英格兰遭阿根廷逆转无缘决赛 英国球迷梦碎

2026年7月16日 07:33 / 联合早报

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在家乡观看直播的英格兰球迷在球队无缘世界杯决赛后，难掩沮丧之情。 （路透社）

（伦敦法新电）英格兰国家队再次冲击世界杯决赛失败，“足球无法回家”，英国各地弥漫失落情绪。全国各地成千上万守在电视机前的英格兰球迷，在目睹球队在新加坡时间星期四（7月16日）以1比2遭宿敌阿根廷逆转绝杀后，均感到无比沮丧与失落。

见证英格兰从手握一球优势，到被阿根廷在比赛尾声连入两球逆转后，33岁的球迷班农（Bannon）神色迷茫地站在伦敦北部一家酒吧外对法新社记者说：“我原本燃起了希望，但希望终究是转瞬即逝的。”

球赛进行时，伦敦的各大酒吧和娱乐场所人满为患，许多未能挤进店内的球迷只能站在街头，透过窗户关注着这场高潮迭起的比赛。班农赛后在消失在夜色前说：“有点苦涩，但这种失败我们以前也见识过，所以其实心里早有预料……我想，一切又回到原点。”

在夜生活圣地卡姆登镇，随着英格兰队最终吞下败仗，人们在沉默中鱼贯走出各家酒吧。这场失利不仅意味着英格兰错失在决赛中对阵西班牙，为2024年欧锦赛失利复仇的机会，更意味着他们失去自1966年首次夺冠后，阔别60年再夺取第二座大力神杯的良机。

身穿英格兰球衣的21岁学生杰米玛（Jemima）伤心地说：“我真的很难过，也很沮丧。我本来很有信心……而且比赛一开始进展得那么顺利！”

英阿历史宿怨交织

对于年轻一代的英格兰球迷而言，这还是他们第一次亲眼见证国家队与阿根廷队的正面较劲。两队上一次在正式国际大赛中交手，还要追溯到2002年世界杯小组赛，当时英格兰以1比0险胜。

31岁的科技公司员工丹尼森（Denison）与300多人一起挤在爱丁堡城堡酒吧的户外大屏幕前看完比赛。他说：“我们都知道，这是英格兰第一次面对梅西（Messi），也是梅西第一次在世界杯对阵英格兰。这是我们所有人都在期待的世纪对决！太史诗级了。”

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英格兰国家队失利后，球迷连喝酒兴致都一扫而空，桌上留下满杯的啤酒更显落寞。（路透社）

他补充道：“显而易见，这场对决承载了太多历史，不是吗？”他所指的正是1986年世界杯上马拉多纳（Maradona）那记名垂青史的“上帝之手”，以及两国之间至今未了的福克兰群岛主权争议。

与此同时，在英国首都的另一端，数百名阿根廷球迷则齐聚在伦敦南部的坎伯韦尔区。他们身披蓝白间条旗，在灯塔剧院里伴随着密集的鼓声疯狂欢呼，庆祝国家队完成这场荡气回肠的逆转。

西班牙队此前已在另一场半决赛中以2比0淘汰法国。随着阿根廷挺进决赛，他们将在下星期一（20日）与西班牙会师，向着队史第二座世界杯冠军发起最后冲击。

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House vote to end Israel aid divides Democrats, with 103 voting to cut off funding

July 15, 2026 / 5:43 PM EDT / CBS News

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Washington — House Democrats were sharply divided on whether to cut off aid to Israel during a floor vote on the issue Wednesday, marking the latest flashpoint in the party’s rift over support for the U.S. ally.

The amendment — which was introduced by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has consistently opposed foreign aid — would have eliminated $3.3 billion in assistance to Israel. Massie submitted the amendment to the annual State Department appropriations bill that the House passed later Wednesday.

The amendment failed in a 104-314-10 vote, with 103 Democrats voting in favor, 98 voting against and 10 voting present. Massie was the sole Republican to support it.

The issue also split Democratic leaders, who are usually in lockstep.

In a letter to House Democrats on Tuesday, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he opposed Massie’s measure, calling it “overly broad in that it prohibits or would limit the use of funds for longstanding initiatives related to humanitarian aid, refugee resettlement, peace-building and U.S. Embassy operations.” He said it would also restrict the United States’ ability to confront Hamas and Hezbollah.

But Jeffries noted the “strongly held views” within the party on the issue and said leaders would not persuade members to vote a certain way. He also called for a “major reset” between the U.S. and Israel.

On Wednesday, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts announced she would vote to strip aid from Israel, arguing “the status quo is not tenable.”

“I will be voting yes, not because I agree with the entirety of the amendment, or the GOP’s cynical motivations for its consideration, but because I believe we must change course. While Democratic members will make different decisions on this amendment in good faith, we are absolutely united in our shared goal of permanent peace,” she said in a statement.

The vote comes as Democratic candidates’ stances on Israel have been a key test in the party’s primaries. In recent weeks, several incumbent Democrats, who have been supportive of Israel, lost their primaries to progressive challengers who have been highly critical of the U.S. ally.

Democratic Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, the chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, acknowledged concerns about the amendment eliminating humanitarian aid, but said that “opposing the billions in military funding is what’s most important here.”

“More Democrats than ever before voted to stop sending money to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, despite the fact that this amendment was an imperfect vehicle for our movement,” Casar said in a statement after the vote. “That is a victory for the millions of Americans who have demanded an end to US taxpayer support for the Israeli military’s war crimes.”

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on initially dismissing claims by Platner accuser

2026-07-15T23:45:51.587Z / CNN

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中国拟实行统一税务行政处罚裁量基准

2026年7月16日 07:42 / 联合早报

中国拟在全国范围内实行统一的税务行政处罚裁量基准。

据中新社报道，中国国家税务总局研究制定《税务行政处罚裁量基准（2026年版）》，星期三（7月15日）起向社会公开征求意见。

中国国家税务总局有关司局负责人介绍，近年来，东北、西南、西北、中南、华北、华东等区域先后发布区域内统一的税务行政处罚裁量基准，在规范税收执法、强化税款征收等方面发挥了积极作用。但也存在体例结构不统一、科学合理性不足、裁量因素不一、指引作用发挥不足等问题。

负责人表示，制定税务行政处罚裁量基准，统一全国税务行政处罚尺度，有利于压缩税务行政执法自由裁量空间，防止同案不同罚，平等维护各类经营主体合法权益。为了更好服务全国统一大市场建设，国家税务总局研究制定《税务行政处罚裁量基准（2026年版）》，在全国范围内实行统一的税务行政处罚裁量基准。

该负责人介绍，此次制定的裁量基准有三个特点：统一体例结构，逐项列明法定依据、裁量阶次、适用条件和具体标准，一目了然，便于执行；统一基准内容，遵循立法本意，“一把尺子量到底”，实现对违法行为的科学评价；防止“一刀切”。充分运用“定额＋幅度”方式设置处罚标准，为个案处理留有合理的裁量空间，防止因简单化“一刀切”导致执法不公。

Hegseth requires testosterone deficiency screening for service members over 30

July 15, 2026 / 4:50 PM EDT / CBS News

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday the Pentagon will require service members over the age of 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency annually. If they are recommended for treatment, they may choose to receive testosterone replacement therapy.

“I’m authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best,” Hegseth announced in a video on X titled “High-T Department.”

He said service members would be tested annually as part of their periodic health assessment. Those under 30 can voluntarily choose to be tested, as well.

“We owe our warriors the absolute best medical care in the world, and this program delivers on that obligation,” Hegseth said in the video. “Taking care of your long-term health means ensuring you remain strong, resilient and capable — not just for your next deployment, but for the rest of your life, so you can thrive long after you take off the uniform.”

The Pentagon has not released additional guidance about the policy. The Defense Health Agency referred questions to the Pentagon.

The definition of low testosterone varies, so its prevalence has a wide range, from 2% to 50% in different studies, according to the American Urological Association.

Then-Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, citing a 2007 study, said during a 2025 panel on testosterone replacement therapy that 5.6% of men aged 30-79 have low testosterone and symptoms, like depression and decreased strength.

Researchers have found military training can impact testosterone levels of service members.

“The high operations tempo and high stress that these service members go through can actually decrease testosterone, sometimes acutely and sometimes even in the long term,” Army Major Theodore Crisostomo-Wynne said at the 2025 FDA panel.

Major Crisostomo-Wynne is a urologist at Madigan Army Center and said he spoke to the panel in a personal capacity and was not representing the views of the Pentagon or Defense Health Agency.

He said testosterone deficiency is of particular concern in the special operations community where researchers have observed a new syndrome they are calling “The Operator Syndrome.”

“We think that it’s due to chronic stress, blast exposure, traumatic brain injuries and sleep disruptions, which lead to hormonal dysregulation, mood and cognitive changes,” Crisostomo-Wynne said. “And among the many medical and psychologic, you know, things that are at play in the syndrome, decreased testosterone and hormonal changes is one of the ones that seems to be prevalent in almost all of these guys.”

In his video, Hegseth called service members the military’s “most decisive tactical advantage.”

He said the battlefield “requires and demands maximum psychological and mental readiness, and by addressing these health markers early, we’re keeping you on the leading edge of lethality and giving you the same level of support that you give this nation the absolute best.”

US House defeats bid to cut off Israel aid in vote dividing Democrats

2026-07-15T20:55:48.775Z / Reuters

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• Amendment would have blocked $3.3 billion in annual US security assistance
• Measure largely symbolic because Trump would likely have vetoed it

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives defeated an amendment to cut off aid to Israel on Wednesday, despite nearly half of Democrats ​supporting it, reflecting a growing rupture between U.S. progressives and Israel over its attacks in Gaza.

The House voted 314 to ‌104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

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However, 103 Democrats and one Republican backed it, a sharp departure from years in which bills supporting Israel passed almost unanimously. Left-wing Democrats are pushing to end U.S. aid to Israel as they campaign in ​midterm election primaries, while moderate Democrats promote sending money that would be used for defensive weapons only.

Massie is a fiscal hawk who ​opposes all foreign aid, but he said he was also responding to the heavy toll on civilians of ⁠Israel’s attacks in Gaza. “There have been 70,000 casualties in Gaza and I don’t think we should be part of that,” he said during House ​debate.

His amendment would have barred any funding in the appropriations bill from being used for Israel, and blocked $3.3 billion in annual security assistance Washington sends ​Israel.

Hamas-led fighters killed 1,200 people during a cross-border attack into Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli tallies. The Gaza health ministry said Israel’s subsequent offensive on the Strip killed more than 73,000 Palestinians.

Much of the enclave lies in ruin. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2 million people, most of whom have been displaced several ​times, now live on a tiny strip of land along the coast, mainly in makeshift tents or damaged buildings.

SHIFTING VIEWS ON ISRAEL

Wednesday’s vote would ​have been largely symbolic even if the House had backed the amendment. To become law, it would have had to pass the Senate and override an almost ‌certain veto ⁠by President Donald Trump, who has made support for Israel a central piece of his foreign policy.

Military aid to Israel, and U.S. political campaign contributions from Israel’s backers to candidates, have been a flashpoint for Democrats this year.

Criticism of Israel by U.S. political leaders marks a dramatic shift. Massie’s amendment sought to cut off annual funding included in a 2016 Memorandum of Understanding with Israel, which is effective until 2028.

In September 2016, the House ​voted 405 to 4 in favor ​of a resolution supporting that ⁠MOU.

Candidates have scored upset wins by running on a range of progressive issues, including opposition to Israel’s attacks in Gaza and even questioning the country’s right to exist.

The issue has also divided party leaders. Representative Hakeem ​Jeffries of New York, the House Democratic leader, said on Tuesday he would oppose Massie’s amendment, saying it ​was “too broad.”

But on ⁠Wednesday, No. 2 House Democrat, Representative Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, said she would support it. “We should not provide a blank check for military aid to any country that does not comply with U.S. law, interests, and values,” she said in a statement.

Last month, influential Representative Adriano Espaillat lost in a New York ⁠Democratic primary ​to Democratic Socialists of America member Darializa Avila Chevalier. She had the backing of ​New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who also identifies as a democratic socialist.

Israel’s standing with Democrats will be tested again on August 4, when Michigan voters nominate candidates running for ​U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and governor as the state debates U.S. relations with Israel.

Reporting by Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan; Editing by Rod Nickel

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Pentagon proposes new secrecy power to withhold unclassified records from public-access laws

July 15, 2026 / 7:06 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The Pentagon is asking Congress for broad new authority to withhold unclassified records from the public, a proposal that transparency advocates say could significantly reduce the public’s ability to scrutinize the nation’s largest federal agency and understand how billions of taxpayer dollars are spent.

The legislative proposal seeks to create a new section of federal law allowing the defense secretary to exempt certain “controlled unclassified information,” or CUI, from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act if the U.S. military determines the records concern national defense vulnerabilities and concludes that the harm from disclosure outweighs the public interest.

Brett Max Kaufman, senior counsel with American Civil Liberties Union’s Center for Democracy, told CBS News in an email that for decades, there has been “a massive overclassification problem throughout the executive branch.”

“The last thing the government needs is a new power to withhold information under the FOIA,” Kaufman wrote.

Controlled Unclassified Information was established under an executive order during the Obama administration to replace dozens of inconsistent “For Official Use Only” markings that agencies had developed over decades.

The CUI system was designed to standardize how agencies safeguard sensitive but unclassified information. Importantly, CUI itself does not create authority to withhold records from the public.

The National Archives, which oversees the government’s CUI program, has repeatedly emphasized that designation as CUI does not affect whether records may be released under the Freedom of Information Act. Agencies like the Defense Department must still rely on one of FOIA’s nine statutory exemptions to prevent the public disclosure of documents.

The Pentagon proposal would fundamentally change that relationship. Instead of treating CUI as an administrative marking, it would allow the Defense Department to use it as one of the central predicates for withholding records altogether.

Greg Williams, the director of the Center for Defense Information at the D.C. watchdog Project on Government Oversight, called the proposal “a significant concern” in an interview with CBS News. He said it would make receiving information through the FOIA process “a lot more difficult.”

“Controlled unclassified information is already very problematic because it’s not very carefully defined and it’s used to protect lots of different kinds of information,” Williams said, adding that when he was a contractor, the general guidance was, “when in doubt, mark it as CUI.”

The Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1966, was designed to reverse the presumption of government secrecy by requiring federal agencies to disclose records unless they fall within one of the nine narrowly drawn exemptions. Congress has repeatedly amended the law to reinforce that principle, most recently through the FOIA Improvement Act of 2026, which strengthened the presumption of openness by requiring agencies to demonstrate a concrete — not speculative — foreseeable harm before withholding many records.

The Pentagon’s proposal, which was sent to Congress in late June for potential inclusion in legislation this year, comes amid a broader shift in how it has managed information under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Over the past year, the department has imposed new restrictions on reporters’ access and movement inside the Pentagon, requiring official escorts for areas that credentialed journalists had long accessed on their own.

The New York Times has filed lawsuits challenging the Pentagon policy that required reporters accessing the Pentagon to sign an agreement that could restrict information-seeking and the Pentagon’s journalist-escort policy. Federal judges ruled in favor of the New York Times, citing the First Amendment, but the Pentagon has appealed in both cases.

Pentagon officials describe the legislative proposal as an effort to better protect sensitive military information from foreign adversaries. The measure would mark a notable expansion of the department’s ability to keep unclassified records from public view. It would also allow the Defense Department to block state and local governments from releasing covered records under their own open records laws, extending the Pentagon’s control over information even after it leaves federal custody.

In a statement, acting Pentagon press secretary Joe Valdez said, “The legislative proposal seeks a statutory FOIA exemption for certain CUI that implicates national security interests to provide more uniform protection and more consistent withholding decisions for such information.”

The Pentagon’s proposal does not explain why existing FOIA exemptions are insufficient and claims there’s a gap in existing law to protect sensitive documents.

But much of the information the Pentagon says it is trying to protect is already shielded under existing law. Export-controlled technologies, protected critical infrastructure information, certain nuclear records, procurement-sensitive data and intelligence-related information are all covered by statutes or regulations that agencies already rely on to withhold records under FOIA.

Congress receives several legislative proposals each year after the Office of Management and Budget submits a budget request, but it’s unclear if this one will be included, since both the House and the Senate have already done their markups of the annual defense policy bill.

This is not the first time the Pentagon has sought language to adjust FOIA. For instance, a draft version of the annual defense policy bill in 2017 included language to withhold information “on military tactics, techniques, and procedures, and of military rules of engagements.” It prompted a coalition of oversight organizations to write to Congress opposing it.

Inside Defense first reported on the latest legislative proposal. If adopted, the legislation would become part of a FOIA system that has long suffered from chronic delays. The Defense Department’s backlog of FOIA requests has been growing. The most recent annual Pentagon FOIA report said that at the end of the 2025 fiscal year, there were 30,476 backlogged requests, a 42% increase from 2024.

The growing backlog reflects a FOIA system that has struggled to keep pace with the size and complexity of the modern federal government. Although FOIA requires agencies to respond within 20 working days in most cases, requests can remain pending for months or years, forcing petitioners to enter into costly litigation to compel agencies to act. By the time records are ultimately released, the public debate has often passed, undermining FOIA’s central purpose of providing timely public oversight of government decision-making.

Williams told CBS News the proposal on its face is unnecessary because there’s already a system for classifying sensitive national security information.

“Ask yourself, you know, if you’re going to mark something as ‘controlled unclassified information’ for national security concerns, why wouldn’t you classify it?” Williams said.

Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe

2026-07-15 5:14 PM EDT / CNN

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Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe

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Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s closest aide, and FBI Director Kash Patel helped personally orchestrate a sprawling investigation last week at the White House aimed at determining who in the government leaked information about the security deficiencies of a Qatari-gifted airplane meant to be used as Air Force One – with some officials being asked to turn over their phones to investigators on White House grounds, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe explains.

House Democrats fracture badly over Massie amendment to cut $3.3B in U.S. aid to Israel

2026-07-15T16:46:44-04:00 / Fox News

Katherine Clark, the second-ranking Democrat, broke with Hakeem Jeffries, in a notable intraparty rift over Israel

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Democrats split sharply over legislation to terminate aid to Israel, highlighting hardening attitudes toward the Jewish state as support for the Palestinian cause grows within party ranks.

House lawmakers voted 104-313 to reject an amendment that would have cut $3.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel for the next fiscal year in a vote that even split House Democratic leadership, which declined to whip members either way.

The hotly contested vote gave lawmakers their first chance this Congress to weigh in directly on taxpayer-funded aid to Israel.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., joined 97 other Democrats in opposing its elimination, while the chamber’s second-ranking Democrat, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., joined 102 other Democrats in supporting the measure. Ten Democrats voted present.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks alongside Rep. Pete Aguilar and Rep. Katherine Clark during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 8, 2026.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DOZENS OF DEMS FLIP ON ISRAEL, VOTE TO BAN ARMS SALES IN PROTEST OF IRAN WAR

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a leading Israel critic, offered the measure as an amendment to a State Department appropriations bill, calling the country the “biggest welfare recipient of the United States.”

He was the lone Republican to support the amendment.

Opponents argued the measure would damage one of the United States’ most critical relationships in the Middle East amid the Iran war and hamper Israel’s ability to combat terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Hezbollah.

“The same terrorists and terrorist entities that threaten Israel also threaten the United States and our people directly,” Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said Wednesday. “When we give Israel the tools and capabilities to eliminate these terrorist threats … we are making America and the American people safer.”

The Florida Republican also noted that the vast majority of the funding is used by Israel to purchase American-made weaponry, supporting the U.S. industrial base.

Several prominent Democrats agreed, offering sharp criticism of the Massie amendment.

“This amendment would embolden the enemies of peace, those pursuing the complete elimination of Israel and those who seek the death of Jews,” former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said during debate on the measure.

Despite the Massie amendment failing overwhelmingly, supporters still took a victory lap.

“More Democrats than ever before voted to stop sending money to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, despite the fact that this amendment was an imperfect vehicle for our movement,” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar, D-Texas, said following the vote. “Tomorrow we get back to work to build a Democratic Party that spends taxpayer dollars on working people, not an out of control military abroad. We will win.”

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MIKE HUCKABEE REJECTS RO KHANNA’S ISRAEL VISIT CLAIMS: ‘NOT HELD AT GUNPOINT’

Jeffries, who announced his opposition to the Massie amendment during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, argued the measure was poorly drafted. House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the third-ranking House Democrat, agreed.

“As written, it is overly broad in that it prohibits or would limit the use of funds for longstanding initiatives related to humanitarian aid, refugee resettlement, peace-building and U.S. Embassy operations,” Jeffries wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter, adding that U.S. policy toward Israel must change.

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Clark, his deputy, and a bevy of Democrats rejected his position, arguing the country’s war in Gaza — an event some lawmakers have labeled a genocide — necessitated a need to end financial support to the Jewish state.

“If we hope to change Israel’s behavior, we must use our leverage,” Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, said on the House floor. “The American people have seen this tragedy with their own eyes. … They do not support giving Israel more weapons.”

Massie’s amendment did not include language preventing non-military aid from also being cut off.

“It’s really bad for our ally, for our national security. They shouldn’t be messing around like this,” Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, told Fox News in June.

The Ohio Democrat also accused Republicans of putting the measure on the floor to expose divisions among his party.

Wednesday’s vote comes as a growing number of Democrats take an increasingly hard line against Israel, according to recent polling.

An NBC News survey released in March found that 67% of Democratic voters have more sympathy for Gaza than Israel, while just 17% said the opposite.

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Three socialists trounced establishment-aligned candidates in New York’s June primaries while largely running on opposition to Israel.

Meanwhile, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who supports terminating U.S. aid to Israel, was pressed to support Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion of Israel during an interview with a leftist news outlet Tuesday.

Though Khanna declined to say the brutal attack was justified, the questioning was viewed by several Democratic commentators as reflective of growing hostility toward Israel within the party.

Given changing attitudes, some Democrats predicted Massie’s amendment would draw significant support.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if it was quite large because I don’t think this is just an ideological issue. I don’t think this is just a lefty thing,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told Fox News. “I think this is affecting people all across the board.”

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美军称击中一艘试图驶向伊朗港口的油轮

2026年7月16日 07:01 / 联合早报

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伊朗坚持，如果无法从与美国达成的谅解备忘录中获益，德黑兰就没有理由遵守协议。图为7月15日，德黑兰一座建筑上展示了一块广告牌，画面描绘了躺在棺材里的美国总统特朗普。 （路透社）

在恢复对伊朗港口的海上封锁后，美国军机周三向一艘试图驶向伊朗港口的空载油轮发射导弹，使其失去航行能力。

美国中央司令部星期三（7月15日）在社媒X平台发布消息说，遭袭的是悬挂库拉索旗帜的贝尔马号油轮，油轮当时正经由公海驶向伊朗石油出口枢纽哈尔克岛，违反美国的封锁令并无视多次警告。一架美军飞机向该船发射“地狱火”导弹，使其丧失航行能力。

美军从美东时间星期二下午4时（新加坡时间星期三凌晨4时）起，恢复对进出伊朗港口和沿海地区船只的海上封锁。美军说，在执行封锁任务后的24小时内，已迫使两艘商船改变航向，并使一艘“不配合”的船只丧失航行能力。

周三早些时候，美军对伊朗发动了新一轮打击。美国中央司令部说，此次打击旨在削弱伊朗威胁霍尔木兹海峡船只航行的军事能力。

伊朗：无法从中获益就没理由遵守谅解备忘录

伊朗首席谈判代表、议长卡利巴夫说，如果伊朗无法从与美国达成的谅解备忘录中获益，那“我们就没有理由遵守这一协议”。

卡利巴夫周三在Telegram发文说，伊朗的国家安全取决于在霍尔木兹海峡维持“伊朗的安排”。

他指出，伊朗在应对与美国的对抗及相关停战谈判时，应立足于国家利益、国家安全及长远考量。他并补充道，德黑兰别无选择，只能依靠自身力量。