US embassies in Bahrain, Egypt issue warnings as Iran threatens universities across Middle East

April 7, 2026 12:27pm EDT / Fox News

US government says it is ready to assist Americans who want to leave the Middle East

By Stephen Sorace, Fox News

The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain told American citizens in the country to shelter in place on Tuesday, as the embassy in Egypt issued its own caution to Americans amid threats that Iran and its terror proxies may try to target American universities across the Middle East.

The embassy in Manama directed all U.S. government employees, along with all other Americans in the country, to shelter in a secure structure and stay away from windows until further notice.

“Iran and its aligned terrorist militias may intend to target American universities in Bahrain,” the embassy said.”Iran has specifically threatened American universities across the Middle East.”

The embassy provided instructions to those Americans who wish to leave the Middle East.

TRUMP WARNS ‘WHOLE CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT,’ AS IRANIAN OFFICIAL URGES HUMAN CHAINS AROUND POWER PLANTS

People crowd the Central Market for shopping during the final days of Ramadan in Manama, Bahrain, on March 18, 2026.(Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“If you want to leave the Middle East, the U.S. government is ready to assist by providing you the latest information about the departure options available,” it said.

A view of damage in Manama, Bahrain, after a kamikaze drone strike during Iran’s retaliatory attack on March 1, 2026.(Stringer/Anadolu/via Getty Images)

For those who wish to remain and shelter in place, the embassy reminded them to have a supply of food, water, medications and other essential items.

VANCE SAYS IRAN HAS ‘2 PATHWAYS’ AS 12-HOUR DEADLINE LOOMS, PRAYS US ON ‘GOD’S SIDE’ IN NIXING NUCLEAR THREAT

“We urge all Americans to remain vigilant, follow local authorities’ instructions, and review the latest guidance from the U.S. Embassy or Consulate,” the embassy said.

The headquarters of the U.S. 5th Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.(Petty Officer 2nd Class Adelola Tinubu/U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet)

Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo advised U.S. citizens to closely monitor the news for regional developments.

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“Egyptian authorities generally offer effective security protection,” the embassy said.”However, extremists and Iranian-aligned actors have expressed interest in planning and carrying out attacks in the region.Iran and its aligned terrorist militias may intend to target universities in the Middle East.Iran has specifically threatened American universities across the Middle East.”

Lawsuit challenges Justice Department memo that declared presidential records law unconstitutional

April 7, 2026 / 12:40 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — A pair of organizations filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Justice Department’s determination that a federal law requiring the preservation of certain presidential records is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., by the American Historical Association, the largest membership association of historians in the world, and American Oversight, a nonprofit government watchdog group.

The legal fight involves a memorandum opinion from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel that declared the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. The Justice Department said as a result of its determination about the constitutionality of the law, President Trump does not need to comply with it.

“This case is about the preservation of records that document our nation’s history, and whether the American people are able to access and learn from that history,” the complaint from the two nonprofit groups says. “Yet the stakes of this case are even greater. The Executive Branch has declared the power to override the legal determinations of the U.S. Supreme Court, in order to override the laws passed by Congress to preserve and provide public access to official records of the President’s activities.”

The groups are seeking a court order upholding the Presidential Records Act and requiring Mr. Trump and senior White House officials to comply with their duties under the law. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has been assigned to the case.

The Presidential Records Act

The Presidential Records Act was enacted in 1978 in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It established that presidential records belong to the U.S. government, not the president personally, and must be preserved. The law requires certain White House records to be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration at the end of a presidential administration.

The measure governs the records of the president, vice president and certain parts of the Executive Office of the President, like the National Security Council. It sets out the requirements for the maintenance, access and preservation of information during and after a presidency.

The law has been in place for more than four decades. But last week, Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser, who leads the Office of Legal Counsel, wrote in an opinion that the Presidential Records Act “exceeds Congress’s enumerated and implied powers, and it aggrandizes the Legislative Branch at the expense of the constitutional independence and autonomy of the Executive.” The statute, he wrote, “serves no identifiable and valid legislative purpose.”

Gaiser wrote that the law is not a valid exercise of Congress’s authority and intrudes on the president’s independence and autonomy. Opinions from the Office of Legal Counsel bind the executive branch, but if a court reaches a different interpretation of a legal question, that determination prevails.

In their lawsuit, the American Historical Association and American Oversight argue that the Justice Department’s decision violates the separation of powers and defies Supreme Court precedent, which ruled against former President Richard Nixon in upholding a similar law regarding the preservation of presidential papers.

The groups said that since the Presidential Records Act took effect 45 years ago, no administration has questioned its constitutionality or argued it unduly interferes with the president’s ability to discharge his duties under the Constitution. The lawsuit noted that in Mr. Trump’s first administration, the White House Counsel’s Office reminded staff of their responsibility to preserve and maintain records as required by the law. Even in his current administration, the government has also indicated it would work to comply with the records law, the groups said.

“In the Administration’s view, the records of the official activities of the President and nearly 1,000 White House employees — generated using taxpayer funds, on government property, regarding official government business — belong to the President personally, and not to the American people,” they wrote in the complaint. “Government for the people, by the people, and of the people this is not.”

The groups warned that there is “strong reason” to believe Mr. Trump will keep presidential records for himself at the end of his term in January 2029 and pointed to his decision to hold onto a slew of documents when his first administration ended in January 2021.

After Mr. Trump left the White House the first time, the National Archives ultimately collected 15 boxes of material from his South Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, after months of wrangling. The boxes contained thousands of documents, some of which were marked classified.

The president claimed the Presidential Records Act allowed him to keep the documents because they were personal. He was indicted on more than three dozen charges stemming from his alleged mishandling of sensitive government records, but the case ended after he was elected to a second term in November 2024.

Spokespeople for the Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the new lawsuit.

Trump’s Iran threat spurs calls to invoke 25th Amendment — from an eclectic group

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The 25th Amendment talk is back.

Lawmakers have repeatedly floated the method for removing a president, as laid out in the Constitution, in recent years. And Donald Trump’s Cabinet apparently discussed the option more earnestly than many initially realized after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

To successfully remove Trump, a majority of his Cabinet and his vice president would have to be supportive. And there are no indications any Cabinet officials are considering it right now, or that Vice President JD Vance would be on board. But Trump’s comment Tuesday morning that a “whole civilization will die tonight” unless Iran makes a deal has spurred increasing calls — among a somewhat odd amalgamation of voices — to invoke the amendment.

Democratic lawmakers and right-wing voices are expressing concerns about just how far Trump is about to take things in the Iran war, as an 8 p.m. EST deadline for Tehran to cut a deal approaches. The president’s threats to strike power plants and other civilian infrastructure have been decried as war crimes, and some even say they fear his latest comments are alluding to the use of nuclear weapons (which the White House has denied considering).

It’s mostly Democrats who are calling to invoke the amendment — more than two dozen of them, in fact. That includes potential presidential hopefuls like Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. (Of course, they have little to no power at the moment to initiate removal proceedings.)

But notably, some conservatives and other recent Trump allies have taken up the call, as well.

“ How do we 25th Amendment his ass?” conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked his guest on Monday’s show.

By Tuesday morning, right-leaning advocates for the step spanned from more-extreme influencers to former Trump White House official Anthony Scaramucci to more-moderate Never Trumpers.

“25TH AMENDMENT!!!” former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, posted on X about an hour after Trump’s post about Iran’s civilization dying. She called it “evil and madness.”

Some congressional Democrats re-posted Greene’s words.

“The 25th amendment needs to be invoked,” right-wing podcaster Candace Owens added later in the morning.

Scaramucci, who served briefly as Trump’s communications director during his first term, advocated for Trump’s removal and claimed Trump was threatening to use nukes.

“Wake up: he is calling for A NUCLEAR STRIKE,” Scaramucci said. “Seek his removal immediately.”

When others suggested online that Vance had implied Tuesday morning that Trump could order a nuclear strike, the White House denied he was saying anything of the sort. The vice president had talked about using “tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use.”

Some Never Trump conservatives like New York Times columnist David French were also calling for the 25th Amendment.

“This is obvious 25th Amendment territory, but people are so desensitized that they can’t see it,” French said.

Others didn’t go quite so far, but have begun raising new levels of concern about Trump’s intentions.

One of them is former Trump ally Tucker Carlson, who on his show Monday criticized Trump like never before. Carlson said Trump was threatening to commit “a war crime, a moral crime” in Iran by attacking infrastructure in ways that would lead to mass death, and he even seemed to suggest Trump might be the antichrist.

Also on Tuesday, GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who has been a loyal Trump ally in Congress, told the Wall Street Journal that Trump “loses me if he attacks civilian targets” like infrastructure. Johnson signaled he saw such attacks as indeed illegal.

None of it means the 25th Amendment is around the corner. The option is difficult to invoke, requiring those closest to Trump to determine he is unfit for office and opt to remove him against his will. Vance happened to be in Hungary on Tuesday, and he called Trump on the phone so the president could address a political rally.

But it’s significant even as a brushback pitch from some erstwhile Trump allies and from Democrats. They seem to be saying that Trump had better think carefully about his next actions.

It’s also worth reflecting on where things stand now.

When this was floated in Trump’s first term, it was almost universally the domain of Democrats. When some in his Cabinet apparently considered it after January 6, they did so quietly. The public didn’t find out until much later how seriously they’d been weighing it.

Today, even some recent-former Trump allies are apparently so fearful of what he might do next that they’re publicly calling to oust him.

Vance says he prays U.S. is ‘on God’s side’ in Iran war

April 7, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post

The vice president declined to go as far as President Donald Trump, who said on Monday that God supports the U.S. strikes against Iran.

Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday in Budapest. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

By Natalie Allison

BUDAPEST — A day after President Donald Trump said God is on the side of the United States in its war with Iran, Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday declined to go that far.

A Catholic and Iraq War veteran who has long expressed skepticism of U.S. military intervention in the Middle East, Vance said he believed his administration is acting correctly but suggested it was not his place to declare whether the deadly and destructive strikes on Iranian officials, civilians and infrastructure reflect God’s will.

我国两乒乓男单资格赛全胜 蔡劭恒先闯WTT太原站正赛

2026年4月7日 23:29 / 联合早报 王慧 太原报道

我国两名选手星期二（4月7日）在世界乒乓球职业大联盟（WTT）常规挑战赛太原站男单资格赛中均赢得胜利。其中，蔡劭恒以3比1、3比0连克两名泰国选手索普黄和梅坎波恩晋级男单正赛。冯耀恩以3比1战胜香港选手李汉铭，星期三（8日）再争取正赛资格。

赛后，新加坡男队主教练高宁点评弟子表现时对《联合早报》说：“劭恒这两场球，赛前我想难度会大一些，但他打下来还是很轻松，这是我没有想到的。不过，首轮对索普黄第二局领先输掉，说明发挥还不稳定。耀恩的发挥算正常。”

本届WTT太原站比赛星期二（7日）在太原滨河体育中心打响。首个比赛日进行两轮小组赛。分在第六小组的蔡劭恒一日双赛，小组首轮对阵索普黄。

比赛开始后，蔡劭恒在与对手战成6平后，以11比9胜出。次局，他一度以6比3领先，但失误过多被索普黄以11比9扳平局分。随后第三局，蔡劭恒从落后到领先，以12比10逆转。关键的第四局，他减少失误，以11比8拿下。

在傍晚进行的小组次轮比赛中，蔡劭恒再接再厉，以11比5、11比6、11比2直落三局横扫梅坎波恩。由于同组尼日利亚选手奥莫塔约因故退赛，全部成绩为0比3负。这样，蔡劭恒三战三胜，以第六小组头名晋级9日开打的男单正赛。

蔡劭恒（图）在资格赛打败两名泰国选手，晋级WTT太原站正赛。 （WTT档案照片）

谈到自己两场比赛的表现时，蔡劭恒对《联合早报》说：“第一场第二局6比3领先输掉，是因为对手发球比较难接，自己几次失误就有点慌了。后面高教练要求我继续发挥优点，第二场打得比较好点，没那么慌乱，战术执行很坚定。”

冯耀恩放眼连克香港对手晋级

冯耀恩（图）将在星期三（8日）与香港选手何钧杰争夺小组头名，争取晋级正赛。（档案照片）

分在男单资格赛第三小组的冯耀恩，首轮对阵香港老将李汉铭。首局，他以11比6获胜。第二局对手加强搏杀，冯耀恩与其展开对攻，战成3平。之后，他接发球抢攻失误增多，以4比7落后。暂停回来后，他稳住阵脚神勇发挥，以11比7逆转取胜。在以8比11丢掉第三局后，冯耀恩以11比5拿下第四局。

第二局在4比7落后的情况下连得七分，冯耀恩对《联合早报》说：“落后是自己打的有点着急，有时候球点没找准就快速出手，所以需要多做一点调整。换了一下发球，接发球减少失误，相持也做好多打几板球的准备。在连赢几分后，对手压力大了，失误也增多，所以逆转了回来。”

同组的另一名香港选手何钧杰在同日以3比1战胜队友李汉铭，这样一来李汉铭两战皆墨提前出局，冯耀恩将在星期三与何钧杰争夺小组头名。对于这场关键仗，冯耀恩说：“会放平心态，全力去拼。”

最新东南亚态势报告：气候变化是区域最紧迫挑战

2026年4月7日 23:33 / 联合早报

尽管过去一年国际局势和地缘政治发生剧烈变化，但东南亚受访者仍视气候变化为最紧迫挑战。

根据尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院发布的《东南亚态势报告2026》，60%受访者认为气候变化和日益加剧的极端天气事件是东南亚面临的最紧迫挑战，高于去年的55.3%。

印度尼西亚、泰国、马来西亚、菲律宾和越南等地去年遭遇暴雨或台风袭击，引发严重洪灾和山体滑坡。单是印尼的亚齐、北苏门答腊和西苏门答腊三省，去年底的洪灾就夺走1200多条人命，逾13万人流离失所。

极端天气不仅带来巨大人命和财物损失，也冲击粮食供应和基础设施，这是受访者视气候变化为最紧迫挑战的原因。

此外，大国博弈引发的经济紧张局势，以及国内政治不稳定，也是东南亚面临的紧迫挑战。

在地缘政治问题方面，51.9%受访者最关注美国总统特朗普领导下的美国领导力，凸显东南亚对美国政策的摇摆不定感到担忧。

全球诈骗问题以0.5个百分点之差排第二。东南亚受访者对这一问题的关注度升至51.4%，高于去年的48.1%。

泰国、柬埔寨、缅甸和越南等国去年以来加大力度打击电信诈骗，柬埔寨今年1月将电诈团伙太子集团的头目陈志遣返中国。不过，有调查指跨国电诈正以更隐蔽的方式死灰复燃，持续引发国际关注。

今年关注南中国海问题的受访者（48.2%）有所减少，使得南中国海问题今年排在第三位；而去年爆发的泰国和柬埔寨冲突则排在第四位。

其中，近四成受访者认为亚细安已采取积极措施调解泰柬边境冲突，另有28.1%的受访者认为亚细安在体制限制下已尽力而为。亚细安向来秉持不干涉内政和协商一致的决策原则，采取中立立场以维护区域稳定，但仅28%的柬埔寨受访者和24%的泰国受访者支持这一观点，反映出泰柬两国知识分子对于亚细安在解决边界争端和维护区域秩序方面发挥更强的战略自主有更高的期望。

美国副总统万斯星期二（4月7日）在访问匈牙利期间对记者说，美国针对伊朗的“工具箱中还有一些手段，目前我们尚未决定使用”。 （路透社）

美国白宫否认副总统万斯此前的言论暗示美国将对伊朗实施核打击。

法新社报道，美国副总统万斯星期二（4月7日）在访问匈牙利期间对记者说，美国针对伊朗的“工具箱中还有一些手段，目前我们尚未决定使用”。

他补充说：“美国总统可以决定动用这些手段，如果伊朗人不改变他们的行为，他（特朗普）将决定动用这些手段。”

有新闻报道则称，万斯这番言论暗示特朗普可能会动用核武器。

不过，白宫的快速反应官方账号随后在社交平台X上发文称：“副总统这番话里根本没有任何这样的暗示，你们这些十足的蠢货。”

特朗普限伊朗在美东时间周二晚8时（新加坡时间周三上午8时）之前达成协议或开放运输要道霍尔木兹海峡，否则将面对严重后果。

维文：新加坡秉持国际法 不会就霍尔木兹海峡安全通行与伊朗谈判

2026年4月7日 23:45 / 联合早报

维文：新加坡秉持国际法 不会就霍尔木兹海峡安全通行与伊朗谈判

外交部长维文医生（图）在国会透露，他曾在伊朗战争前与伊朗外长接触，相信不久的将来还会这么做。不过，基于原则而并非选边站，我国不能就船只安全通行，或就通行费进行谈判。 （gov.sg视频截图）

霍尔木兹海峡是国际法公认的国际航道，新加坡不会就它的安全通行与伊朗当局进行谈判。外交部长维文医生强调，因为这么做将与我国长期坚守《联合国海洋法公约》和国际法的原则相悖。

国会星期二（4月7日）就中东局势对新加坡的影响展开讨论。工人党阿裕尼集选区议员莫哈默法理提问，政府是否会效仿马来西亚等国家，与伊朗当局接触，以确保新加坡船只安全通过霍尔木兹海峡（Strait of Hormuz），以及是否会考虑支付通行费。

维文答复时说，霍尔木兹海峡同马六甲海峡和新加坡海峡一样，都是用于国际航行的海峡，由国际法明确赋予过境通行权。

“这不是沿岸国授予的特权，无须申请许可证，更无须支付通行费。这是所有国家船只的通行权利。”

我国签署和核准的《联合国海洋法公约》第44条，就清楚列明海峡沿岸国对过境通行的义务。

新加坡也认为，国际习惯法（customary international law）同样涵盖这项权利。

维文指出，马六甲海峡和新加坡海峡也是全球航运的关键咽喉要道，经此通行的原油和集装箱贸易实际上超越霍尔木兹海峡。不过，马六甲海峡和新加坡海峡最窄处不到2海里，远比21海里的霍尔木兹海峡狭窄。

因此，我国严格定义并坚守国际海峡通行权，对国家利益至关重要。

维文透露，他曾在伊朗战争前与伊朗外长接触，相信不久的将来还会这么做。不过，基于原则而并非选边站，我国不能就船只安全通行，或就通行费进行谈判。

“这样做将间接地削弱这项法律原则，这也是新加坡坚持原则、不选边站的另一个例子。”

新加坡在乱世中须务实自我评估 为变革做准备

维文星期二也在新加坡投资管理协会（IMAS）主办的投资大会参与炉边对话时，阐述我国应当如何应对动荡时局。他指出，新加坡须正视不利因素与有利条件，客观评估自身的能力。我国虽然无法幸免于外部冲击，但作为商品、能源、资本、人才与思想流动的关键动脉，加上拥有稳定、理性、保守持重的政府，新加坡仍具备优势。

他也提醒，在动荡时期，新加坡作为稳定、理性且安全的“避风港”，更具吸引力，但我国不能因此过于乐观。

“我们不能假定只要新加坡把一切做对做好，就能保证万世太平。事实并非如此。我们必须坦诚地告诉国人，面对全球体系颠覆、经济崩溃，一切都会改变，所有人的处境都会更加艰难。没错，新加坡是有一些缓冲，但绝不能假设缓冲会一直存在。”

维文也说：“从更大的背景看，世界任何地方出现问题，对我们所有人都是坏消息。我们不会从他人的困境中受益。”

针对中国在当前局势下的全球角色，维文认为，中国的态度显示，它并不想取代美国成为全球秩序的主导力量，而是希望稳定、小心翼翼、专注地应对国内重大的战略挑战。同时，中国更希望世界秩序能稳定运行，因此无意利用中东局势施加影响力。他认为这个选择是“战略明智”的。

回望新加坡，他指出，我们作为小国，须坚持遵守国际法，并专注自身事务。“我们的任务是接受世界现实，应对不利因素，做好自身定位，并且不参与零和、赢者通吃的游戏。”

他同时提醒，切勿因眼前危机而忽略正在发生的变革。新加坡必须着眼于数码与人工智能、可再生能源与生物科技三大领域的变革，并提前做好准备。

最后通牒倒数计时 美军再炸哈尔克岛 特朗普誓让伊朗文明一夜覆灭

2026年4月7日 23:51 / 联合早报

伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播电视台（IRIB）周一播出的视频画面显示，伊朗发射无人机，攻击沙特阿拉伯阿尔卡吉（Al-Kharj）基地与科威特阿里夫坚（Al-Adiri）军营的美军目标。 （法新社）

（华盛顿/德黑兰综合电）给伊朗的最后通牒进入倒数计时，美国加大威吓，美军再轰炸伊朗石油出口枢纽哈尔克岛，总统特朗普扬言四小时内摧毁伊朗所有桥梁和发电厂，让伊朗文明在一夜间覆灭。

伊朗则恫言，一旦美国越过红线，它的回应将超出中东地区范围，美国和盟友的油气供应将被切断。

伊朗迈赫尔通讯社周二（4月7日）报道，美国和以色列对哈尔克岛发动数次袭击，岛上响起了爆炸声。美国副总统万斯过后证实，美军再次袭击哈尔克岛上的军事设施。

《华尔街日报》引述美官员报道，美国袭击岛上50多个军事目标，未波及石油基础设施。

特朗普周一（6日）在白宫的记者会上暗示，不会再延长给伊朗的最后期限。他说：“我们有个计划……在明晚12时之前，伊朗所有的桥梁都将被摧毁，所有发电厂停止运转，它们将燃烧、爆炸，永远无法再使用……整个过程将在四个小时内完成。”

特朗普周二（7日）又在社交媒体上发文警告：“一整个文明将在今晚消亡，永远也无法恢复。”

他再次声称，伊朗已实现彻底的政权更迭，迎来更睿智、不那么激进的领导层，并指这或许会带来革命性的美好变化。“谁知道呢？今晚就会有答案。这将是漫长而复杂的世界历史上一个很重要的时刻。 47年的敲诈、腐败和死亡终将结束。上帝保佑伟大的伊朗人民！”

特朗普限伊朗在美东时间周二晚8时（新加坡时间周三上午8时）之前达成协议或开放运输要道霍尔木兹海峡，否则将面对严重后果。

针对美国若攻击伊朗发电厂将构成战争罪的批评，特朗普驳斥说：“你知道什么是战争罪吗？是允许伊朗拥有核武器。”

联合国秘书长发言人迪雅里克周一对特朗普威胁空袭伊朗发电厂和桥梁表示震惊。他强调，任何针对民用基础设施的攻击都将违反国际法。

伊朗警告对中东国家袭击不会再手软

伊朗革命卫队周二发声明警告美国切勿越过红线，否则将破坏美国与伙伴国的基础设施，使这些国家“在未来很多年都无法获得中东地区的石油和天然气”。

革命卫队也警告美国的中东盟友，伊朗此前出于维护睦邻友好关系始终保持克制，但伊朗如今不再有任何顾忌。

革命卫队称，它周二袭击了沙特阿拉伯朱拜勒（Jubail）工业区的美国企业。这个工业区是沙特重要的石化生产基地。

各国仍努力推动美伊谈判

随着地区局势急剧升温，美国国务院周二向所有身在巴林的美国公民发布就地避难的通知。

路透社当天引述巴基斯坦消息人士报道，推动美伊双方谈判的努力还在继续。

中东地区调解方已提议美伊停火45天，期间就持久停战进一步谈判。特朗普说这是一项重大提案，但还不够好。调解方正就改善方案磋商。

伊朗消息人士透露，卡塔尔已向美国和中东国家传达德黑兰的信息，即如果华盛顿袭击伊朗发电厂，伊朗的报复袭击将使整个地区和沙特阿拉伯完全陷入黑暗。这名消息人士警告，如果情况失控，曼德海峡也将被伊朗盟友封锁。

伊朗官方媒体《德黑兰时报》周二稍晚时报道，伊朗已关闭与美国的所有外交渠道和间接沟通渠道，同时暂停所有信息交流。

以色列持续空袭伊朗基础设施

以色列周二宣布，对伊朗基础设施发动新一轮空袭。伊朗媒体报道，当天多座桥梁、铁路、高速公路等基础设施被毁。

据报道，卡尚市一座铁路桥遇袭，两人死亡。伊朗红新月会说，卡拉季的一条铁路线遭到空袭。伊朗地方官员说，库姆省西部的多座陆路交通桥也遭炮弹袭击。

连接德黑兰与北部主要城市大不里士的高速公路，以及阿瓦士市的一条道路据报也是遇袭目标。

以色列总理内坦亚胡称，以军袭击的是伊朗革命卫队使用的桥梁和铁路。

德黑兰多次表明拒绝任何临时停火。伊朗官员透露，德黑兰为持久和平谈判设定的先决条件包括立即停止袭击、保证不再发动袭击、赔偿损失等；任何协议也应允许伊朗对穿越霍尔木兹海峡的船只收费。

日本首相高市早苗周二说，她正安排与伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬通电话，并强调“我们必须同时与美国和伊朗沟通”。

政府推出近10亿元配套 缓解中东局势对国人影响

2026年4月7日 23:56 / 联合早报

受能源价格影响，我国今年的整体通胀料比此前预测来得高，食品价格可能出现波动。新加坡金融管理局将在4月14日发布最新的通胀评估数据。 （邝启聪摄）

中东危机不太可能在短期内结束，我国必须做好准备，应对它造成的长远影响。政府推出近10亿元的援助配套，缓解局势对交通业者、企业和家庭的冲击。一揽子措施包括，提前在今年6月发放500元邻里购物券。

面对持续延宕的中东战事，副总理兼贸工部长颜金勇、交通部代部长兼财政部高级政务部长萧振祥，以及国家安全统筹部长兼内政部长尚穆根星期二（4月7日）依序发表部长声明，阐述新加坡的应对措施。

黄循财总理同日晚上也就部长声明在社媒贴文，指出我国不会停滞不前，而是会果敢地作出决策，跨政府部门将密切协作，为不同的情况做好准备。

他承诺：“没有新加坡人必须独自面对这些挑战。我们会相互扶持，一起渡过这个难关。”

作为一个规模小且高度开放的经济体，新加坡难以免受中东危机影响。颜金勇强调，我国必须以跨部门的方式，协同应对中东局势带来的冲击。

这是政府在2月28日冲突暴发后，首次在国会就事件开展全面辩论。颜金勇、萧振祥，以及领导国内危机部长委员会的尚穆根，分别阐述中东局势对我国经济的宏观影响、具体援助措施，以及新加坡在石油与能源安全、食品安全等议题上的长期规划。

这个议题引起议员高度关注，根据国会议程，议员对此提出逾70道提问，在部长声明后，有36名议员补充提问，部长声明和补充提问环节持续近四小时。

颜金勇提醒，中东局势对能源，以及化肥等原材料供应造成的干扰，在全球经济引发连锁反应，“这些压力下来几周内可能加剧”。

我国的应对措施聚焦能源、企业、具针对性援助，以及员工与家庭支持四大重点。

政府将着力保障我国能源供应，包括用于发电的液化天然气和柴油，以及航空燃油和汽油等其他必需燃料产品；并且协助企业巩固生产力和能力，在必要时推动转型，由此强化经济韧性。

政府将为最受冲击的群体提供具针对性的援助，包括能源与化工领域的企业、平台人员，以及低收入家庭。与此同时，政府也通过提供培训和就业支持协助员工，并为家庭提供广泛援助。

萧振祥在阐述援助措施时表明：“政府不会坐视不理。我们会在财政预算案措施的基础上，进一步推出援助配套。”

第一轮措施除了提早发放原定2027年1月推出的500元邻里购物券，包括把9月发放的生活费特别补助再增200元，达400元至600元；为活跃的平台人员提供200元的现金补助，以及把企业所得税回扣从原先宣布的40%增至50%。

政府将在5月更新今年国内生产总值预测

至于中东局势对我国宏观经济的影响，颜金勇指出，超越能源与化学领域，用电量较大的产业、航空和海运等外向型产业，以及零售、食品等内向型都会受波及。

他说：“贸工会继续密切留意局势发展，并在5月更新今年的国内生产总值（GDP）预测。”

有鉴于去年第四季度的强劲增长势头，以及人工智能相关需求的发展，贸工部今年2月，把我国今年的GDP增长预测上调到2%至4%的区间。

受能源价格影响，我国今年的整体通胀料将比此前的预测更高。新加坡金融管理局将在4月14日发布最新通胀评估数据。

颜金勇阐明：“政府了解家庭和企业将感受到这场危机的影响，我们会采取必要措施协助他们度过这个时期。”

他呼吁包括政府、企业和家庭在内的所有人共尽一分力，家庭能尽可能节省用电、企业也可节约能源。

颜金勇强调，这样的动荡时期将考验国家与经济的韧性，同时也为企业转型、多元化和能力强化提供动力。

“只要我们保持自律，深化彼此信任，并且巩固能力，用这段时期强化竞争优势，新加坡不仅能渡过这场危机，也能由此变得更加强韧。”

由尚穆根和13名政治职务者组成的国内危机部长委员会几周前已召开会议，并向内阁汇报。讨论的内容包括能源与食品韧性、其他必需品供应韧性、国内外安全局势发展、给予新加坡人的援助措施和公共沟通，以及外事与外交关系。

尚穆根指出，国内危机部长委员会将继续密切留意局势发展。他承诺：“我们会以全政府一盘棋的姿态作出回应，照顾新加坡和新加坡人。”