，11宗秘密執行，2宗公開執行。伊朗人權組織統計8月處決82人，2026年迄今至少532人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Hengaw",
        "url": "https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/09/article-2"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "hengaw",
      "ihr",
      "human-rights"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-31-iran-sentences-two-women-to-death-over-2026",
    "date": "2026-08-31",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran sentences two women to death over 2026 protests, rights groups say",
    "headlineZh": "人權團體：伊朗以參與2026年示威為由判處兩名女子死刑",
    "summary": "Rights groups said Iranian courts sentenced two women to death over their alleged roles in the 2026 anti-government protests.",
    "summaryZh": "人權團體表示，伊朗法院以兩名女子涉及2026年反政府示威為由判處她們死刑。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Asharq Al-Awsat",
        "url": "https://english.aawsat.com/world/5313143-iran-sentences-two-women-death-over-2026-protests-say-rights-groups"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "death penalty",
      "women",
      "protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-31-trump-iran-is-officially-a-failed-nation-it",
    "date": "2026-08-31",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump: \"Iran is officially a Failed Nation … IT IS DEAD!\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普：「伊朗正式成為失敗國家……它已經死了！」",
    "summary": "After renewed clashes, Trump posted that Iran had no navy, air force or currency and that its leadership was in disarray, while saying the Strait of Hormuz was in \"extremely good shape\".",
    "summaryZh": "在新一輪衝突後，川普發文稱伊朗已沒有海軍、空軍和貨幣，其領導層陷入混亂，同時稱荷莫茲海峽「狀況極佳」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/trump-says-iran-is-dead-vows-to-respond-after-renewed-clashes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "truth social",
      "economy"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "Iran is officially a Failed Nation. IT IS DEAD! They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers or police, Inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is in total disarray.",
      "quoteZh": "伊朗正式成為失敗國家。它已經死了！他們沒有海軍、沒有空軍、沒有貨幣，付不出士兵和警察的薪水，通膨高達300%，而且他們的領導層一片混亂。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-08-31-uae-condemns-iranian-drone-intercepted-over-its-territorial",
    "date": "2026-08-31",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE condemns Iranian drone intercepted over its territorial waters as Jordan targeted with missiles",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗無人機在阿聯酋領海上空被攔截，約旦遭飛彈攻擊；阿聯酋予以譴責",
    "summary": "The UAE said its air defences intercepted an Iranian drone over UAE territorial waters, calling it a dangerous escalation. The same day Iran's IRGC fired ballistic missiles at King Hussein and Azraq air bases in Jordan, which it said was retaliation for a US strike on Larak Island.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋表示其防空系統在領海上空攔截一架伊朗無人機，稱此為危險升級。同日，伊朗革命衛隊向約旦侯賽因國王空軍基地及阿茲拉克空軍基地發射彈道飛彈，稱是報復美國空襲拉臘克島。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/8/31/UAE-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-irgc-says-it-launched-attack-two-us-bases-jordan-2026-08-30/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "jordan",
      "drone",
      "larak"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the hostile Iranian attack on the country involving a drone that was intercepted by air defence systems over UAE territorial waters, in a dangerous escalation that constitutes a flagrant violation of the country's sovereignty, security, and stability",
      "quoteZh": "阿聯酋強烈譴責伊朗以無人機對該國發動的敵對攻擊，該無人機已在阿聯酋領海上空被防空系統攔截；此舉屬危險升級，公然侵犯國家主權、安全與穩定"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-01-iaea-report-no-verification-in-iran-since-war",
    "date": "2026-09-01",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IAEA report: no verification in Iran since war began, denied access to 20 declared sites",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署報告：開戰以來未能在伊朗進行核查，20處申報設施拒絕准入",
    "summary": "A restricted IAEA report said the agency had carried out no verification activities in Iran under its NPT safeguards agreement since 28 February and had been denied access to 20 declared nuclear sites plus one additional location. Director General Rafael Grossi called the lack of information on Iran's nuclear material 'a matter of proliferation concern.'",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署一份限閱報告指出，自2月28日以來總署未能依《不擴散條約》保障協定在伊朗進行任何核查，20處申報核設施及另一處地點均被拒絕准入。總幹事格羅西稱缺乏伊朗核材料資訊是「擴散方面的關切」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Arms Control Association",
        "url": "https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2026-10/news/iaea-reports-iran-un-security-council"
      },
      {
        "name": "IAEA chronology",
        "url": "https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/iran/chronology-of-key-events"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "safeguards",
      "verification",
      "grossi",
      "proliferation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-01-lufthansa-group-extends-gulf-flight-suspensions-to-24",
    "date": "2026-09-01",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Lufthansa Group extends Gulf flight suspensions to 24 October; BA cuts Doha service",
    "headlineZh": "漢莎航空集團將海灣航班停飛延至10月24日，英航削減多哈航班",
    "summary": "Lufthansa, Swiss and Eurowings extended suspensions of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Dammam, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Erbil and Tehran until 24 October. British Airways resumed Doha at one daily flight, kept Dubai suspended until 3 November, and Virgin Atlantic paused Dubai until October 2027, The National reported.",
    "summaryZh": "《國家報》報導，漢莎、瑞士航空及歐洲之翼將往返杜拜、阿布達比、利雅德、達曼、馬斯喀特、安曼、貝魯特、艾比爾及德黑蘭的航班停飛期延至10月24日。英航恢復每日一班多哈航班，杜拜航線停至11月3日；維珍航空則暫停杜拜航線至2027年10月。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/09/01/uae-dubai-flights-status/"
      },
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/09/06/uae-dubai-flights-status/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "lufthansa",
      "british airways",
      "flight suspensions"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-01-us-adopts-tanker-for-tanker-policy-as-hostilities",
    "date": "2026-09-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US adopts 'tanker for tanker' policy as hostilities resume; Jordan downs 10 of 13 missiles",
    "headlineZh": "敵對行動重啟，美國採「以油輪換油輪」政策；約旦攔截13枚飛彈中的10枚",
    "summary": "The US said it struck IRGC targets and National Iranian Oil Company tankers under a 'tanker for tanker' policy after a tanker leaving Hormuz was hit by three projectiles, and crude rose above $90. Iran targeted Camp Titin near Aqaba and Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, which said it shot down 10 of 13 missiles. Iran said US attacks that day killed 18 and injured 108.",
    "summaryZh": "一艘駛離霍爾木茲的油輪被三枚彈體擊中後，美方稱依「以油輪換油輪」政策打擊革命衛隊目標及伊朗國家石油公司油輪，原油升破90美元。伊朗攻擊約旦亞喀巴附近的蒂廷營及哈桑親王空軍基地，約旦稱擊落13枚飛彈中的10枚。伊朗稱當日美軍攻擊造成18人死亡、108人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tankers",
      "nioc",
      "jordan",
      "renewed-hostilities",
      "oil"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-01-us-strike-hits-wedding-gathering-in-kuhestak-killing",
    "date": "2026-09-01",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "US strike hits wedding gathering in Kuhestak, killing five including two children",
    "headlineZh": "美軍空襲擊中庫赫斯塔克婚禮聚會，5死含2名兒童",
    "summary": "Around 9:30 p.m., a US strike in Kuhestak, Sirik County, Hormozgan, hit a home hosting a wedding celebration, killing four people including boys aged 4 and 16 and injuring more than 60; a 22-year-old woman later died in hospital. A New York Times visual investigation found the bomb was released by US forces; CENTCOM said it targeted IRGC air defenses and radar and does not intentionally target civilians. Iran's Red Crescent asked the ICC prosecutor to investigate.",
    "summaryZh": "晚間約9時30分，美軍空襲荷姆茲甘省錫里克縣庫赫斯塔克一處舉辦婚禮的民宅，造成4人死亡，包括4歲和16歲男童，逾60人受傷；一名22歲女子其後在醫院不治。《紐約時報》影像調查認定炸彈由美軍投放；美軍中央司令部稱目標為革命衛隊防空與雷達設施，並稱不會蓄意攻擊平民。伊朗紅新月會致函國際刑事法院檢察官要求調查。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Washington Times (AP)",
        "url": "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/4/women-gathered-small-iranian-town-wedding-deadly-us-strike-hit/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Kuhestak wedding airstrike",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kuhestak_wedding_airstrike"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "civilian-casualties",
      "kuhestak",
      "hormozgan",
      "wedding",
      "icc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-02-dollar-tops-21-million-rials-rial-down-about",
    "date": "2026-09-02",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Dollar tops 2.1 million rials; rial down about 60% since March",
    "headlineZh": "美元突破210萬里亞爾，里亞爾自3月以來貶值約60%",
    "summary": "The US dollar broke above 2.1 million rials on Tehran's open market, with the euro at 2.55 million and gold coins trading at 2.26 billion rials. The rial has lost about 60% since March, when it stood near 1.35 million per dollar; by 5 September Iran International reported a new low of about 2.25 million.",
    "summaryZh": "德黑蘭公開市場美元突破210萬里亞爾，歐元達255萬，金幣成交價22.6億里亞爾。里亞爾自3月約135萬兌1美元以來已貶值約60%；至9月5日，伊朗國際報導再創約225萬的新低。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/02/iranian-rial-hits-record-low-as-us-dollar-breaks-22-million-mark"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202609055912"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "gold",
      "inflation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-02-hegseth-extends-deployment-of-about-50000-us-troops",
    "date": "2026-09-02",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Hegseth extends deployment of about 50,000 US troops in Middle East until 2027",
    "headlineZh": "赫格塞斯將約5萬名美軍中東部署延長至2027年",
    "summary": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth extended the deployment of roughly 50,000 US soldiers in West Asia until 2027. The same day Trump proposed on Truth Social renaming the Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait,' and on 3 September Vance said Washington had cut contact with Iran while it fired on vessels in Hormuz.",
    "summaryZh": "國防部長赫格塞斯將約5萬名美軍在西亞的部署延長至2027年。同日川普在Truth Social提議將霍爾木茲海峽改名為「川普海峽」；9月3日范斯表示在伊朗向霍爾木茲船隻開火期間，華府已切斷與伊朗聯繫。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "deployment",
      "hegseth",
      "trump-strait",
      "vance"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-02-iran-strikes-saudi-tanker-sidr-in-strait-of",
    "date": "2026-09-02",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran strikes Saudi tanker SIDR in Strait of Hormuz, killing crew members",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在荷莫茲海峽襲擊沙烏地油輪SIDR號，造成船員死亡",
    "summary": "Iran targeted the Saudi tanker SIDR as it transited the Strait of Hormuz, causing fatalities among its crew, as hostilities resumed in early September. Qatar called the attack a flagrant breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2817.",
    "summaryZh": "9月初戰事重燃之際，伊朗襲擊正通過荷莫茲海峽的沙烏地油輪SIDR號，造成船員死亡。卡達稱攻擊公然違反聯合國安理會第2817號決議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-targeting-of-saudi-tanker-sidr"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "tanker",
      "hormuz",
      "seafarer deaths"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The State of Qatar strongly condemns the Islamic Republic of Iran's targeting of the Saudi tanker (SIDR) while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and the resulting fatalities among the tanker's crew",
      "quoteZh": "卡達國強烈譴責伊朗伊斯蘭共和國在荷莫茲海峽襲擊正在通行的沙烏地油輪（SIDR號），並造成船員死亡"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-02-kuwait-condemns-iranian-missile-and-drone-attacks-including",
    "date": "2026-09-02",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait condemns Iranian missile and drone attacks, including on a residential complex",
    "headlineZh": "科威特譴責伊朗飛彈及無人機攻擊，包括一處住宅區",
    "summary": "Kuwait's Foreign Ministry condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks on several sites in the country, including a residential complex, saying they explicitly violated UN Security Council Resolution 2817. Qatar the same day condemned renewed Iranian attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.",
    "summaryZh": "科威特外交部譴責伊朗以飛彈及無人機攻擊該國多處地點，包括一處住宅區，稱此舉明顯違反聯合國安理會第2817號決議。卡達同日譴責伊朗再度攻擊約旦、巴林及科威特。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Kuwait Times (KUNA)",
        "url": "https://kuwaittimes.com/article/49071/kuwait/kuwait-strongly-condemns-iranian-attacks-targeting-the-country-with-missiles-drones/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-renewed-iranian-attacks-on-neighboring-countries"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "residential complex",
      "resolution 2817"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait",
      "speakerZh": "科威特外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of Kuwait",
      "roleZh": "科威特外交部",
      "quote": "the continuation of these attacks constitutes a grave breach of international law and the UN Charter, as well as an explicit violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817",
      "quoteZh": "這些攻擊持續不斷，嚴重違反國際法與《聯合國憲章》，亦明顯違反聯合國安理會第2817號決議"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-03-houthis-launch-coastal-offensive-toward-bab-el-mandeb",
    "date": "2026-09-03",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis launch coastal offensive toward Bab el-Mandeb; over 120 killed in clashes",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞發動沿岸攻勢推向曼德海峽，衝突逾120人死亡",
    "summary": "The Houthis launched a general offensive in Yemen's coastal regions aimed at controlling the Bab el-Mandeb strait, with more than 120 people reported killed in the clashes. Government forces said on 6 September they had retaken Hays district.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝在也門沿岸地區發動全面攻勢，意圖控制曼德海峽，據報衝突造成逾120人死亡。政府軍9月6日表示已奪回海斯區。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-120-killed-in-deadly-yemen-clashes-as-houthis-push-toward-key-strait/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/6/yemeni-forces-claim-strategic-district-amid-intensified-houthi-clashes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "bab el-mandeb",
      "yemen war"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-03-israel-releases-five-lebanese-civilians-in-exchange-for",
    "date": "2026-09-03",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israel releases five Lebanese civilians in exchange for information on Jewish remains",
    "headlineZh": "以色列釋放五名黎巴嫩平民，換取猶太人遺骸情報",
    "summary": "Netanyahu said Israel had released five Lebanese civilians in exchange for information on Jewish remains in Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "納坦雅胡表示，以色列已釋放五名黎巴嫩平民，換取有關黎巴嫩境內猶太人遺骸的情報。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-03/ty-article-live/idf-troops-kill-two-palestinian-youths-during-settler-raid-medics-say/000001a0-6509-d1e9-ade0-f5dbf60c0000?liveBlogItemId=1952929193#1952929193"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "prisoner release",
      "lebanon",
      "israel"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-03-kuwait-invokes-article-51-self-defence-right-after",
    "date": "2026-09-03",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Kuwait invokes Article 51 self-defence right after 'heinous' repeated Iranian attacks",
    "headlineZh": "科威特在伊朗「令人髮指」的反覆攻擊後援引《憲章》第51條自衛權",
    "summary": "After another Iranian attack early on 3 September 2026, Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said the continued strikes were a grave breach of its sovereignty that systematically undermined de-escalation efforts. It reiterated Kuwait's right to defend its territory under Article 51 of the UN Charter.",
    "summaryZh": "2026年9月3日清晨伊朗再次發動攻擊後，科威特外交部表示持續攻擊嚴重侵犯其主權，並系統性破壞降溫努力，重申科威特有權依《聯合國憲章》第51條保衛領土。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Kuwait Times (KUNA)",
        "url": "https://kuwaittimes.com/article/49132/kuwait/kuwait-strongly-condemns-repeated-iranian-attacks/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-renewed-iranian-attacks-against-kuwait"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kuwait",
      "article 51",
      "self-defence"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait",
      "speakerZh": "科威特外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of Kuwait",
      "roleZh": "科威特外交部",
      "quote": "The ministry reiterated Kuwait's full right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty, protect its security and defend its territory and vital facilities against any aggression or threat, based on Article 51 of the UN Charter and international law.",
      "quoteZh": "外交部重申，科威特有充分權利依據《聯合國憲章》第51條及國際法，採取一切必要措施維護主權、保障安全，保衛其領土及重要設施免受任何侵略或威脅。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-03-vance-on-iran-i-wouldnt-call-it-a",
    "date": "2026-09-03",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Vance on Iran: \"I wouldn't call it a war. Right now, there is no active shooting\"",
    "headlineZh": "范斯談伊朗：「我不會稱之為戰爭。目前沒有正在進行的交火」",
    "summary": "At a White House briefing after days of intense US–Iran fire, the vice president declined to give a timeline for ending the conflict and said the US was protecting commercial shipping.",
    "summaryZh": "在美伊激烈交火數日後的白宮簡報會上，副總統拒絕提供結束衝突的時間表，並表示美國正在保護商業航運。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/us-vice-president-jd-vance-declines-to-offer-timeline-for-end-of-iran-war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "vance",
      "shipping",
      "white house"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "JD Vance",
      "speakerZh": "范斯",
      "role": "Vice President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國副總統",
      "quote": "I wouldn't call it a war. Right now, there is no active shooting.",
      "quoteZh": "我不會稱之為戰爭。目前沒有正在進行的交火。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-06-ghalibaf-warns-us-attacks-will-meet-a-faster",
    "date": "2026-09-06",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ghalibaf warns US attacks will meet \"a faster, heavier, and more painful response\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡利巴夫警告美國攻擊將招致「更快、更重、更痛的回應」",
    "summary": "Nearly a week into renewed fighting, Iran's parliament speaker said on state media that Americans must understand \"before it is too late\" that the \"rules of the game have changed\".",
    "summaryZh": "在恢復交戰近一週之際，伊朗國會議長透過官方媒體表示，美國人必須「在為時已晚之前」明白「遊戲規則已經改變」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8d56w7d9po"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ghalibaf",
      "escalation"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf",
      "speakerZh": "卡利巴夫",
      "role": "Speaker of Iran's Parliament and chief negotiator",
      "roleZh": "伊朗國會議長兼首席談判代表",
      "quote": "a faster, heavier, and more painful response",
      "quoteZh": "更快、更重、更痛的回應"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-06-iran-doubles-price-of-above-quota-gasoline-to",
    "date": "2026-09-06",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran doubles price of above-quota gasoline to 10,000 tomans a litre",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗將超額汽油價格調高一倍至每公升1萬托曼",
    "summary": "Iran said the third-tier gasoline price for purchases above the 110-litre monthly quota would double to 100,000 rials (10,000 tomans) per litre from 8 September, the second such increase since December. Subsidised quotas were unchanged; officials cited a daily gasoline deficit of 14–15 million litres.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗宣布，自9月8日起，每月110公升配額以外的第三級汽油價格加倍至每公升10萬里亞爾（1萬托曼），為去年12月以來第二次上調。補貼配額不變；官員指每日汽油缺口達1,400萬至1,500萬公升。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202609065858"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/as-fuel-prices-rise-again-irans-government-urges-citizens-to-cut-back"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "gasoline",
      "fuel prices",
      "subsidies"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-06-israel-expands-protective-fortification-to-89-communities-on",
    "date": "2026-09-06",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Israel expands protective fortification to 89 communities on Lebanon border",
    "headlineZh": "以色列將黎巴嫩邊境防護加固工程擴展至89個社區",
    "summary": "The Israeli government expanded its fortification programme to 89 communities along the Lebanon border, citing missile and drone fire from Lebanon.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列政府以黎巴嫩飛彈及無人機攻擊為由，將防護加固計劃擴展至黎巴嫩邊境沿線89個社區。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/government-expands-fortification-effort-to-89-communities-on-lebanon-border/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "home front",
      "northern israel",
      "fortification"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-06-israeli-strikes-kill-four-in-south-lebanon-after",
    "date": "2026-09-06",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Israeli strikes kill four in south Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attacks on troops",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨無人機襲擊以軍後，以色列空襲黎巴嫩南部致四死",
    "summary": "Israeli strikes killed four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks inside areas held by its troops. Israel continues to operate in a self-declared security zone despite the June ceasefire.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩衛生部表示，以色列空襲黎巴嫩南部造成四人死亡，包括兩名婦女；以方稱是報復真主黨對其駐軍區域的無人機攻擊。儘管6月已停火，以軍仍在自行劃定的安全區內行動。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US News (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-09-06/israeli-military-says-it-strikes-southern-lebanon-after-hezbollah-launched-drones"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "south lebanon",
      "ceasefire violations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-07-lebanons-health-ministry-says-4362-killed-by-israeli",
    "date": "2026-09-07",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Lebanon's health ministry says 4,362 killed by Israeli attacks since 2 March",
    "headlineZh": "黎巴嫩衛生部稱3月2日以來以色列攻擊已造成4,362人死亡",
    "summary": "Lebanon's health ministry reported at least 4,362 people killed in Israeli attacks since 2 March 2026, including 11 in the previous 24 hours, despite the June framework agreement. The same day Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned of a faster, heavier response to US attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩衛生部報告，自2026年3月2日以來以色列攻擊已造成至少4,362人死亡，其中過去24小時11人，儘管6月已簽署框架協議。同日伊朗首席談判代表加利巴夫警告將對美國攻擊作出更快、更猛烈的回應。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "lebanon",
      "casualties",
      "health-ministry",
      "ghalibaf"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-08-houthi-missiles-and-drones-hit-four-saudi-cities",
    "date": "2026-09-08",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Houthi missiles and drones hit four Saudi cities, wounding 73 and setting oil sites ablaze",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞飛彈及無人機襲擊沙烏地四城，73人受傷、石油設施起火",
    "summary": "Houthi missile and drone attacks hit Abha, Jizan, Najran and Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, wounding 73 people and starting fires at oil facilities, AP reported. The same day Yemeni government forces launched a counteroffensive vowing to retake Sanaa.",
    "summaryZh": "美聯社報導，胡塞飛彈及無人機襲擊沙烏地南部的艾卜哈、吉贊、納季蘭及海米斯穆謝特，造成73人受傷，石油設施起火。同日也門政府軍發動反攻，誓言奪回薩那。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "AP",
        "url": "https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-yemen-houthis-4ad9446f0bb8c096750c84b6e1ba86b8"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/yemeni-forces-launch-counteroffensive-against-houthis-vow-to-retake-sanaa"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "saudi arabia",
      "abha",
      "jizan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-08-iran-downs-mq-1-over-bandar-abbas-claims",
    "date": "2026-09-08",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Iran downs MQ-1 over Bandar Abbas, claims seizure of US unmanned submarine",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗在阿巴斯港上空擊落MQ-1，聲稱俘獲美國無人潛航器",
    "summary": "Iranian air defenses shot down a General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone over Bandar Abbas, and the IRGC said it seized a US-made Dive-LD unmanned submarine at the entrance to Hormuz. The US later confirmed Iran had shot down at least two MQ-1s in recent days.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗防空部隊在阿巴斯港上空擊落一架通用原子MQ-1「掠奪者」無人機，伊斯蘭革命衛隊稱在霍爾木茲入口俘獲一艘美製Dive-LD無人潛航器。美方其後證實伊朗近日至少擊落兩架MQ-1。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mq-1",
      "drones",
      "uuv",
      "irgc",
      "bandar-abbas"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-08-iran-says-basij-commander-killed-in-terrorist-attack",
    "date": "2026-09-08",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iran says Basij commander killed in 'terrorist attack' in southeast",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗稱東南部一名巴斯基民兵指揮官遭「恐怖襲擊」身亡",
    "summary": "Iranian authorities said a Basij force commander was killed in a 'terrorist attack' in Parud district in the country's southeast. The next day officials said a Sunni cleric who was also a Basij member was killed in the northwest, blaming 'Zionist-American separatist groups'.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗當局表示，一名巴斯基民兵指揮官在東南部帕魯德區遭「恐怖襲擊」身亡。翌日官員稱西北部一名兼任巴斯基成員的遜尼派教士被殺，歸咎於「錫安主義—美國分離主義團體」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-says-basij-force-commander-killed-in-terrorist-attack-in-countrys-southeast/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-claims-sunni-cleric-killed-in-countrys-northwest-by-zionist-american-separatist-groups/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "basij",
      "insurgency",
      "sistan-baluchestan"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-08-security-forces-deploy-at-iranian-fuel-stations-as",
    "date": "2026-09-08",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Security forces deploy at Iranian fuel stations as gasoline price rise takes effect",
    "headlineZh": "汽油加價生效，伊朗保安部隊進駐加油站",
    "summary": "Iranian security forces deployed around fuel stations and on streets across the country as the gasoline price increase took effect, Iran International reported. A 2019 fuel price hike sparked nationwide protests and a deadly crackdown.",
    "summaryZh": "據伊朗國際電視台報導，汽油加價生效之際，伊朗保安部隊在全國各地加油站周邊及街道部署。2019年油價上調曾引發全國示威及血腥鎮壓。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202609081765"
      },
      {
        "name": "RFE/RL via GlobalSecurity",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/09/iran-260906-rferl01.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "gasoline",
      "security forces",
      "protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-08-uk-sanctions-hezbollah-linked-al-qard-al-hassan",
    "date": "2026-09-08",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "UK sanctions Hezbollah-linked Al-Qard Al-Hassan association",
    "headlineZh": "英國制裁與真主黨有關的Al-Qard Al-Hassan協會",
    "summary": "UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions on the Hezbollah-affiliated financial association Al-Qard Al-Hassan, alongside other punitive measures announced the same day.",
    "summaryZh": "英國外交大臣米勒班宣布制裁與真主黨有關的金融機構Al-Qard Al-Hassan，同日亦宣布其他懲罰措施。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/uk-announces-import-ban-for-west-bank-settlements-other-punitive-measures-says-france-canada-to-follow-suit/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uk",
      "hezbollah",
      "al-qard al-hassan"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-09-iaea-board-votes-23-3-to-refer-iran",
    "date": "2026-09-09",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "IAEA board votes 23-3 to refer Iran to UN Security Council, first time in 20 years",
    "headlineZh": "國際原子能總署理事會以23比3將伊朗提交安理會，為20年來首次",
    "summary": "The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a US-UK-French-German resolution 23-3, with eight abstentions and Russia, China and Niger opposed, asking Director General Grossi to report Iran's non-compliance to the UN Security Council and General Assembly. Iran's envoy Reza Najafi said it was passed 'under political pressure' and had no basis. The International Crisis Group's Ali Vaez called it 'an exercise in futility' given likely Russian and Chinese vetoes.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署理事會以23比3、8票棄權通過美英法德提出的決議，俄羅斯、中國與尼日反對，要求總幹事格羅西向聯合國安理會及大會報告伊朗不遵約情況。伊朗代表納賈菲稱決議是「在政治壓力下」通過且毫無依據。國際危機組織的瓦埃茲認為，鑑於俄中可能否決，此舉「徒勞無功」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/iaea-board-resolves-to-report-iran-to-security-council-over-nuclear-program"
      },
      {
        "name": "France 24 (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260909-iaea-board-refers-iran-to-un-security-council"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "security-council",
      "referral",
      "non-compliance",
      "e3"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-09-iranian-strike-on-jordans-muwaffaq-salti-air-base",
    "date": "2026-09-09",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Iranian strike on Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti air base damages US A-10 and about eight F-15s",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗空襲約旦穆瓦法格·薩爾提空軍基地，美軍A-10及約八架F-15受損",
    "summary": "Iranian strikes overnight on Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base hit a US A-10, which lost a wing, and lightly damaged about eight F-15s that were returned to service, sources told CBS; US forces fired more than 30 Patriot interceptors and no US deaths were reported. A US official contradicted Trump's account that no aircraft were damaged.",
    "summaryZh": "消息人士向CBS表示，伊朗連夜空襲約旦穆瓦法格·薩爾提空軍基地，一架美軍A-10被擊中失去一側機翼，約八架F-15輕微受損後已恢復服役；美軍發射逾30枚愛國者攔截彈，無美軍死亡。一名美國官員的說法與川普稱無飛機受損相矛盾。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/multiple-us-military-aircraft-damaged-iran-strikes-military-base-jordan/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/contradicting-trump-us-official-says-iran-attack-on-base-in-jordan-damaged-military-aircraft/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "jordan",
      "muwaffaq salti",
      "a-10",
      "f-15",
      "patriot"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-09-qatar-holds-iran-legally-responsible-for-renewed-attacks",
    "date": "2026-09-09",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "jordan",
    "headline": "Qatar holds Iran 'legally responsible' for renewed attacks on Jordan",
    "headlineZh": "卡達稱伊朗須為再度攻擊約旦承擔「法律責任」",
    "summary": "Jordan's armed forces said 20 ballistic missiles launched from Iran targeted Jordanian territory, of which 18 were intercepted; the IRGC said it struck US aircraft sites at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. Qatar condemned the renewed attacks on Jordan as a breach of international law and good-neighbourliness.",
    "summaryZh": "約旦軍方表示，伊朗發射的20枚彈道飛彈射向約旦領土，其中18枚被攔截；伊朗革命衛隊稱擊中穆瓦法格·薩爾提空軍基地的美軍戰機設施。卡達譴責伊朗再度攻擊約旦違反國際法及睦鄰原則。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-renewed-iranian-attacks-against-jordan"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/what-is-jordans-al-azraq-base-and-why-is-iran-targeting-it"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "jordan",
      "muwaffaq salti",
      "ballistic missiles",
      "qatar"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The Ministry holds the Islamic Republic of Iran legally responsible for these attacks and their repercussions and consequences.",
      "quoteZh": "外交部認為伊朗伊斯蘭共和國須為這些攻擊及其影響與後果承擔法律責任。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-09-us-says-it-destroyed-five-iranian-tankers-after",
    "date": "2026-09-09",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "US says it destroyed five Iranian tankers after missile attack on Navy warship",
    "headlineZh": "美方稱在海軍軍艦遭飛彈攻擊後摧毀5艘伊朗油輪",
    "summary": "The US said it destroyed five Iranian tankers, one of which sank, in retaliation for missile attacks on a Navy warship; the IRGC claimed it hit two US vessels and eight tankers, which the US denied. Jordan intercepted 18 of 20 Iranian ballistic missiles, and an Iranian strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base tore a wing off an A-10 and lightly damaged about eight F-15s. A crew member on the tanker Hercules Star near Dubai was killed.",
    "summaryZh": "美方稱為報復海軍軍艦遭飛彈攻擊，摧毀5艘伊朗油輪，其中一艘沉沒；伊斯蘭革命衛隊則稱擊中兩艘美艦及8艘油輪，美方否認。約旦攔截20枚伊朗彈道飛彈中的18枚，伊朗襲擊穆瓦法格·薩爾提空軍基地，一架A-10機翼斷裂，約8架F-15輕微受損。杜拜附近油輪Hercules Star號一名船員死亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tankers",
      "jordan",
      "a-10",
      "f-15",
      "tanker-war"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-09-veteran-photojournalist-majid-saeedi-arrested-at-tehran-home",
    "date": "2026-09-09",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Veteran photojournalist Majid Saeedi arrested at Tehran home",
    "headlineZh": "資深攝影記者賽義迪在德黑蘭家中被捕",
    "summary": "Freelance photojournalist Majid Saeedi was arrested at his Tehran home on 9 September; nearly three weeks later CPJ said his whereabouts and the reason for his arrest remained unknown. On 20 September intelligence ministry forces also detained journalist Amanj Mohammadpour at his home in Bukan.",
    "summaryZh": "自由攝影記者賽義迪（Majid Saeedi）9月9日在德黑蘭家中被捕；近三週後保護記者委員會表示，其下落及被捕原因仍不明。9月20日，情報部人員亦在布坎家中拘捕記者穆罕默德普爾（Amanj Mohammadpour）。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CPJ",
        "url": "https://cpj.org/2026/09/iran-sentences-2-journalists-as-media-crackdown-widens/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "press freedom",
      "journalists",
      "arrests"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-10-houthis-capture-red-sea-port-of-mokha-in",
    "date": "2026-09-10",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis capture Red Sea port of Mokha in push toward Bab el-Mandeb",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝攻佔紅海港口穆哈，向曼德海峽推進",
    "summary": "The Houthis took the government-held port city of Mokha, which had been under attack since early August, and the Hays and Al Khawkhah districts of Hodeidah, with the Presidential Leadership Council's forces pulling back toward Dhubab. Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea said the operation launched on 3 September had succeeded.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝攻佔自8月初起遭圍攻的政府控制港口城市穆哈，以及荷台達省的海斯與哈烏哈區，總統領導委員會部隊退向杜巴卜。胡塞發言人薩雷亞稱9月3日發起的行動已告成功。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/10/houthis-seize-red-sea-port-city-in-push-to-seize-bab-el-mandeb"
      },
      {
        "name": "Foreign Policy",
        "url": "https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/10/houthis-yemen-mokha-port-red-sea-bab-el-mandeb-iran-saudi-arabia-strait-hormuz/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "mokha",
      "yemen",
      "bab-el-mandeb",
      "red-sea"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-10-treasury-targets-kataib-hezbollah-commanders-and-iran-to",
    "date": "2026-09-10",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Treasury targets Kataib Hezbollah commanders and Iran-to-Hezbollah oil cash pipeline",
    "headlineZh": "美財政部制裁真主黨旅指揮官及伊朗輸往真主黨的石油資金管道",
    "summary": "Under 'Operation Economic Outcast', OFAC designated senior KH commander Ali Hasan Farhan al-Lami and other KH members, Iraqi PMF-linked firms, a Dubai trading company, and Lebanese money exchangers including Hussein Ibrahim and Abdallah Hamieh, whom it said moved IRGC-QF oil proceeds to Hezbollah. OFAC also shifted its Iran licensing policy to a presumption of denial.",
    "summaryZh": "在「經濟棄兒行動」下，美國外國資產控制辦公室制裁真主黨旅高級指揮官拉米及其他成員、與人民動員力量相關的伊拉克公司、一家杜拜貿易公司，以及黎巴嫩換匯商易卜拉欣和哈米耶等人，指他們將聖城旅的石油收益轉給真主黨。該辦公室亦將伊朗許可政策改為推定拒絕。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury",
        "url": "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0626"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "kataib hezbollah",
      "hezbollah",
      "operation economic outcast"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-11-houthis-take-perim-island-gaining-effective-control-of",
    "date": "2026-09-11",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis take Perim Island, gaining effective control of Bab el-Mandeb",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝奪取丕林島，實際控制曼德海峽",
    "summary": "Four Yemeni government sources told Reuters the Houthis took Perim Island, leaving them in control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and about 20 km from Africa. The group said navigation was safe 'for all companies except for Saudi vessels.' By 14 September they had moved onto the Hanish Islands, and more than 80,000 people had been displaced in two weeks.",
    "summaryZh": "四名葉門政府消息人士向路透社表示，胡塞武裝奪取丕林島，從而控制葉門整條紅海海岸線，距非洲僅約20公里。該組織稱「除沙烏地船隻外，所有公司」航行皆安全。至9月14日胡塞武裝已進佔哈尼什群島，兩週內逾8萬人流離失所。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/11/g-s1-142822/houthis-red-sea-port"
      },
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/houthis-capture-more-yemeni-red-sea-islands-tightening-grip-on-bab-el-mandeb"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "perim",
      "hanish",
      "displacement",
      "bab-el-mandeb"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-11-saudi-arabia-shuts-east-west-crude-pipeline-after",
    "date": "2026-09-11",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Saudi Arabia shuts East-West crude pipeline after drone attacks from Iraq",
    "headlineZh": "沙烏地在來自伊拉克的無人機攻擊後關閉東西原油管道",
    "summary": "Saudi Arabia closed its East-West Crude Oil Pipeline, its main Hormuz bypass to the Red Sea, after drone attacks on 10 September in Riyadh and Medina provinces; satellite imagery showed fires at pumping stations. The foreign ministry blamed 'several drones originating from Iraq,' and Iraq dismissed a Maysan operations commander. Capital Economics said up to 4% of world oil supply could be affected; Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the outage would be 'measured in days.'",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地在9月10日利雅德省與麥地那省遭無人機攻擊後，關閉其繞過霍爾木茲通往紅海的主要通道東西原油管道；衛星影像顯示泵站起火。沙烏地外交部歸咎於「數架源自伊拉克的無人機」，伊拉克撤換一名米桑省作戰指揮官。凱投宏觀稱全球多達4%石油供應可能受影響；能源部長萊特表示停運將「以天計算」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/11/saudi-arabia-says-east-west-pipeline-hit-by-drones-launched-from-iraq"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/saud-arabia-east-west-pipeline-iran-war-chris-wright.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi-arabia",
      "pipeline",
      "iraq",
      "drones",
      "oil-supply"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-11-south-korea-tells-iran-no-decision-made-on",
    "date": "2026-09-11",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "South Korea tells Iran no decision made on Hormuz deployment amid US request",
    "headlineZh": "韓國向伊朗表示尚未決定是否派兵荷莫茲，美國則提出請求",
    "summary": "In his sixth wartime call with Abbas Araghchi, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Seoul had not decided on a possible military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had warned against. Seoul's defence ministry had sent a fact-finding team to the UAE earlier that week.",
    "summaryZh": "韓國外長趙顯在戰時第六次與阿拉格齊通話時，表示首爾尚未決定是否派軍前往荷莫茲海峽，伊朗此前已發出警告。韓國國防部同週稍早已派考察團前往阿聯酋。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Korea JoongAng Daily",
        "url": "https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/foreign-minister-iranian-counterpart-discuss-middle-east-as-seoul-mulls-hormuz-deployment-review/12871846"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Korea Times",
        "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260911/korean-iranian-fms-hold-phone-talks-over-strait-of-hormuz-issues"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "south korea",
      "cho hyun",
      "hormuz",
      "deployment"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Cho Hyun",
      "speakerZh": "趙顯",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of South Korea",
      "roleZh": "韓國外交部長官",
      "quote": "We have consistently maintained that the free and safe passage of all vessels, including ours, through the Strait of Hormuz must be guaranteed. We have also continued to participate in international efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the strait.",
      "quoteZh": "我們一貫主張，必須保障包括我國船舶在內所有船舶自由安全通過荷莫茲海峽。我們亦持續參與確保海峽航行自由的國際努力。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-12-irgc-and-police-clash-with-baloch-militants-in",
    "date": "2026-09-12",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC and police clash with Baloch militants in Saravan; deaths on both sides",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊與警方在薩拉萬與俾路支武裝衝突，雙方皆有死亡",
    "summary": "The IRGC and Iranian police clashed with militants of the Baloch separatist PFF in Saravan, Sistan-Baluchestan; four militants and several IRGC soldiers were killed. Further clashes followed in Zahedan on 17 September and Jihadabad on 23 September, where Tasnim reported the deaths of IRGC commander Hossein Zarifi and intelligence chief Ahmad Herati Zeraati.",
    "summaryZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊與伊朗警方在錫斯坦—俾路支斯坦省薩拉萬與俾路支分離組織PFF武裝分子交火，4名武裝分子與數名革命衛隊士兵死亡。9月17日札黑丹及9月23日吉哈達巴德再爆衝突，塔斯尼姆通訊社報導革命衛隊指揮官扎里菲與情報主管赫拉提·扎拉提身亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "baloch",
      "saravan",
      "zahedan",
      "sistan-baluchestan",
      "insurgency"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-12-pakistan-condemns-drone-attacks-on-saudi-east-west",
    "date": "2026-09-12",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan condemns drone attacks on Saudi East-West pipeline as 'flagrant violation'",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦譴責無人機襲擊沙烏地東西輸油管「公然違反」國際法",
    "summary": "After drones launched from Iraq hit Saudi Arabia's East-West crude pipeline in the Riyadh and Madinah regions, causing casualties and prompting its shutdown, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks and reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Kingdom.",
    "summaryZh": "自伊拉克起飛的無人機襲擊沙烏地阿拉伯利雅德及麥地那地區的東西原油管道，造成傷亡並導致管道關閉後，巴基斯坦外交部予以譴責，並重申堅定支持沙烏地王國。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-strongly-condemns-drone-attacks-on-pipeline-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-in-the-strongest-terms-the-targeting-of-the-east-west-pipeline-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "saudi arabia",
      "east-west pipeline",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦外交部",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "These attacks and targeting of civilian infrastructure are a flagrant violation of the international law as well as sovereignty and territorial integrity of the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and pose a serious threat to regional peace, security and stability.",
      "quoteZh": "這些攻擊及針對民用基礎設施的行為公然違反國際法，侵犯兄弟國沙烏地阿拉伯王國的主權與領土完整，並對地區和平、安全與穩定構成嚴重威脅。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-12-us-postpones-rome-round-of-israel-lebanon-talks",
    "date": "2026-09-12",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "US postpones Rome round of Israel-Lebanon talks until October",
    "headlineZh": "美國將以黎羅馬會談延至10月",
    "summary": "A State Department official said the next round of US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks, planned for Rome the following week, was postponed to October, though ambassadors would still meet in Washington. Israel keeps a roughly 10-km security zone in south Lebanon and says it will not withdraw further until Hezbollah is disarmed.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國務院官員表示，原定下週在羅馬舉行的新一輪美方斡旋以黎會談延至10月，但兩國大使仍會在華府會面。以色列在黎南維持約10公里安全區，並表示真主黨解除武裝前不會進一步撤軍。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/upcoming-round-of-israel-lebanon-talks-delayed-from-next-week-until-october-us-official/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "israel-lebanon talks",
      "hezbollah disarmament",
      "rome"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-14-missiles-hit-three-iranian-kurdish-opposition-camps-in",
    "date": "2026-09-14",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Missiles hit three Iranian Kurdish opposition camps in Sulaymaniyah",
    "headlineZh": "飛彈擊中蘇萊曼尼亞三處伊朗庫德反對派營地",
    "summary": "Missiles targeted three camps of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province. The same day Fars, citing the IRGC, reported a vessel exploded after hitting mines in Hormuz, and a Pentagon report put the war's cost at about $33.4 billion through late June.",
    "summaryZh": "飛彈襲擊伊拉克蘇萊曼尼亞省三處伊朗庫德反對派營地。同日法爾斯通訊社引述革命衛隊報導一艘船在霍爾木茲觸雷爆炸，五角大廈報告則估計截至6月底戰爭成本約334億美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "kurdish-opposition",
      "sulaymaniyah",
      "mines",
      "war-cost"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-14-us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-falls-to-lowest-level",
    "date": "2026-09-14",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "US Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls to lowest level since 1982",
    "headlineZh": "美國戰略石油儲備降至1982年以來最低",
    "summary": "Oil stocks in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to their lowest level since 1982 as emergency drawdowns continued during the Iran war, Reuters reported.",
    "summaryZh": "路透社報導，伊朗戰爭期間緊急釋儲持續，美國戰略石油儲備的原油庫存降至1982年以來最低水平。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-stocks-us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-fall-lowest-level-since-1982-2026-09-14/"
      },
      {
        "name": "EnergyNow",
        "url": "https://energynow.com/2026/09/oil-stocks-in-us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-fall-to-lowest-level-since-1982/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "spr",
      "us energy",
      "emergency stocks"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-15-130-iranian-lawmakers-call-for-legal-process-to",
    "date": "2026-09-15",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "130 Iranian lawmakers call for legal process to withdraw from NPT",
    "headlineZh": "130名伊朗國會議員呼籲啟動退出《不擴散核武條約》法律程序",
    "summary": "A total of 130 members of Iran's parliament signed a statement urging the legislature to begin the legal process of withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, after the IAEA board referred Iran to the UN Security Council.",
    "summaryZh": "在國際原子能總署理事會將伊朗問題提交聯合國安理會後，伊朗國會130名議員聯署聲明，敦促國會啟動退出《不擴散核武條約》的法律程序。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Tehran Times",
        "url": "https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530066/130-Iranian-lawmakers-call-for-legal-process-to-withdraw-from"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "npt",
      "majlis",
      "withdrawal"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-15-fbi-uk-ncsc-and-dutch-aivd-expose-iranian",
    "date": "2026-09-15",
    "category": "cyber",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "FBI, UK NCSC and Dutch AIVD expose Iranian 'HEAVYGRAM' Telegram malware targeting dissidents",
    "headlineZh": "美英荷情報機構揭露伊朗利用Telegram操控的「HEAVYGRAM」惡意程式針對異見人士",
    "summary": "The FBI, Britain's NCSC and the Netherlands' AIVD published a joint advisory on Telegram-controlled malware, called HEAVYGRAM by the FBI and CHOSEN BRICK by the NCSC, attributed to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence. It can copy emails and chats, take screenshots and record audio, and has been used against dissidents and journalists; researchers tied it to the Handala persona.",
    "summaryZh": "美國聯邦調查局、英國國家網路安全中心和荷蘭情報安全總局發布聯合警示，揭露一款經Telegram操控的惡意程式（FBI稱HEAVYGRAM，英方稱CHOSEN BRICK），歸因於伊朗情報部。該程式可複製電郵和聊天訊息、截圖及錄音，已用於針對異見人士和記者；研究人員將其與Handala連結。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Hacker News",
        "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iranian-hackers-use-telegram-controlled.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "BleepingComputer",
        "url": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-handala-hackers-using-telegram-in-malware-attacks/"
      },
      {
        "name": "HSToday",
        "url": "https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/fbi-details-iranian-heavygram-malware-campaign-targeting-dissidents-and-journalists/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "mois",
      "malware",
      "telegram",
      "handala",
      "fbi"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-15-houthi-missiles-and-drones-hit-khamis-mushait-abha",
    "date": "2026-09-15",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Houthi missiles and drones hit Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif, injuring civilians",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞飛彈及無人機襲擊海米斯穆謝特、艾卜哈及塔伊夫，平民受傷",
    "summary": "The Houthis attacked civilian areas in the Saudi cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif with ballistic missiles and drones, injuring several civilians and damaging homes and vehicles. Qatar called the attacks 'disgraceful acts of aggression'.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝以彈道飛彈及無人機襲擊沙烏地城市海米斯穆謝特、艾卜哈及塔伊夫的平民區，造成多名平民受傷，民居及車輛受損。卡達斥之為「可恥的侵略行為」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-houthi-attacks-on-civilian-objects-and-civilians-in-saudi-arabia"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "houthis",
      "abha",
      "taif"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the attacks as disgraceful acts of aggression and an unacceptable disregard for civilian lives",
      "quoteZh": "外交部形容這些攻擊是可恥的侵略行為，令人無法接受地漠視平民生命"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-16-aoun-says-lebanon-wants-israel-security-deal-and",
    "date": "2026-09-16",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Aoun says Lebanon wants Israel security deal and Hezbollah disarmament without confrontation",
    "headlineZh": "奧恩：黎巴嫩尋求與以色列達成安全協議並和平解除真主黨武裝",
    "summary": "Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told AFP he wanted a security agreement with Israel once it withdraws from the south and was determined to disarm Hezbollah without confrontation. He called for a new European or other force to prevent a vacuum when UNIFIL's mandate ends at year-end.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩總統奧恩接受法新社訪問時表示，希望在以色列撤出南部後與其達成安全協議，並決心在不發生對抗的情況下解除真主黨武裝。他呼籲在聯合國駐黎部隊年底任期屆滿後，由歐洲或其他部隊填補安全真空。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "France 24 (AFP)",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260916-lebanon-wants-israel-security-deal-hezbollah-disarmament-without-confrontation-president-to-afp"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aoun",
      "hezbollah disarmament",
      "unifil"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-16-cbo-puts-us-iran-war-spending-above-38",
    "date": "2026-09-16",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "CBO puts US Iran war spending above $38 billion through 1 August",
    "headlineZh": "國會預算辦公室估計至8月1日美國伊朗戰爭支出逾380億美元",
    "summary": "The Congressional Budget Office estimated US spending on the Iran war at more than $38 billion from 28 February to 1 August. A Defense Department estimate later put the cost at $43.6 billion as of September.",
    "summaryZh": "國會預算辦公室估計，自2月28日至8月1日美國在伊朗戰爭上的支出逾380億美元。國防部後來估計截至9月成本為436億美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "war-cost",
      "cbo",
      "pentagon",
      "budget"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-16-houthi-drone-targets-holy-city-of-makkah-drawing",
    "date": "2026-09-16",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Houthi drone targets holy city of Makkah, drawing condemnation across Muslim world",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞無人機瞄準聖城麥加，引起穆斯林世界譴責",
    "summary": "A Houthi drone attack targeted the holy city of Makkah, home to the Masjid al-Haram. Qatar called it a 'shameful' act of aggression, and Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said it gravely offended the religious sentiments of Muslims worldwide.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝以無人機攻擊聖城麥加（禁寺所在地）。卡達斥之為「可恥」的侵略行為，巴基斯坦副總理兼外長達爾稱此舉嚴重冒犯全球穆斯林的宗教感情。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/statement-by-the-deputy-prime-ministerforeign-minister-on-the-houthi-drone-attack-targeting-the-holy-city-of-makkah-al-mukarramah"
      },
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-houthi-attacks-on-holy-city-of-makkah"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "makkah",
      "houthis",
      "pakistan"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ishaq Dar",
      "speakerZh": "伊沙克·達爾",
      "role": "Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan",
      "roleZh": "巴基斯坦副總理兼外交部長",
      "quote": "Such a provocative act violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, gravely offends the religious sentiments of the Muslims worldwide, and threatens regional peace and security.",
      "quoteZh": "這種挑釁行為侵犯沙烏地阿拉伯王國的主權與領土完整，嚴重冒犯全球穆斯林的宗教感情，並威脅地區和平與安全。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-16-houthis-claim-they-shot-down-a-saudi-f",
    "date": "2026-09-16",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis claim they shot down a Saudi F-15 over Marib",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞聲稱在馬里卜上空擊落一架沙烏地F-15戰機",
    "summary": "Yemen's Houthis claimed they shot down a Saudi fighter jet, an F-15, over Marib governorate. The claim was not independently confirmed.",
    "summaryZh": "也門胡塞武裝聲稱在馬里卜省上空擊落一架沙烏地F-15戰機，說法未獲獨立證實。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/yemens-houthis-say-they-shot-down-a-saudi-fighter-jet/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "saudi arabia",
      "f-15",
      "marib"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-16-israeli-man-sentenced-to-13-years-in-prison",
    "date": "2026-09-16",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Israeli man sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for Iran",
    "headlineZh": "以色列男子因替伊朗從事間諜活動被判入獄13年",
    "summary": "An Israeli court sentenced an Israeli man to 13 years in prison for spying for Iran, part of a series of espionage prosecutions during the war.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列法院判處一名以色列男子13年徒刑，罪名是替伊朗從事間諜活動；戰爭期間此類間諜案起訴接連出現。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Haaretz",
        "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-16/ty-article-live/idf-and-shin-bet-confirm-elimination-of-hamas-rafah-brigade-commander/000001a0-a7f1-df5b-adf2-f7f563260000?liveBlogItemId=1772847463#1772847463"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "espionage",
      "iran",
      "israeli courts"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-16-windward-61-of-logged-hormuz-transits-in-august",
    "date": "2026-09-16",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Windward: 61% of logged Hormuz transits in August were false, caused by GPS jamming",
    "headlineZh": "Windward：8月霍爾木茲海峽紀錄中61%通航為GPS干擾造成的虛假航跡",
    "summary": "Maritime analytics firm Windward said 393 of 642 transits logged through the Strait of Hormuz in August (61.2%) were false transits attributable to GPS jamming. It also counted 3.35 million false ship-to-ship meetings worldwide since 28 February caused by injected positioning data.",
    "summaryZh": "海事數據公司Windward表示，8月經霍爾木茲海峽紀錄的642次通航中，有393次（61.2%）是GPS干擾造成的虛假航跡。該公司亦統計，自2月28日以來全球因偽造定位數據出現335萬次虛假船對船會合。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Second Line of Defense",
        "url": "https://sldinfo.com/2026/10/when-the-signal-lies-gps-interference-and-the-next-phase-of-maritime-domain-awareness"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "gps jamming",
      "ais spoofing",
      "windward",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-17-ofac-sanctions-zanjani-linked-crypto-exchange-bitbank-over",
    "date": "2026-09-17",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "OFAC sanctions Zanjani-linked crypto exchange BitBank over Bitcoin transfers to IRGC",
    "headlineZh": "海外資產控制辦公室制裁贊賈尼關聯加密貨幣交易所BitBank，指其向革命衛隊轉移比特幣",
    "summary": "Under Operation Economic Outcast, OFAC designated BitBank, a digital-asset venture controlled by sanctioned financier Babak Zanjani, its developer Pishtaz Simorgh and three associates. Treasury said Zanjani used BitBank in June and July 2026 to move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC, and that the Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority used it to route payments to Tehran.",
    "summaryZh": "在「經濟棄兒行動」下，海外資產控制辦公室將受制裁金融家巴巴克·贊賈尼控制的數位資產企業BitBank、其開發商Pishtaz Simorgh及三名相關人士列入制裁名單。財政部稱贊賈尼於2026年6月和7月利用BitBank向伊斯蘭革命衛隊轉移數億美元比特幣，「霍爾木茲安全海事服務局」亦利用該平台向德黑蘭轉付款項。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury (via GlobalSecurity)",
        "url": "https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/09/iran-260917-treasury01.htm"
      },
      {
        "name": "TRM Labs",
        "url": "https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/ofac-sanctions-bitbank-expanding-action-against-babak-zanjanis-digital-asset-network"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ofac",
      "crypto",
      "bitbank",
      "zanjani",
      "irgc",
      "economic-outcast"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-18-russia-and-china-veto-us-draft-to-extend",
    "date": "2026-09-18",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Russia and China veto US draft to extend UN panel monitoring snapback sanctions on Iran",
    "headlineZh": "俄中否決美國延長聯合國伊朗「快速恢復」制裁監察小組的草案",
    "summary": "A US-backed Security Council resolution to extend for a year the expert panel monitoring UN sanctions reimposed on Iran under snapback failed 11-2, vetoed by Russia and China, with Somalia and Pakistan abstaining. The sanctions remain in force; France said it would study a monitoring team with Germany, the UK and the US, while Iran's mission thanked Moscow and Beijing.",
    "summaryZh": "美國支持的安理會決議草案以11比2未獲通過，遭俄羅斯和中國否決，索馬利亞及巴基斯坦棄權；草案旨在將監察根據「快速恢復」機制重新實施的對伊朗制裁的專家小組延長一年。制裁仍然有效；法國表示將研究與德、英、美組成監察小組，伊朗代表團則感謝莫斯科和北京。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Euronews",
        "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/russia-and-china-veto-us-backed-resolution-to-monitor-iran-nuclear-sanctions"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "un security council",
      "veto",
      "snapback",
      "russia",
      "china"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-19-centcom-says-over-one-billion-barrels-shipped-out",
    "date": "2026-09-19",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "CENTCOM says over one billion barrels shipped out via Hormuz; Iran sets talks conditions",
    "headlineZh": "美軍中央司令部稱逾10億桶原油經霍爾木茲運出；伊朗提出談判條件",
    "summary": "CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said US forces had enabled more than one billion barrels of crude to leave the Gulf through Hormuz in recent months. Iran gave mediators conditions for talks including an end to wars against its non-state allies, unfreezing of funds and lifting of the naval blockade. On 12 September the US had limited air-defense cover for Hormuz transits to two daily windows.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍中央司令部司令庫珀上將表示，近幾個月美軍協助逾10億桶原油經霍爾木茲駛離海灣。伊朗向調停方提出談判條件，包括停止對其非國家盟友的戰爭、解凍資金及解除海上封鎖。9月12日美方已將霍爾木茲通行的防空掩護限制為每日兩個時段。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "centcom",
      "cooper",
      "hormuz",
      "conditions",
      "air-defense"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-20-houthis-fire-ballistic-missile-at-riyadh-and-target",
    "date": "2026-09-20",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Houthis fire ballistic missile at Riyadh and target Bish, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝向利雅德發射彈道飛彈，並瞄準比什、塔伊夫、法拉桑及延布",
    "summary": "The Houthis targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile and attempted strikes on civilians and civilian assets in Bish, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu. Qatar called the attacks a reprehensible hostile act and a breach of the rules-based international order.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞武裝以彈道飛彈攻擊沙烏地首都利雅德，並試圖襲擊比什、塔伊夫、法拉桑及延布的平民與民用設施。卡達稱攻擊是應受譴責的敵對行為，違反以規則為基礎的國際秩序。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-strongly-condemns-houthi-attacks-on-riyadh"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "riyadh",
      "houthis",
      "ballistic missile"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "such attacks amount to a reprehensible hostile act and an unacceptable underestimation of civilian lives, as well as a flagrant violation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's sovereignty",
      "quoteZh": "此類攻擊是應受譴責的敵對行為，令人無法接受地輕視平民生命，並公然侵犯沙烏地阿拉伯王國主權"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-20-iranian-mps-submit-triple-urgency-bill-to-quit",
    "date": "2026-09-20",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranian MPs submit triple-urgency bill to quit the NPT",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗議員提交「三重緊急」退出《不擴散核武條約》法案",
    "summary": "Iranian lawmakers submitted a bill with triple urgency, the fastest procedural track, to parliament's presiding board to withdraw from the NPT; it requires Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's approval before debate. The filing came as President Pezeshkian travelled to New York for the UN General Assembly.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗議員向國會主席團提交「三重緊急」（最快程序）退出《不擴散核武條約》法案，須經議長加利巴夫批准方可辯論。提案之際，總統裴澤斯基安正前往紐約出席聯合國大會。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Tasnim",
        "url": "https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/09/20/3701418/mps-push-for-iran-s-withdrawal-from-npt"
      },
      {
        "name": "Press TV",
        "url": "https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/09/20/776678/Iran-lawmakers-NPT-withdrawal"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "npt",
      "majlis",
      "ghalibaf"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-22-at-un-takaichi-says-hormuz-maritime-order-greatly",
    "date": "2026-09-22",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "At UN, Takaichi says Hormuz maritime order 'greatly shaken', urges passage without extra costs",
    "headlineZh": "高市早苗在聯合國表示荷莫茲的法治海洋秩序「大受動搖」，要求免額外費用通行",
    "summary": "In her address to the 81st UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Takaichi said free and safe navigation through Hormuz was increasingly challenged and called for all vessels to transit without additional costs. She announced Japan was drawing up a comprehensive plan to strengthen the economic and energy resilience of Gulf countries.",
    "summaryZh": "首相高市早苗在第81屆聯合國大會演說中表示，荷莫茲海峽的自由安全航行日益受挑戰，呼籲所有船舶免額外費用通行，並宣布日本正制定加強海灣國家經濟及能源韌性的全面合作計劃。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Prime Minister's Office of Japan (English)",
        "url": "https://japan.kantei.go.jp/105/statement/202609/22enzetsu.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "首相官邸",
        "url": "https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/105/statement/2026/0922enzetsu.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "takaichi",
      "unga",
      "hormuz",
      "gulf resilience"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Sanae Takaichi",
      "speakerZh": "高市早苗",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本首相",
      "quote": "the maritime order based on the rule of law is currently being greatly shaken in the Strait of Hormuz. Ensuring free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz for all vessels without additional costs, as has been the case, is extremely important",
      "quoteZh": "以法治為基礎的海洋秩序目前在荷莫茲海峽大受動搖。一如既往確保所有船舶在不附加費用下自由安全通過荷莫茲海峽，極為重要",
      "originalLanguage": "ja",
      "original": "今、ホルムズ海峡において、法の支配に基づく海洋秩序が大きく揺らいでいます。従来どおり、追加的費用のない形で、全ての船舶が自由かつ安全にホルムズ海峡を通過できることは、中東地域の安全のみならず国際経済全体の安定のためにも、極めて重要です。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-22-houthis-say-saudi-strike-killed-six-in-mokha",
    "date": "2026-09-22",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis say Saudi strike killed six in Mokha as G7 urges them to halt fire",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞稱沙烏地空襲摩卡致六死，七國集團促其停火",
    "summary": "The Houthi-run Saba news agency said a Saudi strike killed six civilians in Mokha, as G7 states urged the Iran-backed group to stop its attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞控制的薩巴通訊社稱，沙烏地空襲摩卡造成六名平民死亡；七國集團則敦促這個伊朗支持的組織停止攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthis-say-saudi-strike-killed-6-in-mokha-as-g7-urges-iran-backed-group-to-halt-fire/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "mokha",
      "g7",
      "saudi strikes"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-22-trump-tells-un-he-must-decide-whether-to",
    "date": "2026-09-22",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Trump tells UN he must decide whether to 'annihilate the Islamic Republic'",
    "headlineZh": "川普在聯合國表示須決定是否「消滅伊斯蘭共和國」",
    "summary": "In his UN General Assembly address, Trump said he faced a 'big decision' between a deal letting Iran rebuild 'or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly?' He predicted a deal after the midterms, claimed Iran was stalling 'to see how I do in the midterm election,' and said the only thing on his mind was that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. The IRGC said Washington would gain 'nothing but failure' from new attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在聯合國大會演說中表示，他面臨一個「重大決定」：是達成讓伊朗重建的協議，「還是迅速消滅伊斯蘭共和國」。他預測中期選舉後將達成協議，聲稱伊朗拖延談判是「想看我在中期選舉表現如何」，並說他唯一關心的是伊朗永遠不能擁有核武。伊斯蘭革命衛隊表示華府若再攻擊將「只會失敗」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/09/22/trump-speech-un-general-assembly-iran-annihilate"
      },
      {
        "name": "NBC News",
        "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-un-speech-iran-gaza-ukraine-congress-2026-election-live-updates-rcna599086"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unga",
      "trump",
      "speech",
      "threats",
      "midterms"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-22-witkoff-and-kushner-hold-mediated-shuttle-talks-with",
    "date": "2026-09-22",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Witkoff and Kushner hold mediated shuttle talks with Araghchi's team at UN",
    "headlineZh": "威科夫與庫許納在聯合國與阿拉格齊團隊進行斡旋穿梭會談",
    "summary": "On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Abbas Araghchi's delegation through Pakistani and Qatari mediators, the first such contacts since the interim deal collapsed in July. Witkoff said mediators 'shuttled between the two sides throughout the day'; Iranian state TV said Araghchi set three conditions for reopening Hormuz: ending the blockade, releasing frozen assets and halting fighting across the region. Trump said the meeting lasted three hours.",
    "summaryZh": "在聯合國大會期間，威科夫與庫許納透過巴基斯坦與卡達調停方與阿拉格齊代表團會談，為7月臨時協議破裂後首次此類接觸。威科夫稱調停方「整天在雙方之間穿梭」；伊朗國家電視台稱阿拉格齊提出重開霍爾木茲的三項條件：結束封鎖、釋放凍結資產、停止地區各處戰鬥。川普稱會談持續三小時。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/09/22/unga-iran-us-trump-war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/us-iran-hold-mediated-unga-talks-on-ending-war-opening-strait-of-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unga",
      "witkoff",
      "kushner",
      "araghchi",
      "mediation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-23-indian-crew-member-killed-in-attack-on-cargo",
    "date": "2026-09-23",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Indian crew member killed in attack on cargo ship Cape Dao in Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "貨輪Cape Dao號在霍爾木茲遇襲，一名印度船員死亡",
    "summary": "An Indian crew member was killed in an attack on the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship Cape Dao in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the US must accept a 'safe shipping route' set by Iran and Oman before negotiations could begin. Attacks on 20-21 September had hit the Liberia-flagged Al Maryah and injured two tanker crew.",
    "summaryZh": "安地卡及巴布達籍貨輪Cape Dao號在霍爾木茲海峽遇襲，一名印度船員死亡。伊朗表示美國必須先接受伊朗與阿曼劃定的「安全航道」，談判方能開始。9月20至21日的襲擊曾擊中賴比瑞亞籍Al Maryah號，並造成兩名油輪船員受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "shipping-attack",
      "india",
      "seafarers",
      "safe-route",
      "oman"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-23-pezeshkian-at-unga-we-are-not-terrorists-israel",
    "date": "2026-09-23",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian at UNGA: \"We are not terrorists\"; \"Israel kills but Iran is subject to sanctions\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安於聯合國大會：「我們不是恐怖分子」；「以色列殺人，伊朗卻遭制裁」",
    "summary": "Addressing the General Assembly's high-level debate, Iran's president described the killing of the Supreme Leader, scientists and civilians and said Iran had been attacked while at the negotiating table.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統在聯合國大會高級別辯論中，講述最高領袖、科學家和平民遇害的情況，並表示伊朗是在談判桌上遭到攻擊。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (GA/12787)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12787.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "un general assembly"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "We are not terrorists, our innocent people have been the targets of cowardly attacks and aggressions imposed upon our country.",
      "quoteZh": "我們不是恐怖分子，我們無辜的人民一直是強加於我國的懦弱攻擊與侵略的目標。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-24-netanyahu-at-unga-striking-irans-nuclear-sites-was",
    "date": "2026-09-24",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Netanyahu at UNGA: striking Iran's nuclear sites \"was one of the easiest decisions\"",
    "headlineZh": "納坦雅胡於聯合國大會：打擊伊朗核設施「是最容易做的決定之一」",
    "summary": "In his address to the General Assembly's high-level debate, Israel's prime minister defended the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.",
    "summaryZh": "以色列總理在聯合國大會高級別辯論發言中，為打擊伊朗核設施辯護。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UN Meetings Coverage (GA/12788)",
        "url": "https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12788.doc.htm"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "netanyahu",
      "un general assembly",
      "nuclear"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Benjamin Netanyahu",
      "speakerZh": "納坦雅胡",
      "role": "Prime Minister of Israel",
      "roleZh": "以色列總理",
      "quote": "because if we hadn't done it, we would all be dead now",
      "quoteZh": "因為如果我們沒有這麼做，我們現在都已經死了"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-24-senate-rejects-iran-war-powers-resolution-49-50",
    "date": "2026-09-24",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Senate rejects Iran war powers resolution 49-50 in 14th vote; Tillis joins backers",
    "headlineZh": "參議院第14次表決以49比50否決伊朗戰爭權力決議，提利斯轉投支持",
    "summary": "The Senate failed to adopt a House-passed Iran war powers resolution 49-50. Republicans Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis voted in favor, with Tillis backing it for the first time over a lack of information on how the war would end; Democrat John Fetterman voted against. It was the 14th time the Senate had taken up such a measure, two days after Trump told the UN he could 'annihilate the Islamic Republic.'",
    "summaryZh": "參議院以49比50未能通過眾議院已通過的伊朗戰爭權力決議。共和黨的穆考斯基、柯林斯、保羅與提利斯投贊成票，提利斯以缺乏戰爭如何結束的資訊為由首次支持；民主黨費特曼反對。這是參議院第14次處理此類措施，兩天前川普在聯合國表示他可以「消滅伊斯蘭共和國」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/24/nx-s1-5980318/senate-iran-war-powers-vote"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/iran-war-powers-senate-vote-fuel.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "war-powers",
      "senate",
      "tillis",
      "vote"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-24-turkey-agrees-gradual-handover-of-bashiqa-base-us",
    "date": "2026-09-24",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Turkey agrees gradual handover of Bashiqa base; US hands Baghdad airport hub to Iraq",
    "headlineZh": "土耳其同意逐步移交巴希卡基地，美國將巴格達機場樞紐交予伊拉克",
    "summary": "Türkiye agreed to gradually hand its Bashiqa base in northern Iraq to Iraqi control, and the US transferred its diplomatic and logistics hub at Baghdad International Airport to Iraq ahead of its troop withdrawal.",
    "summaryZh": "土耳其同意逐步將伊拉克北部的巴希卡基地交由伊拉克控制；美國則在撤軍前將其位於巴格達國際機場的外交及後勤樞紐移交伊拉克。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/turkiye-agrees-to-gradual-handover-of-bashiqa-base-to-iraq"
      },
      {
        "name": "Türkiye Today",
        "url": "https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/us-transfers-baghdad-airport-hub-to-iraq-ahead-of-troop-withdrawal-3228883?s=1"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "turkey",
      "us withdrawal",
      "bashiqa"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-25-iraqi-airports-suspend-iranian-flights-after-us-sanctions",
    "date": "2026-09-25",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights after US sanctions on Iran-linked aviation firms",
    "headlineZh": "美國制裁伊朗航空相關企業後，伊拉克多個機場暫停伊朗航班",
    "summary": "Airports in Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah suspended Iranian flights after US Treasury sanctions on Iran-linked aviation entities, Hawar News reported. On 2 October the US granted an exemption allowing Iranian airlines other than Mahan Air to operate 40 daily flights to Najaf.",
    "summaryZh": "據Hawar新聞報導，美國財政部制裁與伊朗有關的航空實體後，巴格達、納傑夫、艾比爾及蘇萊曼尼亞機場暫停伊朗航班。10月2日，美國給予豁免，准許馬漢航空以外的伊朗航空公司每日營運40班飛往納傑夫的航班。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Hawar News",
        "url": "https://hawarnews.com/en/iranian-flights-suspended-at-baghdad-najaf-erbil-sulaymaniyah-airports"
      },
      {
        "name": "964media",
        "url": "https://en.964media.com/53364/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aviation",
      "sanctions",
      "mahan air",
      "najaf"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-26-pezeshkian-we-have-no-trust-in-the-american",
    "date": "2026-09-26",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Pezeshkian: \"We have no trust in the American side\"",
    "headlineZh": "裴澤斯基安：「我們對美方毫無信任」",
    "summary": "In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iran's president said the US had \"closed the routes before us\" and that regional security did not need a \"regional policeman\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗總統接受半島電視台訪問時表示，是美國「先封鎖了我們的航路」，地區安全不需要「區域警察」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/26/pezeshkian-says-iran-no-longer-trusts-talks-with-washington"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pezeshkian",
      "negotiations",
      "strait of hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Masoud Pezeshkian",
      "speakerZh": "裴澤斯基安",
      "role": "President of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗總統",
      "quote": "We have no trust in the American side and do not know on what basis an understanding can be reached with it.",
      "quoteZh": "我們對美方毫無信任，也不知道能在什麼基礎上與其達成諒解。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-26-trump-rejects-irans-seven-day-ceasefire-plan-wsj",
    "date": "2026-09-26",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump rejects Iran's seven-day ceasefire plan, WSJ says he expects bombing after midterms",
    "headlineZh": "川普拒絕伊朗七日停火方案，《華爾街日報》稱他預期中期選舉後恢復轟炸",
    "summary": "The Wall Street Journal reported Trump declined Tehran's proposal under which Iran would reopen Hormuz on day six and begin final talks on day seven in exchange for lifting the blockade, oil sanctions waivers, frozen assets and a ceasefire extending to Lebanon. Trump confirmed: 'I'm rejecting their deal.' The WSJ said he was reluctant to restart major combat partly to conserve dwindling munitions.",
    "summaryZh": "《華爾街日報》報導，川普拒絕德黑蘭的方案：伊朗將在第六天重開霍爾木茲、第七天開始最終談判，換取解除封鎖、石油制裁豁免、解凍資產及涵蓋黎巴嫩的停火。川普證實：「我拒絕他們的協議。」報導指他不願重啟大規模戰鬥，部分原因是要保存日益減少的彈藥。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-26/trump-rejects-iran-s-seven-day-ceasefire-proposal-wsj-reports"
      },
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5982720/trump-rejects-irans-latest-ceasefire-proposal"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ceasefire-proposal",
      "trump",
      "araghchi",
      "midterms",
      "munitions"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-27-aoun-reportedly-orders-security-chiefs-to-skip-nasrallah",
    "date": "2026-09-27",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Aoun reportedly orders security chiefs to skip Nasrallah memorial ceremony",
    "headlineZh": "報導指奧恩下令安全部門首長勿出席納斯魯拉悼念儀式",
    "summary": "Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reportedly ordered the country's security chiefs not to attend the memorial ceremony for late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Times of Israel reported.",
    "summaryZh": "據《以色列時報》報導，黎巴嫩總統奧恩據報下令國內安全部門首長不得出席已故真主黨領袖納斯魯拉的悼念儀式。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-lebanese-president-ordered-security-chiefs-to-avoid-nasrallah-memorial-ceremony/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aoun",
      "nasrallah",
      "hezbollah"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-27-british-police-arrest-five-men-in-vans-near",
    "date": "2026-09-27",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "British police arrest five men in vans near RAF Fairford; IRGC claims seizure of US Remus 600",
    "headlineZh": "英國警方在費爾福德空軍基地附近逮捕五名駕駛廂型車男子；革命衛隊聲稱俘獲美國Remus 600",
    "summary": "British police arrested five men driving white vans near RAF Fairford, home to deployed US bombers; they were bailed a day later after no explosives were found. The same day the IRGC claimed it seized a US 'Remus 600' autonomous submarine in Hormuz, which the US denied, and Trump said Iran had 'overplayed their hand.'",
    "summaryZh": "英國警方在美軍轟炸機進駐的費爾福德皇家空軍基地附近逮捕五名駕駛白色廂型車的男子，因未發現爆炸物一日後獲保釋。同日伊斯蘭革命衛隊聲稱在霍爾木茲俘獲美國「Remus 600」自主潛航器，美方否認，川普則稱伊朗「玩過頭了」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Irish Times",
        "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/06/iranian-drone-threat-prompted-withdrawal-of-us-aircraft-from-british-airbase/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uk",
      "raf-fairford",
      "arrests",
      "remus-600",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-27-grossi-says-iran-still-holds-significant-60-uranium",
    "date": "2026-09-27",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Grossi says Iran still holds significant 60% uranium, inspections could resume quickly",
    "headlineZh": "格羅西稱伊朗仍持有大量60%濃縮鈾，視察可迅速恢復",
    "summary": "IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said Iran retains a significant amount of uranium enriched to 60% and that inspections could resume quickly if there is political will for a new agreement. Days earlier President Pezeshkian told CBS Iran would allow UN inspectors as part of a long-term ceasefire deal.",
    "summaryZh": "國際原子能總署總幹事格羅西表示，伊朗仍持有大量60%濃縮鈾，若各方有達成新協議的政治意願，視察可迅速恢復。數日前佩澤希齊揚總統對CBS表示，伊朗將在長期停火協議框架下允許聯合國視察員入境。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-27/iaea-says-iran-nuclear-oversight-can-resume-fast-video"
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-strait-of-hormuz-7-day-proposal/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iaea",
      "grossi",
      "heu",
      "inspections",
      "pezeshkian"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-27-iranian-lawmaker-says-npt-exit-bill-could-win",
    "date": "2026-09-27",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Iranian lawmaker says NPT exit bill could win no more than 70 votes",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗議員：退出核不擴散條約法案最多只得70票",
    "summary": "National Security Committee member Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari said the NPT withdrawal measure could secure no more than 70 votes, noting the Supreme National Security Council and the late Ali Khamenei had opposed leaving the treaty and that Mojtaba Khamenei had stressed Iran should not build nuclear weapons.",
    "summaryZh": "國家安全委員會成員沙赫里亞里表示，退出《不擴散核武條約》的議案最多只能取得70票，並指最高國家安全委員會及已故阿里·哈米尼曾反對退約，穆吉塔巴·哈米尼亦強調伊朗不應製造核武。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202609274971"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "npt",
      "majlis",
      "mojtaba khamenei"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-27-strike-on-market-at-mawiya-junction-in-taiz",
    "date": "2026-09-27",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Strike on market at Mawiya junction in Taiz kills seven, Houthi health ministry says",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞衛生部：塔伊茲馬維亞路口市場遇襲七死",
    "summary": "A strike on a market at Mawiya junction in Taiz governorate killed seven people and wounded 40, according to the Houthi-run health ministry. Government forces had claimed Mount Qarfan in Taiz on 23 September.",
    "summaryZh": "據胡塞控制的衛生部表示，塔伊茲省馬維亞路口一處市場遇襲，七人死亡、40人受傷。政府軍於9月23日聲稱奪取塔伊茲的卡爾凡山。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/seven-people-killed-strike-market-yemen-houthi-run-health-ministry-says-2026-09-27/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/yemen-government-forces-claim-control-of-mount-qarfan-in-taiz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "yemen",
      "taiz",
      "civilian casualties"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-27-tehran-court-jails-abbas-abdi-for-a-year",
    "date": "2026-09-27",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Tehran court jails Abbas Abdi for a year and suspends Etemad newspaper for two months",
    "headlineZh": "德黑蘭法院判阿巴斯·阿卜迪入獄一年，《信任報》停刊兩個月",
    "summary": "Tehran's Criminal Court One sentenced journalist and analyst Abbas Abdi to one year in prison over a 6 May column criticising hard-liners' wartime claims, and ordered the daily Etemad to suspend publication for two months. The same day Bartarinha editor Siamak Rahmani was fined 80 million tomans for 'propaganda against the state'.",
    "summaryZh": "德黑蘭第一刑事法院因記者兼評論員阿卜迪（Abbas Abdi）5月6日一篇批評強硬派戰時言論的專欄，判其入獄一年，並勒令《信任報》（Etemad）停刊兩個月。同日，Bartarinha網站總編輯拉赫馬尼（Siamak Rahmani）以「反國家宣傳」罪被罰8,000萬托曼。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CPJ",
        "url": "https://cpj.org/2026/09/iran-sentences-2-journalists-as-media-crackdown-widens/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "press freedom",
      "etemad",
      "abbas abdi"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-27-trump-on-irans-seven-day-plan-they-overplayed",
    "date": "2026-09-27",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump on Iran's seven-day plan: \"They overplayed their hand\"",
    "headlineZh": "川普談伊朗七日方案：「他們高估了自己的籌碼」",
    "summary": "In a phone interview with Axios after rejecting Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he still expected more talks that week.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在拒絕伊朗重開荷莫茲海峽的提案後接受Axios電話訪問，表示仍預期當週會有更多談判。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "India Today",
        "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/trump-expects-another-round-of-us-iran-talks-after-rejecting-hormuz-proposal-3004361-2026-09-27"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Donald Trump",
      "speakerZh": "川普",
      "role": "President of the United States",
      "roleZh": "美國總統",
      "quote": "They want to make a deal, but it is not the deal that I want to make. It is what we would have maybe agreed to a year ago. They overplayed their hand.",
      "quoteZh": "他們想達成協議，但那不是我想要的協議。那是我們一年前或許會同意的東西。他們高估了自己的籌碼。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-28-brent-nears-108-after-trump-rejects-irans-seven",
    "date": "2026-09-28",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Brent nears $108 after Trump rejects Iran's seven-day Hormuz plan",
    "headlineZh": "川普拒絕伊朗七天重開霍爾木茲方案，布蘭特原油逼近108美元",
    "summary": "Brent rose more than 3% in Asian trading to near $108 a barrel, with November futures at $107.35, after Trump rejected Iran's proposal to reopen Hormuz within seven days in exchange for released funds, sanctions relief and an end to the blockade.",
    "summaryZh": "川普拒絕伊朗以解凍資金、解除制裁及結束封鎖換取七天內重開霍爾木茲海峽的提議後，布蘭特原油在亞洲交易時段升逾3%至近每桶108美元，11月期貨報107.35美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/28/oil-prices-surge-after-trump-rejects-irans-plan-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "brent",
      "oil prices",
      "hormuz"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-29-iraq-begins-importing-gasoline-through-syrias-baniyas-port",
    "date": "2026-09-29",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq begins importing gasoline through Syria's Baniyas port amid Hormuz crisis",
    "headlineZh": "霍爾木茲危機下，伊拉克開始經敘利亞巴尼亞斯港進口汽油",
    "summary": "Iraq began importing gasoline via Syria's Mediterranean port of Baniyas as the Strait of Hormuz crisis disrupted its usual supply routes, AP reported.",
    "summaryZh": "美聯社報導，霍爾木茲海峽危機打亂伊拉克慣常供應路線，伊拉克開始經敘利亞地中海港口巴尼亞斯進口汽油。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "AP",
        "url": "https://apnews.com/article/syria-oil-iraq-baniyas-hormuz-2be4e63dc6f59c0e2b338c1a1cf425ca"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "syria",
      "gasoline",
      "baniyas"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-29-irgc-open-letter-to-americans-now-is-the",
    "date": "2026-09-29",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "IRGC open letter to Americans: \"Now is the time\" to change the Trump administration",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊致美國人公開信：「現在正是時候」改變川普政府",
    "summary": "In a lengthy open letter addressed to \"the honorable people of the United States of America\" ahead of the midterm elections, the IRGC accused the Trump administration of misleading Americans about the war.",
    "summaryZh": "在期中選舉前，伊斯蘭革命衛隊發表致「尊敬的美國人民」的長篇公開信，指控川普政府在戰爭問題上誤導美國人。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/trump-administration-must-be-changed-irans-irgc-appeals-to-us-voters"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "irgc",
      "us midterms",
      "propaganda"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (open letter)",
      "speakerZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊（公開信）",
      "role": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps",
      "roleZh": "伊斯蘭革命衛隊",
      "quote": "Now is the time, as the American political system is at its weakest",
      "quoteZh": "現在正是時候，因為美國政治體制正處於最脆弱的時刻"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-29-qatar-says-it-is-relaying-messages-between-us",
    "date": "2026-09-29",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar says it is relaying messages between US and Iran to find common ground",
    "headlineZh": "卡達表示正在美伊之間傳遞訊息以尋求共識",
    "summary": "Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a Doha press conference that 'we are currently relaying messages between the American and Iranian sides' to reach a deal, with some exchanges held during the UN General Assembly. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed indirect communication through Qatar. On 7 October the ministry said talks were still continuing.",
    "summaryZh": "卡達外交部發言人安薩里在多哈記者會上表示「我們目前正在美伊雙方之間傳遞訊息」以達成協議，部分交流在聯合國大會期間進行。伊朗外交部發言人巴蓋伊證實透過卡達進行間接溝通。10月7日卡達外交部表示談判仍在持續。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Peninsula",
        "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/30/09/2026/qatar-continues-us-iran-message-exchanges-to-build-common-ground-al-ansari"
      },
      {
        "name": "Asharq Al-Awsat",
        "url": "https://english.aawsat.com/world/5324134-qatari-mediators-press-peace-deal-between-us-and-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "qatar",
      "mediation",
      "al-ansari",
      "baghaei",
      "messages"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-30-hengaw-records-68-executions-in-september-two-carried",
    "date": "2026-09-30",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Hengaw records 68 executions in September, two carried out in public",
    "headlineZh": "Hengaw記錄9月68宗處決，其中2宗公開執行",
    "summary": "Hengaw reported at least 68 executions in September 2026, including four women and four political prisoners, two of them carried out in public, a 23.5% drop from August. That brought its 2026 total to 604.",
    "summaryZh": "Hengaw報告2026年9月至少68宗處決，包括4名女性與4名政治犯，其中2宗公開執行，較8月下降23.5%。其2026年累計總數達604宗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Hengaw",
        "url": "https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/10/article-1"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "hengaw",
      "public-execution",
      "human-rights"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-09-30-us-completes-withdrawal-from-final-bases-in-iraq",
    "date": "2026-09-30",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "US completes withdrawal from final bases in Iraq, ending coalition mission against ISIS",
    "headlineZh": "美軍完成撤出伊拉克最後基地，結束反伊斯蘭國聯盟任務",
    "summary": "US forces completed their withdrawal from their final bases in Iraq, ending the US-led coalition's military mission against Islamic State; Iraq marked the date as Sovereignty Day. Reuters said the exit risked emboldening Iran's proxies and Islamic State.",
    "summaryZh": "美軍完成撤出伊拉克最後的基地，美國主導的反伊斯蘭國聯盟軍事任務結束；伊拉克將當日定為「主權日」。路透社指撤軍可能助長伊朗代理人及伊斯蘭國的氣焰。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/us-forces-exit-iraq-emboldening-irans-proxies-islamic-state-2026-09-30/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/30/iraq-celebrates-national-sovereignty-day-as-us-troops-withdraw"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "us withdrawal",
      "iraq",
      "isis",
      "coalition"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-01-about-9000-us-troops-deploy-to-middle-east",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "About 9,000 US troops deploy to Middle East aboard Makin Island and Theodore Roosevelt groups",
    "headlineZh": "約9,000名美軍搭乘馬金島號及羅斯福號編隊部署中東",
    "summary": "The US began sending about 9,000 soldiers to the Middle East on naval ships, including the USS Makin Island amphibious group and the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group. The same day a cleric at a Tehran rally claimed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had twice visited it in person, though no image, video or audio of him has been released since his March elevation.",
    "summaryZh": "美國開始以軍艦運送約9,000名士兵前往中東，包括馬金島號兩棲艦隊與西奧多·羅斯福號航艦打擊群。同日一名教士在德黑蘭集會上聲稱最高領袖穆傑塔巴·哈米尼曾兩度親臨，但自3月就任以來從未公布其任何照片、影片或錄音。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Shabtab News (IranWire)",
        "url": "https://english.shabtabnews.com/2026/10/05/the-absent-leader-how-iran-is-constructing-the-image-of-mojtaba-khamenei/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "deployment",
      "makin-island",
      "theodore-roosevelt",
      "mojtaba-khamenei"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-01-houthis-say-saudi-arabia-struck-sanaa-for-first",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Houthis say Saudi Arabia struck Sanaa for first time in years",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞稱沙烏地多年來首次空襲薩那",
    "summary": "Houthi media said Saudi forces launched 26 strikes on Sanaa, the first Saudi attacks on the capital in years; the next day the group said Saudi Arabia had carried out 94 strikes in areas under its control in 24 hours. On 3 October the Yemeni army claimed over 1,500 Houthi casualties in a day.",
    "summaryZh": "胡塞媒體稱沙烏地部隊對薩那發動26次空襲，為多年來首次空襲首都；翌日該組織稱沙烏地在24小時內對其控制區發動94次攻擊。10月3日也門軍方聲稱一日內造成胡塞逾1,500人傷亡。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/houthis-say-saudi-arabia-launched-26-strikes-on-sanaa-today/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/houthis-say-saudis-launched-94-strikes-in-areas-in-yemen-under-their-control-in-past-24-hours/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/3/over-1500-houthi-casualties-in-past-24-hours-yemeni-army-says"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "sanaa",
      "airstrikes",
      "houthis"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-01-iraq-gives-iran-backed-factions-until-30-june",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq gives Iran-backed factions until 30 June 2027 to disarm",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克限親伊朗派系於2027年6月30日前解除武裝",
    "summary": "Iraq set 30 June 2027 as the deadline for Iran-backed armed factions to hand over weapons, after a 90-day halt to attacks beginning 30 September. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said its factions were not bound by government deadlines.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克定出2027年6月30日為親伊朗武裝派系交出武器的限期，此前自9月30日起先停止攻擊90天。伊拉克伊斯蘭抵抗組織表示其派系不受政府限期約束。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iraq-gives-iran-backed-factions-until-june-30-2027-to-disarm/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Alhurra",
        "url": "https://alhurra.com/en/37482"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "pmf",
      "disarmament",
      "deadline"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-01-treasury-targets-iran-khodro-saipa-and-state-railways",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "category": "sanctions",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Treasury targets Iran Khodro, SAIPA and state railways in auto and rail sector sanctions",
    "headlineZh": "財政部制裁伊朗霍德羅、賽帕汽車及國營鐵路，擴及汽車與鐵路部門",
    "summary": "OFAC issued a determination under Executive Order 13902 adding Iran's automotive and rail sectors and designated Iran Khodro and SAIPA, which make nearly 1.5 million vehicles a year and hold over 90% of the passenger car market, plus the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway Company and Raja Passenger Trains. Treasury said Iran was using rail to move oil under the maritime blockade; suppliers in Indonesia, the UAE, Türkiye, Hong Kong and Germany were also named.",
    "summaryZh": "海外資產控制辦公室依第13902號行政命令將伊朗汽車與鐵路部門納入制裁範圍，並制裁年產近150萬輛、佔乘用車市場逾九成的伊朗霍德羅與賽帕汽車，以及伊朗伊斯蘭共和國鐵路公司和Raja客運列車公司。財政部指伊朗在海上封鎖下利用鐵路運油；印尼、阿聯、土耳其、香港與德國的供應商亦遭點名。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "US Treasury",
        "url": "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0643"
      },
      {
        "name": "US State Department",
        "url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/operation-economic-outcast-targets-illicit-funding-in-irans-rail-and-automotive-sectors"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "sanctions",
      "iran-khodro",
      "saipa",
      "railways",
      "eo-13902"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-04-araghchi-iran-serious-about-finding-diplomatic-solutions-just",
    "date": "2026-10-04",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi: Iran \"serious about finding diplomatic solutions just as we are serious about defending ourselves\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊：伊朗「認真尋求外交解決，就像我們認真自衛一樣」",
    "summary": "Iran's foreign minister said Tehran was open to diplomacy but warned that if the US took military action again, Iran was \"more prepared than before\".",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗外長表示德黑蘭對外交持開放態度，但警告若美國再次採取軍事行動，伊朗「比以前準備得更充分」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-to-remain-closed-until-us-meets-conditions"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "diplomacy",
      "deterrence"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "serious about finding diplomatic solutions just as we are serious about defending ourselves",
      "quoteZh": "認真尋求外交解決方案，就像我們認真保衛自己一樣"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-04-ghalibaf-the-era-of-wasting-time-and-dictating",
    "date": "2026-10-04",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Ghalibaf: \"the era of wasting time and dictating unilateral demands is over\"",
    "headlineZh": "卡利巴夫：「浪費時間、強加單方面要求的時代已經結束」",
    "summary": "Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator, quoted by Nournews, said the Strait of Hormuz would stay closed until the US met Iran's conditions, days after Washington replied to an Iranian proposal.",
    "summaryZh": "據Nournews報導，伊朗國會議長兼首席談判代表表示，在美國滿足伊朗條件之前荷莫茲海峽將維持關閉；此前數日華府才回覆伊朗的提案。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-to-remain-closed-until-us-meets-conditions"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-strait-hormuz-will-not-reopen-until-conditions-are-met-2026-10-04/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "ghalibaf",
      "strait of hormuz",
      "negotiations"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf",
      "speakerZh": "卡利巴夫",
      "role": "Speaker of Iran's Parliament and chief negotiator",
      "roleZh": "伊朗國會議長兼首席談判代表",
      "quote": "that the era of wasting time and dictating unilateral demands is over",
      "quoteZh": "（美國應該知道）浪費時間、強加單方面要求的時代已經結束"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-04-syria-qatar-and-jordan-condemn-israels-extension-of",
    "date": "2026-10-04",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "syria",
    "headline": "Syria, Qatar and Jordan condemn Israel's extension of control to 'Sufa 53' line in south Syria",
    "headlineZh": "敘利亞、卡達及約旦譴責以色列將控制範圍擴至敘南「Sufa 53」線",
    "summary": "Syria's foreign ministry condemned Israel's extension of control to a fortified line called 'Sufa 53' east of the Golan Heights, with Qatar and Jordan issuing statements the same day and Turkey on 5 October. On 6 October Syria's UN envoy Ibrahim Olabi called for Israel to be held accountable, as President al-Sharaa met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.",
    "summaryZh": "敘利亞外交部譴責以色列將控制範圍擴展至戈蘭高地以東名為「Sufa 53」的防線，卡達及約旦同日發表聲明，土耳其於10月5日跟進。10月6日，敘利亞常駐聯合國代表奧拉比呼籲追究以色列責任，同日總統沙拉會見沙烏地王儲穆罕默德。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/10/syria-increases-criticism-of-israeli-actions-continues-diplomatic-outreach.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "syria",
      "golan",
      "sufa 53",
      "al-sharaa"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-04-us-pulls-b-1-bombers-from-raf-fairford",
    "date": "2026-10-04",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "europe",
    "headline": "US pulls B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford over feared IRGC-ordered drone attack",
    "headlineZh": "美國因擔心革命衛隊下令無人機襲擊，自費爾福德皇家空軍基地撤出B-1轟炸機",
    "summary": "All US bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, believed to be at least a dozen B-1Bs, returned to the United States after intelligence, partly from Israel, pointed to a possible Iranian drone attack. US and British officials told the Irish Times the plot involved a multipronged plan to strike aircraft and kill personnel; a British-Iranian dual national was later arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. Trump said, 'There were some threats... Why should we leave them there?'",
    "summaryZh": "部署在格洛斯特郡費爾福德皇家空軍基地的所有美軍轟炸機（據信至少12架B-1B）返回美國，原因是部分來自以色列的情報顯示伊朗可能發動無人機襲擊。美英官員向《愛爾蘭時報》表示，該陰謀涉及襲擊飛機及殺害人員的多管齊下計畫；一名英伊雙重國籍人士其後因涉嫌準備恐怖行為被捕。川普說：「有一些威脅……為什麼要把它們留在那裡？」",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/us-b-1-bombers-evacuated-from-uk-base-after-attack-threats-from-iran"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/us-withdraws-b-1-bomber-aircraft-from-uks-fairford-base-amid-iran-fears"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "b-1",
      "raf-fairford",
      "uk",
      "drone-plot",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-04-yemens-al-alimi-launches-saudi-backed-dawn-of",
    "date": "2026-10-04",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Yemen's al-Alimi launches Saudi-backed 'Dawn of Yemen' counteroffensive against Houthis",
    "headlineZh": "葉門阿里米發動沙烏地支持的「葉門黎明」反攻胡塞武裝",
    "summary": "Presidential Leadership Council head Rashad al-Alimi announced a full-scale counteroffensive from Saudi Arabia, saying 'we have exhausted all opportunities for deescalation with the Houthi militias.' Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said 100 fighter jets took part and 324 high-value targets were destroyed; the US provided intelligence and targeting support but not direct combat. The PLC claimed much of Dhubab district while Houthis cut a supply route to Taiz.",
    "summaryZh": "總統領導委員會主席阿里米宣布從沙烏地發動全面反攻，表示「我們已用盡與胡塞民兵降溫的所有機會」。聯軍發言人馬勒基稱有100架戰機參與，摧毀324個高價值目標；美國提供情報與目標支援，但未直接參戰。總統領導委員會聲稱奪取杜巴卜區大部分地區，胡塞武裝則切斷通往塔伊茲的補給線。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/yemen-saudi-houthis-counteroffensive"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Arabiya",
        "url": "https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/10/04/yemen-announces-military-operations-against-iranbacked-houthis"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "yemen",
      "houthis",
      "al-alimi",
      "saudi-coalition",
      "counteroffensive"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-05-indigo-raises-fuel-surcharges-as-jet-fuel-prices",
    "date": "2026-10-05",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IndiGo raises fuel surcharges as jet fuel prices climb over 14% in a month",
    "headlineZh": "航空燃油價格一個月內升逾14%，印度靛藍航空上調燃油附加費",
    "summary": "Indian carrier IndiGo said it would raise fuel charges on domestic and international flights from 6 October, citing a rise of more than 14% in aviation fuel prices over the previous month.",
    "summaryZh": "印度靛藍航空表示，由於航空燃油價格在過去一個月上漲逾14%，將自10月6日起上調國內及國際航班的燃油附加費。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Telangana Today",
        "url": "https://telanganatoday.com/indigo-raises-fuel-charges-on-domestic-international-flights-from-october-6"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "aviation",
      "jet fuel",
      "indigo"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-05-iraqi-pm-says-five-factions-agreed-to-hand",
    "date": "2026-10-05",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraqi PM says five factions agreed to hand over weapons, three already have",
    "headlineZh": "伊拉克總理：五個派系同意交出武器，其中三個已交出",
    "summary": "Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi told tribal sheikhs in Baghdad that five armed factions had agreed to surrender their weapons and three had done so, with talks continuing with others. On 9 October Iran International, citing Erem News, said a PMF unit was created to take control of faction drones, while Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba still refused to disarm.",
    "summaryZh": "總理扎伊迪在巴格達對部落長老表示，五個武裝派系同意交出武器，其中三個已交出，與其他派系的談判仍在進行。10月9日伊朗國際電視台引述Erem News稱，人民動員力量成立專責單位接管派系無人機，而真主黨旅和努賈巴仍拒絕解除武裝。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Kurdistan24",
        "url": "https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/944221/al-zaidi-five-factions-agree-to-hand-over-weapons-as-iraq-seeks-to-strengthen-state-authority"
      },
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202610098124"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "pmf",
      "disarmament",
      "kataib hezbollah"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-05-trump-says-iran-could-take-out-los-angeles",
    "date": "2026-10-05",
    "category": "media",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump says Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego; Newsom condemns remark",
    "headlineZh": "川普稱伊朗可能「摧毀」洛杉磯與聖地牙哥，紐森譴責",
    "summary": "At a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, Trump said Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego, prompting condemnation from California Governor Gavin Newsom. He also said he remained 'always open' to direct talks with Tehran.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在內布拉斯加州大島市集會上表示伊朗可能「摧毀」洛杉磯和聖地牙哥，遭加州州長紐森譴責。他同時表示始終「對與德黑蘭直接對話持開放態度」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "rally",
      "newsom",
      "rhetoric"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-05-two-more-alikhani-square-protesters-executed-in-isfahan",
    "date": "2026-10-05",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Two more Alikhani Square protesters executed in Isfahan, bringing case toll to seven",
    "headlineZh": "伊斯法罕再處決兩名阿里哈尼廣場案示威者，該案死者增至七人",
    "summary": "Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raisi, detained over the January protests, were executed at dawn at Isfahan's Dastgerd prison, as reported by Hengaw and HRANA and later confirmed by the judiciary's Mizan agency. Sepahi married his fiancée in prison a day earlier; UN rapporteur Mai Sato had raised fair-trial concerns.",
    "summaryZh": "因一月示威被捕的阿里禮薩·塞帕希與阿里禮薩·萊西於黎明在伊斯法罕達斯特格爾德監獄被處決，Hengaw和HRANA率先報導，司法機構Mizan通訊社其後證實。塞帕希前一天在獄中與未婚妻成婚；聯合國特別報告員佐藤舞曾就審判公正性表達關注。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202610057647"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "executions",
      "isfahan",
      "alikhani square",
      "january protests"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-05-yemeni-government-forces-claim-dhubab-and-bab-el",
    "date": "2026-10-05",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Yemeni government forces claim Dhubab and Bab el-Mandeb gains backed by 100 coalition jets",
    "headlineZh": "也門政府軍聲稱在100架聯軍戰機支援下奪取祖巴卜及曼德海峽",
    "summary": "Yemeni government forces said they took Dhubab airport, cut the Dhubab–Mokha road and secured the Bab el-Mandeb area, with coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki saying 100 fighter jets were supporting them. The Houthis called the claims baseless and Reuters could not verify the gains.",
    "summaryZh": "也門政府軍表示已奪取祖巴卜機場、切斷祖巴卜至摩卡公路並控制曼德海峽地區，聯軍發言人馬利基稱有100架戰機支援。胡塞稱相關說法毫無根據，路透社未能核實。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/05/yemen-government-forces-claim-bab-al-mandeb-gains-as-saudi-coalition-says-100-jets-join-houthi-offensive/"
      },
      {
        "name": "US News (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-10-05/yemeni-government-forces-seize-district-by-bab-el-mandeb-military-sources-say"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "yemen",
      "dhubab",
      "bab el-mandeb",
      "saudi-led coalition"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-06-about-50-tankers-of-mostly-iranian-crude-stranded",
    "date": "2026-10-06",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "About 50 tankers of mostly Iranian crude stranded off China as teapots turn to Iraqi oil",
    "headlineZh": "約50艘主要載有伊朗原油的油輪滯留中國沿岸，地方煉廠轉購伊拉克原油",
    "summary": "At least 50 tankers carrying mainly Iranian crude were stranded along China's coast because of the US blockade, and some Shandong independent refineries could run out of inventory by the end of October, Kpler said. Teapots bought Basrah crude for November at premiums up to $18 a barrel over Brent, while Russian ESPO traded near $30 over Brent.",
    "summaryZh": "Kpler指出，受美國封鎖影響，至少50艘主要載有伊朗原油的油輪滯留中國沿岸，部分山東地方煉廠可能在10月底前耗盡庫存。地方煉廠以高於布蘭特每桶最高18美元的溢價購入11月交付的巴士拉原油，俄羅斯ESPO原油溢價則近30美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Investing.com via Yahoo Finance",
        "url": "https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/china-independent-refiners-swtich-iraqi-123012601.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "teapot refiners",
      "kpler",
      "iraq"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-07-houthi-attacks-on-abha-and-riyadh-airports-kill",
    "date": "2026-10-07",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Houthi attacks on Abha and Riyadh airports kill three foreign residents, injure 36",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞武裝襲擊阿卜哈與利雅德機場，3名外籍居民死亡、36人受傷",
    "summary": "Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said three civilians were killed and 36 injured in Houthi-claimed attacks on two airports. In Abha a Moroccan and an Algerian woman were killed and 28 injured; in Riyadh a Sudanese citizen was killed and eight residents injured. The attacks escalated after the Saudi-backed offensive began.",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地民航總局表示，胡塞武裝宣稱對兩座機場發動攻擊，造成3名平民死亡、36人受傷。阿卜哈一名摩洛哥及一名阿爾及利亞女子死亡、28人受傷；利雅德一名蘇丹公民死亡、8名居民受傷。攻擊在沙烏地支持的攻勢展開後升級。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/saudi-arabia-says-three-foreign-nationals-killed-in-attacks-on-airports"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "saudi-arabia",
      "abha",
      "riyadh",
      "airports"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-07-iraq-devalues-dinar-to-1500-per-dollar-as",
    "date": "2026-10-07",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iraq",
    "headline": "Iraq devalues dinar to 1,500 per dollar as Hormuz closure squeezes cash",
    "headlineZh": "霍爾木茲封閉擠壓現金流，伊拉克將第納爾貶至1,500兌1美元",
    "summary": "Iraq set a new official exchange rate of 1,500 dinars per US dollar after the finance ministry told parliament the 2026 budget, which includes 100,000 new public jobs, could not be funded without adjustment. The deficit had reached about $22 billion in the first seven months of 2026, and Baghdad had delayed salaries and payments to wheat farmers.",
    "summaryZh": "伊拉克財政部向國會表示，包含10萬個新公職的2026年預算若不調整將無法支應，政府隨即將官方匯率定為1,500第納爾兌1美元。2026年前七個月赤字已達約220億美元，巴格達延遲發放薪資及小麥農款項。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The National",
        "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/10/07/iraq-devalues-currency-as-war-and-hormuz-closure-squeeze-cash/"
      },
      {
        "name": "AGBI",
        "url": "https://www.agbi.com/economy/2026/10/iraq-budget-gap-swells-on-essential-spending-and-low-oil-revenue/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iraq",
      "dinar",
      "devaluation",
      "budget",
      "oil-revenue"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-07-record-12-tanker-attacks-in-a-week-as",
    "date": "2026-10-07",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Record 12 tanker attacks in a week as Iran targets oil, LNG and LPG carriers",
    "headlineZh": "伊朗攻擊石油、液化天然氣及液化石油氣運輸船，單週創12宗紀錄",
    "summary": "At least 12 IRGC attacks on oil, LNG and LPG tankers were recorded between 28 September and 5 October, the highest weekly count of the war, and the UK maritime agency reported a tanker hit by multiple projectiles near Qatar. On 12 October maritime AI firm Windward said at least 15 vessels had been targeted in October in Iran's campaign to disrupt the US-protected oil shuttle.",
    "summaryZh": "9月28日至10月5日間至少錄得12宗伊斯蘭革命衛隊攻擊石油、液化天然氣及液化石油氣油輪事件，為戰爭以來單週最高，英國海事機構報告一艘油輪在卡達附近被多枚彈體擊中。10月12日海事AI公司Windward表示，10月已有至少15艘船遭鎖定，伊朗意在破壞美方保護的石油接駁系統。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tanker-attacks",
      "irgc-navy",
      "lng",
      "windward",
      "ukmto"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-07-reserve-bank-of-india-raises-repo-rate-to",
    "date": "2026-10-07",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Reserve Bank of India raises repo rate to 5.50% as oil shock feeds inflation",
    "headlineZh": "油價衝擊推高通脹，印度央行加息至5.50%",
    "summary": "The Reserve Bank of India raised its repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, its first increase since February 2023, after September consumer inflation rose to 5.54% amid the Iran war energy shock.",
    "summaryZh": "在伊朗戰爭能源衝擊下，印度9月消費物價通脹升至5.54%，印度儲備銀行將回購利率上調25個基點至5.50%，為2023年2月以來首次加息。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reserve Bank of India",
        "url": "https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=63742"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "india",
      "interest rates",
      "inflation",
      "rbi"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-07-reuters-hezbollah-received-200-million-in-cash-from",
    "date": "2026-10-07",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Reuters: Hezbollah received $200 million in cash from Iran for displaced families",
    "headlineZh": "路透社：真主黨從伊朗收到2億美元現金援助流離失所家庭",
    "summary": "Two sources told Reuters Hezbollah received $200 million in cash from Iran in September to aid Lebanese displaced by the war, with intermediaries charging a 20% fee. The State Department said the money 'is not there'; on 13 October Hezbollah announced payments of up to $14,000 per family whose home was destroyed.",
    "summaryZh": "兩名消息人士向路透社表示，真主黨9月從伊朗收到2億美元現金，用於援助因戰爭流離失所的黎巴嫩人，中間人收取20%費用。美國國務院稱「根本沒有這筆錢」；10月13日真主黨宣布向房屋被毀家庭每戶最多發放1.4萬美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters via Investing.com",
        "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/lebanons-hezbollah-gets-200-million-from-iran-to-help-displaced-sources-say-4937098"
      },
      {
        "name": "US News (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-10-13/hezbollah-outlines-financial-aid-plan-for-lebanese-with-destroyed-homes"
      },
      {
        "name": "FDD's Long War Journal",
        "url": "https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/10/hezbollah-announces-promise-and-commitment-housing-and-reconstruction-program.php"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "iran funding",
      "reconstruction"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-07-rial-hits-new-all-time-low-near-258",
    "date": "2026-10-07",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Rial hits new all-time low near 2.58 million to the dollar",
    "headlineZh": "里亞爾再創歷史新低，接近258萬兌1美元",
    "summary": "The rial hit another record low, with a Tehran resident citing 258,000 tomans (about 2.58 million rials) per dollar. The free-market rate was more than double the official rate, and the IMF forecast Iran's GDP would contract by more than 5%. Domestic output of refrigerators fell 25% year on year, televisions 36% and washing machines 42%.",
    "summaryZh": "里亞爾再創歷史新低，一名德黑蘭居民引述匯率為每美元25.8萬托曼（約258萬里亞爾）。自由市場匯率為官方匯率的兩倍以上，國際貨幣基金組織預測伊朗GDP將萎縮逾5%。國內冰箱產量年減25%，電視減36%，洗衣機減42%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Bastille Post",
        "url": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/6229627-irans-rial-hits-record-low-deepening-economic-strain-on-households"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rial",
      "currency",
      "imf",
      "manufacturing"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-07-rubio-at-the-acropolis-europe-can-awaken-from",
    "date": "2026-10-07",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Rubio at the Acropolis: Europe can \"awaken from its long slumber\"",
    "headlineZh": "盧比歐在雅典衛城：歐洲可以「從長眠中甦醒」",
    "summary": "In a speech in Athens invoking the Greco-Persian wars, the US secretary of state said threats facing Western civilisation were \"every bit as real as they were on the dramatic stage of antiquity\", drawing pushback from Iranian officials.",
    "summaryZh": "美國國務卿在雅典發表演說，援引希波戰爭，稱西方文明面臨的威脅「與古代戲劇性舞台上的一樣真實」，引發伊朗官員反駁。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmzxl5696l5xo"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/10/10/anachronism-rubios-civilisational-rhetoric-prompts-pushback-from-iran"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "rubio",
      "athens",
      "western civilisation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Marco Rubio",
      "speakerZh": "盧比歐",
      "role": "US Secretary of State",
      "roleZh": "美國國務卿",
      "quote": "We believe that Europe can awaken from its long slumber and rekindle the fire that was here millennia ago.",
      "quoteZh": "我們相信歐洲能夠從長眠中甦醒，重新點燃數千年前在這裡燃起的火焰。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-gulf-bourses-post-biggest-drop-since-march-as",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Gulf bourses post biggest drop since March as Hormuz tanker attacks hit wartime peak",
    "headlineZh": "霍爾木茲油輪襲擊創戰時新高，海灣股市錄得3月以來最大跌幅",
    "summary": "Saudi Arabia's index fell 1.6% to 10,376, its biggest one-day decline since March and sixth straight weekly loss; Abu Dhabi dropped 1.6% to 9,801, Dubai 1.7% to 5,799 and Qatar 2.2% to 9,006. Between 28 February and 7 October Dubai's index fell 9% and Qatar's 16%, AGBI reported.",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地股市指數跌1.6%至10,376點，為3月以來最大單日跌幅，並連續第六週下跌；阿布達比跌1.6%至9,801點，杜拜跌1.7%至5,799點，卡達跌2.2%至9,006點。AGBI報導，2月28日至10月7日期間，杜拜指數累跌9%，卡達跌16%。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Zawya (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.zawya.com/en/capital-markets/mideast-stocks-most-gulf-bourses-end-lower-as-hormuz-attacks-hit-wartime-peak-1582742"
      },
      {
        "name": "AGBI",
        "url": "https://www.agbi.com/analysis/markets/2026/10/war-weighs-on-investors-outlook-for-gulf-stocks/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "gulf stocks",
      "tadawul",
      "dfm",
      "qatar"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-houthi-missile-destroys-saudia-a320-at-riyadh-airport",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Houthi missile destroys Saudia A320 at Riyadh airport, killing pilot and two others",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞飛彈摧毀利雅德機場一架沙烏地航空A320，機師等3人死亡",
    "summary": "Two attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport destroyed a Saudia Airbus A320, killing an airline pilot and two other Saudi citizens, according to Saudi aviation authorities. The Houthis also claimed strikes on Najran Airport and King Khalid Air Base, and their leader warned Saudi Arabia to prepare for a long conflict. Ten airlines suspended Riyadh flights.",
    "summaryZh": "據沙烏地航空當局，利雅德哈立德國王國際機場兩度遇襲，一架沙烏地航空空巴A320被毀，一名機師及另兩名沙烏地公民死亡。胡塞武裝亦聲稱攻擊奈季蘭機場與哈立德國王空軍基地，其領袖警告沙烏地準備迎接長期衝突。十家航空公司暫停飛往利雅德。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/middleeast/riyadh-airport-houthis-explosion-intl"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "riyadh",
      "airport",
      "saudia",
      "aviation"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-iea-members-agree-to-speed-remaining-emergency-oil",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "IEA members agree to speed remaining emergency oil releases as Brent tops $101",
    "headlineZh": "布蘭特突破101美元，國際能源署成員同意加速釋出剩餘緊急石油儲備",
    "summary": "IEA member governments backed accelerating the remaining releases under the March 2026 collective action, the largest ever at 400 million barrels, of which about 325 million had been released, prioritizing diesel. The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve had fallen to 331.2 million barrels, its lowest since 1983. Brent rose to $101.53 around the same time.",
    "summaryZh": "國際能源署成員國政府支持加速釋出2026年3月集體行動的剩餘儲備；該行動規模達4億桶，為史上最大，已釋出約3.25億桶，並優先釋出柴油。美國戰略石油儲備降至3.312億桶，為1983年以來最低。同期布蘭特升至101.53美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "OilPrice.com",
        "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Emergency-Oil-Releases-Risk-Draining-the-Worlds-Last-Supply-Cushion.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "IEA",
        "url": "https://www.iea.org/commentaries/how-global-oil-supplies-have-readjusted-to-help-fill-the-huge-gap-left-by-the-strait-of-hormuz-shock"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "iea",
      "strategic-reserves",
      "spr",
      "oil",
      "diesel"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-nuclear-chief-eslami-rules-out-halting-enrichment-or",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "nuclear",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Nuclear chief Eslami rules out halting enrichment or handing over uranium stockpile",
    "headlineZh": "核能負責人伊斯拉米排除停止濃縮或交出鈾庫存",
    "summary": "Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said Iran would 'under no circumstances' give up enrichment and that handing over its enriched uranium stockpile was out of the question. He said inspections of facilities damaged by US-Israeli strikes remained impossible due to security threats. Vance had said Iran must make meaningful cuts to its enrichment capacity for talks to progress.",
    "summaryZh": "伊朗原子能組織主席伊斯拉米表示，伊朗「在任何情況下」都不會放棄濃縮，交出濃縮鈾庫存更無從談起。他表示由於安全威脅，對遭美以空襲損毀設施的視察仍不可能進行。范斯此前表示伊朗必須大幅削減濃縮能力，談判方能取得進展。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Middle East Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261008-iran-rejects-giving-up-uranium-enrichment-handing-over-enriched-stockpile/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Dawn",
        "url": "https://dawn.com/news/2035717"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eslami",
      "enrichment",
      "stockpile",
      "aeoi",
      "vance"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-poll-eisenkots-yashar-overtakes-likud-as-anti-netanyahu",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Poll: Eisenkot's Yashar overtakes Likud as anti-Netanyahu bloc leads ahead of 27 Oct vote",
    "headlineZh": "民調：艾森科特的Yashar黨超越利庫德，反納坦雅胡陣營於10月27日大選前領先",
    "summary": "A Times of Israel/Zman Yisrael poll gave the four Jewish-led anti-Netanyahu parties 55 seats against 51 for Netanyahu's bloc, with neither reaching a 61-seat majority. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party came first with 24 seats and Likud second with 20.",
    "summaryZh": "《以色列時報》與Zman Yisrael民調顯示，四個反納坦雅胡的猶太政黨合共可得55席，納坦雅胡陣營51席，雙方均未達61席過半。艾森科特的Yashar黨以24席居首，利庫德黨20席居次。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Times of Israel",
        "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/toi-poll-anti-netanyahu-bloc-regains-lead-eisenkots-yashar-comes-1st-with-likud-in-2nd-place/"
      },
      {
        "name": "JTA",
        "url": "https://www.jta.org/2026/10/13/israel/checkmate-netanyahu-faces-a-daunting-playing-field-ahead-of-oct-27"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "knesset election",
      "eisenkot",
      "likud",
      "polls"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-qatar-says-gcc-security-is-one-after-houthi",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Qatar says GCC security 'is one' after Houthi attacks on Abha and Riyadh airports",
    "headlineZh": "胡塞襲擊艾卜哈及利雅德機場後，卡達稱海灣合作理事會安全「是一體的」",
    "summary": "Following Houthi attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport that Saudi aviation authorities said killed three civilians and injured 36, Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes as a direct threat to civilians and air navigation.",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地民航當局表示胡塞武裝襲擊艾卜哈國際機場及哈立德國王國際機場，造成三名平民死亡、36人受傷；卡達外交部譴責攻擊直接威脅平民及空中航行安全。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.qa/en/latest-articles/statements/qatar-condemns-attacks-by-houthi-group-against-abha--king-khalid-airports-in-ksa"
      },
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/saudi-arabia-says-three-foreign-nationals-killed-in-attacks-on-airports"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "saudi arabia",
      "abha",
      "riyadh airport",
      "houthis",
      "gcc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar",
      "speakerZh": "卡達外交部",
      "role": "Official statement",
      "roleZh": "官方聲明",
      "quote": "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs furthermore reiterates the State of Qatar's complete solidarity with the KSA and its support for all legitimate measures taken to maintain its sovereignty, security, and the safety of its lands and assets, emphasizing that the security of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is one.",
      "quoteZh": "外交部並重申，卡達國與沙烏地阿拉伯王國完全團結，支持其為維護主權、安全及領土與資產安全而採取的一切合法措施，並強調海灣合作理事會各國的安全是一體的。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-trump-says-us-will-not-attack-iran-before",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Trump says US will not attack Iran before 3 November midterms, blockade to remain",
    "headlineZh": "川普稱11月3日中期選舉前不會攻擊伊朗，封鎖將維持",
    "summary": "Trump posted on Truth Social that the US 'will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections,' citing 'productive discussions,' and said the blockade would remain in full force. The statement came less than a day after reports the Pentagon had told CENTCOM to finish preparations for resuming major combat. Axios later reported Trump and Netanyahu had discussed a strike before Israel's 27 October election, which a White House official called false.",
    "summaryZh": "川普在Truth Social表示美國「在中期選舉前任何時候都不會攻擊伊朗」，理由是「富成效的討論」，並稱封鎖將全面維持。此前不到一天有報導指五角大廈已指示中央司令部完成恢復大規模作戰的準備。Axios其後報導川普與納坦雅胡曾討論在以色列10月27日選舉前發動攻擊，白宮官員稱此說不實。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/08/trump-iran-strikes-midterm-elections"
      },
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/13/netanyahu-trump-iran-war-elections"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "trump",
      "midterms",
      "blockade",
      "netanyahu",
      "israel-election"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-unhcr-over-492000-afghans-forcibly-deported-from-iran",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "UNHCR: over 492,000 Afghans forcibly deported from Iran in 2026",
    "headlineZh": "聯合國難民署：2026年逾49.2萬阿富汗人被伊朗強制遣返",
    "summary": "UNHCR said 581,600 Afghans returned from Iran between 1 January and 3 October 2026, of whom 492,300 (85%) were forcibly deported. Some 475,400 returned after the war began on 28 February, including 398,100 deportees.",
    "summaryZh": "聯合國難民署表示，2026年1月1日至10月3日共有58.16萬名阿富汗人從伊朗返國，其中49.23萬人（85%）遭強制遣返。2月28日開戰後返國者約47.54萬人，其中39.81萬人遭遣返。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pajhwok Afghan News",
        "url": "https://pajhwok.com/2026/10/09/over-492000-afghans-forcibly-deported-from-iran-in-2026-unhcr/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "unhcr",
      "afghanistan",
      "deportations",
      "refugees"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-08-windward-q3-data-5131-gps-jamming-incidents-a",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Windward Q3 data: 5,131 GPS jamming incidents a day; 1,699 in Gulf on 1 September",
    "headlineZh": "Windward第三季數據：每日5,131宗GPS干擾，9月1日波斯灣達1,699宗",
    "summary": "Windward's third-quarter figures showed an average of 5,131 GPS jamming incidents per day, broadly unchanged from Q2, while vessels affected rose 11.7% to 124,235. The peak came on 1 September during US strikes on Iran, with 1,699 incidents in the Gulf and 6,838 globally.",
    "summaryZh": "Windward第三季數據顯示，GPS干擾平均每日5,131宗，與第二季大致持平，受影響船舶增加11.7%至124,235艘。高峰出現在9月1日美國空襲伊朗期間，波斯灣錄得1,699宗、全球6,838宗。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Second Line of Defense",
        "url": "https://sldinfo.com/2026/10/when-the-signal-lies-gps-interference-and-the-next-phase-of-maritime-domain-awareness"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "gps jamming",
      "windward",
      "electronic warfare"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-09-gold-trades-near-4160-about-25-below-january",
    "date": "2026-10-09",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Gold trades near $4,160, about 25% below January record despite war",
    "headlineZh": "儘管戰事持續，金價徘徊約4,160美元，較1月紀錄低約25%",
    "summary": "December gold futures opened at $4,159.70 an ounce as investors weighed Trump's talk of 'productive discussions' with Iran and his pledge not to attack before the midterms, with Brent still above $100. Gold has fallen during the war as rising yields, a strong dollar and oil-driven inflation outweighed safe-haven demand.",
    "summaryZh": "12月黃金期貨開盤報每盎司4,159.70美元，投資者衡量川普稱與伊朗「富有成效的討論」及中期選舉前不會發動攻擊的承諾，布蘭特原油仍高於100美元。戰爭期間金價下跌，因殖利率上升、美元走強及油價推高通脹，抵消了避險需求。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Yahoo Finance",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/gold-price-today-friday-october-9-2026-gold-prices-see-modest-gains-after-productive-discussions-with-iran-105955527.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "gold",
      "safe haven",
      "markets"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-09-pentagon-raises-official-us-toll-in-iran-war",
    "date": "2026-10-09",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Pentagon raises official US toll in Iran war to 21 dead and 865 wounded",
    "headlineZh": "五角大廈將伊朗戰爭美軍官方傷亡上調至21死865傷",
    "summary": "The Pentagon's Defense Casualty Analysis System raised the official US toll to 21 killed and 865 wounded, adding Army National Guard Maj. Sorffly Davius, who died in Kuwait on 6 March, and a Navy suicide in September. The tally splits into Operation Epic Fury (15 dead, 417 wounded) and 'overseas operations' since 7 July (six dead, 448 wounded). Hegseth had called earlier reports of a higher toll 'a complete lie.'",
    "summaryZh": "五角大廈國防傷亡分析系統將美軍官方傷亡上調至21死865傷，新增3月6日在科威特死亡的陸軍國民警衛隊少校戴維厄斯及9月一名海軍自殺個案。統計分為「史詩怒火行動」（15死417傷）與7月7日以來的「海外行動」（6死448傷）。赫格塞斯曾稱更高傷亡的報導是「徹頭徹尾的謊言」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Stars and Stripes",
        "url": "https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-10-10/pentagon-death-toll-iran-war-23114546.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "The New Arab",
        "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/pentagon-raises-us-iran-war-toll-21-killed-over-800-wounded"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "us-casualties",
      "pentagon",
      "dcas",
      "hegseth"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-09-trump-announces-deal-for-russia-to-release-diesel",
    "date": "2026-10-09",
    "category": "energy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "Trump announces deal for Russia to release diesel; Zelensky calls it a 'birthday gift' to Putin",
    "headlineZh": "川普宣布俄羅斯釋出柴油協議；澤倫斯基稱之為送給普丁的「生日禮物」",
    "summary": "Trump announced a deal under which Russia would release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, 500,000 tonnes in November and 1,000,000 tonnes after that, to ease fuel shortages worsened by the Iran war. Ukrainian President Zelensky, who was not consulted, called it 'not fair and not honest' and a 'birthday gift' to Putin.",
    "summaryZh": "川普宣布與俄羅斯達成協議，俄方將立即釋出30萬噸柴油，11月再釋出50萬噸，其後再釋出100萬噸，以紓緩因伊朗戰爭加劇的燃料短缺。事前未獲諮詢的烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基稱協議「不公平、不誠實」，是送給普丁的「生日禮物」。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Axios",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/10/10/trump-zelensky-putin-diesel-deal-war"
      },
      {
        "name": "BBC",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm1dwgr666wno"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "russia",
      "diesel",
      "trump",
      "putin",
      "fuel crisis"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-09-yemeni-government-forces-say-they-retook-perim-island",
    "date": "2026-10-09",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "yemen",
    "headline": "Yemeni government forces say they retook Perim Island from Houthis",
    "headlineZh": "也門政府軍稱從胡塞手中奪回丕林島",
    "summary": "Al Arabiya reported that government-aligned forces, including the Southern Giants Brigades, had taken full control of Bab el-Mandeb and Perim Island after clashes in Dhubab, a month after the Houthis seized it. The Houthis sent reinforcements by sea and stepped up missile and drone attacks toward the strait.",
    "summaryZh": "阿拉伯衛星電視台報導，包括南方巨人旅在內的親政府部隊在祖巴卜交戰後全面控制曼德海峽及丕林島，距胡塞奪島約一個月。胡塞經海路增援並加強向海峽發射飛彈及無人機。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Arabiya",
        "url": "https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/10/09/yemeni-forces-complete-control-over-bab-almandeb-perim-island"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "perim island",
      "bab el-mandeb",
      "giants brigades"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-10-deadliest-attack-yet-on-riyadh-airport-kills-at",
    "date": "2026-10-10",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Deadliest attack yet on Riyadh airport kills at least 12; 291 flights cancelled",
    "headlineZh": "利雅德機場遭最致命襲擊至少12死，291個航班取消",
    "summary": "A Houthi drone and missile attack on Riyadh's main airport killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, according to officials cited by CNBC, suggesting waves of projectiles could overwhelm Saudi air defenses. At least 291 flights were cancelled in 24 hours, and Western governments advised against travel to Riyadh. NPR reported Trump was weighing joining the fight against the Houthis.",
    "summaryZh": "據CNBC引述官員，胡塞武裝以無人機與飛彈襲擊利雅德主要機場，造成至少12人死亡、逾300人受傷，顯示密集來襲可能壓垮沙烏地防空。24小時內至少291個航班取消，西方各國政府建議避免前往利雅德。NPR報導川普正考慮加入對抗胡塞武裝的戰鬥。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "NPR",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5997512/saudi-arabia-riyadh-airport-bombing-attack"
      },
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-saudi.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "riyadh",
      "airport",
      "casualties",
      "travel-advisory"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-11-74-house-democrats-press-hegseth-over-civilian-deaths",
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "category": "domestic",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "74 House Democrats press Hegseth over civilian deaths including Kuhestak wedding strike",
    "headlineZh": "74名眾議院民主黨人就庫赫斯塔克婚禮空襲等平民死亡事件質詢赫格塞斯",
    "summary": "Seventy-four House Democrats, led by Rep. Jason Crow, released a letter sent on 8 October to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth describing 'an alarming pattern of civilian casualty incidents' in the Iran war, including the 1 September strike on a wedding in Kuhestak. CENTCOM had not confirmed a formal investigation into that strike.",
    "summaryZh": "由克羅眾議員領銜的74名眾議院民主黨人公布10月8日致國防部長赫格塞斯的信函，指伊朗戰爭出現「令人震驚的平民傷亡事件模式」，包括9月1日庫赫斯塔克婚禮遇襲。美軍中央司令部尚未證實已就該事件展開正式調查。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Office of Rep. Jason Crow",
        "url": "https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-presses-pentagon-over-civilian-casualties-during-trump-s-iran-war"
      },
      {
        "name": "Letter to Sec. Hegseth (PDF)",
        "url": "https://crow.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/crow-evo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/crow-letter-to-sec-hegseth-re-civilian-casualties-at-iran-wedding.pdf"
      },
      {
        "name": "Common Dreams",
        "url": "https://www.commondreams.org/news/dem-lawmakers-iran-wedding-strike"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hoodline",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/house-democrats-demand-pentagon-answers-on-iran-strikes-that-killed-civilians"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "congress",
      "civilian-casualties",
      "kuhestak",
      "crow",
      "oversight"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-11-araghchi-to-saudi-fm-on-yemen-military-approach",
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Araghchi to Saudi FM on Yemen: military approach \"would only further complicate the situation\"",
    "headlineZh": "阿拉格齊就葉門問題對沙烏地外長說：軍事手段「只會讓局勢更加複雜」",
    "summary": "In a telephone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan amid Saudi–Houthi fighting, Iran's foreign minister urged a political solution, according to a statement from Tehran.",
    "summaryZh": "據德黑蘭發布的聲明，在沙烏地與胡塞武裝交戰之際，伊朗外長與沙烏地外長費薩爾親王通電話，敦促以政治方式解決。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/irans-fm-urges-diplomacy-in-call-with-saudi-counterpart"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "araghchi",
      "saudi arabia",
      "yemen",
      "houthis"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Abbas Araghchi",
      "speakerZh": "阿拉格齊",
      "role": "Foreign Minister of Iran",
      "roleZh": "伊朗外交部長",
      "quote": "Insisting on a military approach and disregarding a political solution would only further complicate the situation",
      "quoteZh": "堅持軍事手段、無視政治解決方案，只會讓局勢更加複雜"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-11-haifa-refinery-pollution-forces-24-hour-evacuation-of",
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "israel",
    "headline": "Haifa refinery pollution forces 24-hour evacuation of schoolchildren",
    "headlineZh": "海法煉油廠污染迫使學童撤離24小時",
    "summary": "Air pollution from oil refineries in Haifa forced schoolchildren to be evacuated for 24 hours. The same day the UK maritime agency reported a ship damaged in an attack in Hormuz, and two Indian crew members went missing after an assault on a ship near Oman.",
    "summaryZh": "海法煉油廠空氣污染迫使學童撤離24小時。同日英國海事機構報告一艘船在霍爾木茲遇襲受損，阿曼附近一艘船遇襲後兩名印度船員失蹤。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "haifa",
      "refinery",
      "pollution",
      "seafarers",
      "india"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-11-japans-motegi-denounces-houthi-attacks-on-saudi-airports",
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Japan's Motegi denounces Houthi attacks on Saudi airports that killed 12 in Riyadh",
    "headlineZh": "日本外相茂木敏充譴責胡塞襲擊沙烏地機場，利雅德12人喪生",
    "summary": "Foreign Minister Motegi issued a statement on Houthi attacks on Saudi international airports from 7 to 10 October 2026, noting reports that the 10 October attack on King Khalid International Airport caused 12 deaths and over 300 injuries. Japan renewed its strong denunciation of the Houthis and pledged to protect Japanese nationals in the Middle East.",
    "summaryZh": "外相茂木敏充就胡塞武裝於2026年10月7日至10日襲擊沙烏地國際機場發表談話，指出據報10月10日哈立德國王國際機場遇襲造成12人死亡、逾300人受傷。日本再次強烈譴責胡塞武裝，並承諾保護在中東的日本國民。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "MOFA Japan (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011230604/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pageite_000001_01863.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "japan",
      "motegi",
      "saudi arabia",
      "houthis",
      "riyadh airport"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Toshimitsu Motegi",
      "speakerZh": "茂木敏充",
      "role": "Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan",
      "roleZh": "日本外務大臣",
      "quote": "Attacks on civilians and civilian facilities can never be tolerated, and Japan renews its strong denunciation of the series of attacks by the Houthis. At the same time, Japan reiterates its strong call on the Houthis to immediately stop escalating the situation both inside and outside Yemen.",
      "quoteZh": "攻擊平民及民用設施絕不可容忍，日本再次強烈譴責胡塞派的一連串攻擊，同時重申強烈呼籲胡塞派立即停止在葉門境內外令局勢升級。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-11-pakistan-calls-houthi-strike-on-riyadh-airport-utterly",
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "Pakistan calls Houthi strike on Riyadh airport 'utterly unacceptable', pledges solidarity",
    "headlineZh": "巴基斯坦稱胡塞襲擊利雅德機場「完全不可接受」，承諾團結支持",
    "summary": "Pakistan condemned the latest Houthi attack on King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, the deadliest in a series that killed at least 12 people. On 5 October an emergency meeting of the strategic, political and defence committee of the Makkah Alliance for Defense, which includes Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, had been held in Riyadh.",
    "summaryZh": "巴基斯坦譴責胡塞武裝最新一次襲擊利雅德哈立德國王國際機場，此為一連串襲擊中死傷最慘重的一次，至少12人喪生。10月5日，包括巴基斯坦與沙烏地阿拉伯在內的「麥加防務聯盟」戰略、政治及防務委員會已在利雅德召開緊急會議。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-strongly-condemns-the-latest-terrorist-attack-by-the-houthi-militia-targeting-king-khaled-international-airport-riyadh"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "pakistan",
      "saudi arabia",
      "riyadh airport",
      "houthis"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan",
      "speakerZh": "巴基斯坦外交部",
      "role": "Press release",
      "roleZh": "新聞稿",
      "quote": "The continued targeting of civilian population and critical infrastructure by the Houthi militia is utterly unacceptable and must be condemned unequivocally by the international community.",
      "quoteZh": "胡塞民兵持續攻擊平民及關鍵基礎設施，完全不可接受，國際社會必須明確予以譴責。"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-11-south-korea-raises-saudi-arabia-travel-alert-to",
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "category": "humanitarian",
    "region": "asia",
    "headline": "South Korea raises Saudi Arabia travel alert to Level 3, urging citizens to leave",
    "headlineZh": "韓國將沙烏地阿拉伯旅遊警示升至第三級，促國民離境",
    "summary": "South Korea raised its travel advisory for all of Saudi Arabia to Level 3 from 10 p.m. on 11 October 2026, urging Korean citizens to leave and travellers to cancel trips after escalating Saudi-Houthi clashes and strikes on civilian infrastructure. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met representatives of 15 Korean missions in the region.",
    "summaryZh": "韓國於2026年10月11日晚上10時起將沙烏地阿拉伯全境旅遊警示升至第三級，因沙胡衝突升級及民用基礎設施遇襲，敦促韓國公民離境、旅客取消行程。外長趙顯會見區內15個韓國使領館代表。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Korea Times",
        "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/others/20261011/korea-raises-saudi-travel-alert-to-level-3-amid-houthi-clashes"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "south korea",
      "saudi arabia",
      "travel advisory",
      "houthis"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-11-uae-says-houthi-strike-on-riyadh-airport-killed",
    "date": "2026-10-11",
    "category": "statement",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "UAE says Houthi strike on Riyadh airport killed 12 people of eight nationalities",
    "headlineZh": "阿聯酋稱胡塞襲擊利雅德機場造成八國共12人喪生",
    "summary": "The UAE condemned the Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport, saying they killed 12 people of Saudi, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, Sudanese, American and Bangladeshi nationalities and injured hundreds of civilians. Türkiye's Foreign Ministry (No. 195) also condemned the repeated targeting of the airport.",
    "summaryZh": "阿聯酋譴責胡塞武裝襲擊哈立德國王國際機場，稱事件造成沙烏地、埃及、約旦、敘利亞、巴勒斯坦、蘇丹、美國及孟加拉籍共12人死亡、數百名平民受傷。土耳其外交部（第195號）亦譴責該機場一再遇襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/MediaHub/News/2026/10/11/UAE-Condemns-Houthi-Attack-Saudi-Arabia"
      },
      {
        "name": "Türkiye MFA (archived)",
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011222943/https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-195_-husilerin-suudi-arabistan-daki-kral-halid-uluslararasi-havalimani-na-yonelik-saldirisi-hk.en.mfa"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "uae",
      "turkey",
      "riyadh airport",
      "houthis"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed",
    "statement": {
      "speaker": "UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "speakerZh": "阿聯酋外交部",
      "role": "Foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates",
      "roleZh": "阿拉伯聯合大公國外交部",
      "quote": "The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the attacks by the Houthi group on King Khalid International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the deaths of 12 people of Saudi, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, Sudanese, American, and Bangladeshi nationalities",
      "quoteZh": "阿聯酋以最強烈措辭譴責胡塞組織對沙烏地阿拉伯王國哈立德國王國際機場的攻擊，事件造成沙烏地、埃及、約旦、敘利亞、巴勒斯坦、蘇丹、美國及孟加拉籍共12人死亡"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-12-eu-establishes-new-lebanon-support-mission",
    "date": "2026-10-12",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "EU establishes new Lebanon support mission",
    "headlineZh": "歐盟成立新的黎巴嫩支援任務",
    "summary": "The European Union established a new mission to support Lebanon, Reuters reported, as UNIFIL's mandate approaches its end-of-year expiry and Beirut seeks a force to prevent a security vacuum in the south.",
    "summaryZh": "路透社報導，歐盟成立新的黎巴嫩支援任務；聯合國駐黎部隊任期將於年底屆滿，貝魯特正尋求部隊防止南部出現安全真空。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/eu-establishes-new-lebanon-support-mission-2026-10-12/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "eu",
      "unifil",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-13-aoun-says-lebanon-chose-negotiations-over-war-to",
    "date": "2026-10-13",
    "category": "diplomacy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Aoun says Lebanon chose negotiations over war to secure Israeli withdrawal",
    "headlineZh": "奧恩：黎巴嫩選擇談判而非戰爭以爭取以軍撤離",
    "summary": "Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon had chosen negotiations over continued conflict to secure an Israeli withdrawal and reconstruction, acknowledging the agreement was not ideal but had limited the expansion of Israeli attacks.",
    "summaryZh": "黎巴嫩總統奧恩表示，黎巴嫩選擇以談判而非持續衝突來爭取以軍撤離及重建，並承認協議並不理想，但已限制了以色列攻擊的擴大。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "LBCI",
        "url": "https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/962611/president-aoun-lebanon-chose-negotiations-over-war-to-secure-israeli-w/en"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "aoun",
      "israel-lebanon talks"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-13-moodys-estimates-iran-war-has-cost-us-households",
    "date": "2026-10-13",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Moody's estimates Iran war has cost US households about $2,000 each",
    "headlineZh": "穆迪估計伊朗戰爭令每個美國家庭損失約2,000美元",
    "summary": "Moody's Analytics estimated the conflict had cost US consumers about $265 billion since late February, roughly $2,000 per household, mainly through higher oil, gasoline and broader inflation, CNN reported.",
    "summaryZh": "據CNN報導，穆迪分析估計，自2月底以來這場衝突已令美國消費者損失約2,650億美元，相當於每戶約2,000美元，主要來自油價、汽油價格上漲及整體通脹。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNN",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/13/economy/iran-war-oil-gas-prices-inflation"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "moody's",
      "inflation",
      "gasoline",
      "us economy"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-13-singapore-flagged-container-ship-gfs-pride-sinks-after",
    "date": "2026-10-13",
    "category": "shipping",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sinks after projectile strike in Hormuz",
    "headlineZh": "新加坡籍貨櫃船GFS Pride號在霍爾木茲遭彈體擊中後沉沒",
    "summary": "Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority said GFS Pride was struck by an unknown projectile on 13 October, caught fire and sank, with all 21 crew evacuated, while GFS Giselle was hit on 14 October and reached anchorage with its 22 crew safe. The IRGC claimed the ship hit a mine on an 'unauthorized route'; Singapore called the attacks 'unprovoked, unjustifiable and a breach of international law.' More than 20 vessels had been attacked in the region that month.",
    "summaryZh": "新加坡海事及港務管理局表示，GFS Pride號於10月13日遭不明彈體擊中，起火後沉沒，21名船員全數撤離；GFS Giselle號於10月14日被擊中，靠自身動力抵達錨地，22名船員安全。伊斯蘭革命衛隊聲稱該船在「未經授權航線」觸雷；新加坡稱攻擊「無端、不正當且違反國際法」。當月該地區已有逾20艘船遇襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/container-ship-sinks-strait-hormuz-as-iran-war-attacks.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "gCaptain",
        "url": "https://gcaptain.com/containership-sinks-as-hormuz-attacks-spiral-out-of-control/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "singapore",
      "container-ship",
      "sinking",
      "mines",
      "irgc"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-14-chinas-crude-imports-drop-215-in-september-as",
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "global",
    "headline": "China's crude imports drop 21.5% in September as Iranian supply falls to 0.5 million b/d",
    "headlineZh": "中國9月原油進口按年跌21.5%，伊朗供應降至每日50萬桶",
    "summary": "China imported 9.03 million barrels per day of crude in September, down 21.5% year on year, while Vortexa put Iranian imports at 0.5 million b/d. Vortexa and Kpler recorded onshore inventory draws of 57 million and 47.5 million barrels, the largest in their data series.",
    "summaryZh": "中國9月原油進口每日903萬桶，按年下跌21.5%；Vortexa估計伊朗原油進口降至每日50萬桶。Vortexa和Kpler分別錄得陸上庫存減少5,700萬桶及4,750萬桶，為各自數據紀錄以來最大降幅。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Baird Maritime (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/china-burns-through-crude-stockpiles-after-massive-import-drop"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "china",
      "crude imports",
      "vortexa",
      "inventories"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-14-coalition-intercepts-houthi-missile-aimed-at-riyadh-houthis",
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "Coalition intercepts Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh; Houthis claim Aramco targets",
    "headlineZh": "聯軍攔截射向利雅德的胡塞飛彈，胡塞稱目標為阿美石油設施",
    "summary": "The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile launched toward Riyadh, while the Houthis said they targeted Aramco facilities in Dhahran, an Aramco refinery in Riyadh and the airport. On 11 October Riyadh airport's Terminal 4 had been hit again, killing a Pakistani resident and injuring 11.",
    "summaryZh": "沙烏地領導的聯軍表示攔截一枚射向利雅德的彈道飛彈，胡塞武裝則稱目標為達蘭的阿美設施、利雅德的阿美煉油廠及機場。10月11日利雅德機場第四航廈再遭擊中，一名巴基斯坦居民死亡、11人受傷。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Al Jazeera",
        "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-houthi-missile-launched-towards-riyadh"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "houthis",
      "riyadh",
      "aramco",
      "missile-defense"
    ],
    "confidence": "confirmed"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-14-fishing-vessel-attacked-near-sirik-port-three-injured",
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Fishing vessel attacked near Sirik port, three injured; US says it destroyed surveillance boat",
    "headlineZh": "錫里克港附近漁船遇襲3人受傷；美方稱摧毀一艘監視船",
    "summary": "Three people were injured in an attack on a fishing vessel in the port area of Sirik County, Hormozgan. The US said it had destroyed an Iranian-connected surveillance boat the previous week, and on 10 October said it disabled a cargo ship trying to breach the naval blockade.",
    "summaryZh": "荷姆茲甘省錫里克縣港區一艘漁船遇襲，3人受傷。美方表示上週摧毀一艘與伊朗有關的監視船，並於10月10日稱擊癱一艘企圖突破海上封鎖的貨船。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Wikipedia – Timeline of the 2026 Iran war",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "sirik",
      "fishing",
      "blockade",
      "surveillance-boat"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-14-kpler-irans-crude-export-revenue-could-dry-up",
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "iran",
    "headline": "Kpler: Iran's crude export revenue could dry up entirely by mid-December",
    "headlineZh": "Kpler：伊朗原油出口收入可能在12月中旬完全枯竭",
    "summary": "Kpler's Homayoun Falakshahi said only eight million barrels of Iranian crude remained afloat outside the blockade, down from nearly 90 million in mid-July, and would be discharged by about 18 October, with final payments from Chinese refiners arriving by mid-December. Iran loaded no crude in September, the first full month without loadings since the 1979 revolution, potentially costing $3-6 billion a month.",
    "summaryZh": "Kpler的法拉克沙希表示，封鎖線外僅剩800萬桶伊朗原油仍在海上，較7月中旬近9,000萬桶大減，預計約10月18日卸完，中國煉廠最後款項將於12月中旬到帳。伊朗9月未裝載任何原油，為1979年革命以來首個整月零裝載，每月損失可能達30億至60億美元。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Iran International",
        "url": "https://www.iranintl.com/en/202610105397"
      },
      {
        "name": "Maritime Executive",
        "url": "https://maritime-executive.com/article/iran-s-floating-oil-stocks-run-dry"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "oil-exports",
      "kpler",
      "blockade",
      "revenue",
      "floating-storage"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-14-war-risk-premiums-at-610-of-hull-value",
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "category": "economy",
    "region": "gulf",
    "headline": "War-risk premiums at 6–10% of hull value as IMO counts 106 attacks, 24 seafarer deaths",
    "headlineZh": "戰爭險保費達船體價值6%至10%，國際海事組織統計106宗襲擊、24名船員死亡",
    "summary": "Brokers said additional war-risk premiums for Gulf tankers had reached 6–10% of hull value, up to $20 million for a single supertanker voyage, against about 0.25% before the war. The IMO counted 106 confirmed incidents and 24 seafarer deaths since 28 February, and UKMTO said more than 20 vessels had been attacked since 1 October.",
    "summaryZh": "經紀商表示，海灣油輪的額外戰爭險保費已達船體價值6%至10%，單一超大型油輪航次最高達2,000萬美元，戰前僅約0.25%。國際海事組織統計，自2月28日以來已確認106宗事件、24名船員死亡；英國海事貿易行動辦公室稱10月1日以來逾20艘船遇襲。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Insurance Business",
        "url": "https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/marine/hormuz-sinking-hands-marine-war-underwriters-another-total-loss-as-attacks-surge-593549.aspx"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "war-risk insurance",
      "imo",
      "ukmto",
      "seafarers"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-15-hezbollah-admits-seized-500-kg-explosives-package-was",
    "date": "2026-10-15",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Hezbollah admits seized 500-kg explosives package was its own, denies assassination plot",
    "headlineZh": "真主黨承認被查獲的500公斤爆炸物屬其所有，否認策劃暗殺",
    "summary": "Hezbollah confirmed that a 500-kilogram explosives package found by Lebanese authorities the previous week belonged to the group, saying it was intended only for use against Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon and denying assassination plans.",
    "summaryZh": "真主黨證實黎巴嫩當局上週查獲的500公斤爆炸物屬其所有，稱只用於對抗以色列佔領黎巴嫩南部，並否認策劃暗殺。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "AP via Oskaloosa Herald",
        "url": "https://www.oskaloosa.com/news/national_news/hezbollah-claims-confiscated-explosives-and-denies-assassination-plans/article_9adf92f7-ebff-5d9e-83a4-175ea3cb95e7.html"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "explosives",
      "lebanon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-15-pentagon-drafts-iran-strike-options-including-mother-of",
    "date": "2026-10-15",
    "category": "military",
    "region": "us",
    "headline": "Pentagon drafts Iran strike options including 'mother of all bombs,' CNN reports",
    "headlineZh": "CNN報導五角大廈擬定包括「炸彈之母」在內的對伊打擊方案",
    "summary": "CNN, citing US officials, reported the Pentagon had prepared strike packages that could use the 9-ton GBU-43/B MOAB against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites such as Pickaxe Mountain if combat resumes. Some officials doubted the airburst weapon could reach deeply buried targets, and the Pentagon said it plans for a wide range of scenarios; Reuters and CNBC could not independently confirm the report.",
    "summaryZh": "CNN引述美國官員報導，五角大廈已準備打擊方案，若戰鬥恢復，可能使用9噸重的GBU-43/B「炸彈之母」攻擊伊朗能源基礎設施及「鎬山」等核設施。部分官員懷疑這種空爆武器能否打擊深埋目標，五角大廈表示其規劃涵蓋各種情境；路透社與CNBC未能獨立證實該報導。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "CNBC",
        "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Baltimore Sun",
        "url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/10/15/report-us-weighs-using-mother-of-all-bombs-in-potential-iran-strikes/"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "moab",
      "gbu-43",
      "pickaxe-mountain",
      "strike-plans",
      "pentagon"
    ],
    "confidence": "reported"
  },
  {
    "id": "2026-10-15-report-iran-tells-hezbollah-to-raise-readiness-and",
    "date": "2026-10-15",
    "category": "proxy",
    "region": "lebanon",
    "headline": "Report: Iran tells Hezbollah to raise readiness and decentralise command for regional war",
    "headlineZh": "報導：伊朗指示真主黨提升戰備並分散指揮，準備地區戰爭",
    "summary": "Lebanese security sources told the Emirati site Erem News that Iran had instructed Hezbollah to raise its military readiness and decentralise its command in anticipation of a regional war, Israel Hayom reported. The claim was not independently confirmed.",
    "summaryZh": "《以色列今日報》報導，黎巴嫩安全消息人士向阿聯酋網站Erem News表示，伊朗已指示真主黨提升軍事戒備並分散指揮，以應對可能爆發的地區戰爭。消息未獲獨立證實。",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Israel Hayom",
        "url": "https://israelhayom.com/2026/10/15/iran-orders-hezbollah-prepare-imminent-war-report"
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "hezbollah",
      "iran",
      "readiness"
    ],
    "confidence": "claimed"
  }
]
