美国驻联合国大使访问巴林、阿联酋和英国之际，有关可能达成伊朗核协议的报道浮出水面
2026年6月12日 美国东部时间下午4:01 / 福克斯新闻频道
作者：埃弗拉特·拉赫特 福克斯新闻报道
前中央情报局站站长丹·霍夫曼就潜在的伊朗核协议发表看法，对其诚意表示怀疑。他强调美国的军事打击、制裁和封锁是关键施压手段。霍夫曼质疑伊朗近期提出的“最大限度要求”，是否表明在持续施压后，伊朗真的渴望达成突破。
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美国驻联合国大使迈克·瓦尔茨表示，海湾盟友正支持唐纳德·特朗普总统对伊朗实施的封锁和经济施压运动。在访问巴林、阿联酋和英国后，他对福克斯新闻数字频道称，地区领导人认为伊朗正感受到压力带来的阵痛。
瓦尔茨于周四晚间返回美国后不久接受了福克斯新闻数字频道采访，此时有关与伊朗可能达成协议的报道开始传开。他表示局势仍在每小时都在变化，并指出就在他离开该地区后，伊朗又对巴林发动了一次袭击。
瓦尔茨是此次战争爆发以来级别最高的访地区美国官员，他表示海湾伙伴国强烈支持本届政府通过封锁以及财政部长斯科特·贝森特的“经济暴怒行动”，持续向伊朗施压。
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“他们非常支持封锁行动，”瓦尔茨说，并补充说盟友们以“多种方式”向他证实了贝森特的经济施压 campaign 正如何影响伊朗政权。瓦尔茨表示，该施压行动旨在挤压伊朗，同时特朗普继续进行谈判，以阻止伊朗获得核武器。
周五，一位不愿透露姓名的美国官员在简报会上告诉记者：“我们预计未来几天将与伊朗签署这项协议。我们评估达成的可能性为85%，但不是100%。我们对这项协议很有信心。我们还没完全抵达终点线，但已经非常接近了。”
瓦尔茨说：“阿联酋尤其认为，你必须保持这种压力，而且是非常可信的压力，”他对福克斯新闻数字频道表示。“这正是伊朗能够理解并做出回应的方式。”
瓦尔茨称，地区各国领导人证实了美国的评估，即伊朗经济在制裁、军事压力和外交孤立的综合影响下正在恶化。他说伊朗货币“大幅贬值”，外汇储备即将耗尽，通货膨胀持续攀升，政权难以支付军队、政府雇员和警察的薪资。
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“我认为该政权将变得越来越绝望，”瓦尔茨说，并补充道特朗普、国务卿马可·卢比奥、斯科特·贝森特、史蒂夫·维特科夫夫和贾里德·库什纳将利用这种压力“为己方谋取优势”。
在阿联酋期间，瓦尔茨会见了总统谢赫·穆罕默德·本·扎耶德和外交大臣，称阿联酋是伊朗问题上最积极的地区伙伴之一。“我们之间毫无分歧，”瓦尔茨说。
瓦尔茨补充称，阿联酋“既有能力也有意愿”采取行动，并表示阿联酋准备好承受“短期阵痛”，以实现阻止伊朗获得核武器的长期目标。
阿联酋在此次战争中遭受重创。瓦尔茨称该国“迄今为止遭遇了最多的导弹、无人机袭击和打击”，但该国迅速修复了受损设施并恢复了运作。
伊朗导弹袭击巴林海军第五舰队基地后的现场画面。(斯特林/阿纳多卢通讯社 盖蒂图片社)
瓦尔茨还指出，《亚伯拉罕协议》是阿联酋立场转变的一大因素，称该国与以色列日益紧密的伙伴关系已成为地区反伊朗联盟的“重要转变”。
巴林是瓦尔茨此次访问的另一站核心目的地。该国驻有美国第五舰队总部，且一直直接暴露在伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡周边的袭击和威胁之下。
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“除非你亲自坐下来与他们会谈，否则你无法体会他们是多么强大的盟友，”瓦尔茨说。
他表示，美国及盟国团队在巴林与全球航运公司、当地航运官员、保险公司及其他海事机构展开合作，因为美国正致力于确保船只顺利通过霍尔木兹海峡——这是全球最重要的能源咽喉要道之一。
瓦尔茨指责伊朗袭击邻国，包括酒店、港口设施和能源基础设施，这是“极其糟糕的决定”。他在参观一处石油设施时表示，他看到证据表明伊朗先袭击了消防系统和急救人员，随后再攻击储油罐，显然是为了最大化破坏效果。
德黑兰一条高速公路上方的广告牌展示了伊朗1979年以来历任最高领袖：(左至右)阿亚图拉鲁霍拉·霍梅尼(1989年卸任)、阿里·哈梅内伊(2026年卸任)和穆赫塔巴·哈梅内伊(现任)。2026年3月10日摄于德黑兰。伊朗于2026年3月9日纪念任命阿亚图拉穆赫塔巴·哈梅内伊接替其父担任最高领袖。(法新社/盖蒂图片社)
“伊朗人故意 targeting 消防系统，”瓦尔茨说。“他们故意先袭击急救人员。”
尽管遭遇袭击，瓦尔茨表示盟国防空系统在击落伊朗导弹和无人机方面的成功率“超过90%”，美国军队与海湾伙伴国“密切协作”。
瓦尔茨此次访问的最后一站是英国，他表示英国在联合国安理会伊朗问题上一直是坚定的合作伙伴。他承认在基地部署和通行权问题上存在“小波折”和“减速带”，但表示其中许多担忧已经“得到化解”。
“当我们致力于在外交上孤立伊朗时，”瓦尔茨说，“他们是非常好的合作对象。”
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Mike Waltz says Gulf allies back Trump’s Iran pressure campaign after regional trip: ‘Zero daylight’
U.S. ambassador to the UN visited Bahrain, UAE and UK as reports of a possible Iran deal emerged
2026-06-12 4:01pm EDT / Fox News
By Efrat Lachter Fox News
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Gulf allies are backing President Donald Trump’s blockade and economic pressure campaign against Iran, telling Fox News Digital after a trip to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom that regional leaders believe Tehran is feeling the pain.
Waltz spoke to Fox News Digital on Thursday evening shortly after landing back in the United States, as reports of a possible deal with Iran began to emerge. He said the situation was still shifting by the hour, noting that Iran had launched another strike on Bahrain shortly after he left the region.
Waltz, the highest-level U.S. official to visit the region since the war began, said Gulf partners strongly support the administration’s efforts to keep pressure on Iran through both the blockade and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s “Operation Economic Fury.”
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US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz is joined by Ambassador Jamal Fares Alrowaiei of Bahrain (left), Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed Issa Abushahab,(right) and other Gulf states ambassadors as he speaks to reporters after the passing of a U.N. Security Council draft resolution on the situation with ships in the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, 2026 in New York City.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
“They very much support the blockade,” Waltz said, adding that allies shared with him “in a number of ways” how Bessent’s economic campaign is affecting the regime. The pressure campaign, Waltz said, is designed to squeeze Tehran while Trump continues negotiations aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
On Friday, an unnamed U.S. official told reporters in a briefing: “We do expect to be signing this agreement with Iran over the next few days. We assess it at 85%, but not 100%. We feel very good about the deal. We are not quite at the finish line, but we are very close”
Waltz said, “The UAE, in particular, believes that you have to keep that pressure and a very credible pressure,” he told Fox News Digital. “That’s what the Iranians understand and respond to.”
Waltz said leaders in the region validated U.S. assessments that Iran’s economy is deteriorating under the combined weight of sanctions, military pressure and isolation. He said Iran’s currency is “tanking,” foreign currency reserves are running out, inflation is continuing to rise and the regime is struggling to pay the military, government employees and police.
TRUMP’S ‘ECONOMIC FURY’ SQUEEZES IRAN — BUT CAN TEHRAN OUTLAST THE PRESSURE?
An Emirates aircraft flies past plumes of smoke from a fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16, 2026, following missile and drone attacks across the UAE.(AFP/Getty Images)
“I think the regime is going to be increasingly desperate,” Waltz said, adding that Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would use that pressure “to their advantage.”
In the UAE, Waltz met with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and the foreign minister, describing the Emiratis as among the most active regional partners against Iran. “There is zero daylight,” Waltz said.
Waltz added the UAE has “both the capability and the will” to act, and said the Emiratis are prepared to take “short-term pain” to achieve the longer-term goal of blocking Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The UAE has been hit hard during the war. Waltz said the country had taken “by far the most missiles, the most drones, the most hits,” but had moved quickly to repair damage and restore operations.
Aftermath of an Iranian missile strike on a Navy 5th Fleet installation in Bahrain is shown above.(Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Waltz also pointed to the Abraham Accords as a major factor in the UAE’s posture, saying the country’s growing partnership with Israel has become an “important shift” in the regional alignment against Iran.
Bahrain was another central stop on Waltz’s trip. The country hosts the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and has been directly exposed to Iran’s attacks and threats around the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz speaks at an emergency Security Council meeting on the situation in Iran at United Nations headquarters on Feb. 28, 2026 in New York City.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
“Until you go and really sit with them, you can’t appreciate what a strong ally they are,” Waltz said.
He said U.S. and allied teams in Bahrain are working with global shipping companies, local shipping officials, insurance companies and other maritime actors as the U.S. seeks to keep vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints.
Waltz accused Iran of making a “phenomenally bad decision” by attacking its neighbors, including hotels, port facilities and energy infrastructure. During one visit to a petroleum site, he said he saw evidence that Iran had targeted fire suppression systems and first responders before striking storage tanks, in an apparent effort to maximize damage.
A billboard depicting Iran’s supreme leaders since 1979: (L to R) Ayatollahs Ruhollah Khomeini (until 1989), Ali Khamenei (until 2026), and Mojtaba Khamenei (incumbent) is displayed above a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026. Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as its supreme leader on March 9, 2026.(AFP/Via Getty Images)
“The Iranians were deliberately targeting fire suppression systems,” Waltz said. “They were deliberately targeting first responders first.”
Despite the strikes, Waltz said allied air defenses have had “over a 90% success rate” in shooting down Iranian missiles and drones, with U.S. forces working “hand in glove” with Gulf partners.
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Waltz ended his trip in the United Kingdom, where he said officials have been strong partners at the U.N. Security Council on Iran. He acknowledged “hiccups” and “speed bumps” over basing and access issues, but said many of those concerns had been “smoothed over.”
“When we’re working to keep the Iranians isolated diplomatically,” Waltz said, “they’ve been very good to work with.”
Efrat Lachter is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Follow her on X @efratlachter. Stories can be sent to efrat.lachter@fox.com.