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美国国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟思与美军最高级别军官将于周四早间就伊朗战事举行新闻发布会。
自特朗普总统于2月底启动“史诗之怒行动”以来，赫格斯瑟思与美军参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩将军已多次向记者发表讲话。
周四的简报会召开之际，众议院民主党人加大了对这场战事的施压力度，于周三提出针对赫格斯瑟思的弹劾条款，指控他在战事中“故意无视宪法、滥用职权，行事与法治原则严重相悖”。由于共和党掌控众议院，该决议案几乎必然会在提交初期就遭否决，但如果民主党在明年拿下众议院多数席位，该议案可能会被重新提起。
特朗普周三晚间在社交媒体上发文称，以色列与黎巴嫩领导人将于周四举行会谈。以色列持续袭击真主党目标。美国与以色列均坚称，黎巴嫩不在4月8日生效的为期两周的脆弱停火协议范围内。
“试图为以黎双方争取一点喘息空间。两国领导人已经有34年没进行过对话了。会谈将于明日举行。太棒了！DJT总统”，特朗普在真相社交平台（Truth Social）上写道。
黎巴嫩与以色列官员周二在华盛顿会晤，这是数十年来双方首次直接会谈，双方同意继续开展后续谈判，但真主党拒绝了此次会谈。
特朗普周三晚间告诉福克斯新闻，冲突“即将结束”，他与巴基斯坦领导人暗示，美国与伊朗之间新一轮直接和平谈判可能即将到来。
尽管美伊、以伊之间的直接敌对行动已暂停，但双方在海上交通问题上相互施压。伊朗试图掌控霍尔木兹海峡，限制该航道的通航——该航道通常承担全球五分之一的石油运输量，这促使特朗普要求重新开放该航道，并下令对伊朗港口实施封锁。
美国中央司令部表示，美军“已准备好确保合规”，包括登船检查和拦截船只，截至目前已有10艘试图规避封锁的船只遵命返航。一名美国官员对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示，封锁行动在阿曼湾实施，该海域紧邻霍尔木兹海峡外侧。
作为回应，伊朗官员公开威胁要击沉美国船只，并切断另一条主要航道——红海的通航。与此同时，自停火协议生效以来，霍尔木兹海峡的通航量仍远低于战前水平。
周四的新闻发布会距为期两周的停火协议启动仅8天多一点，该停火协议为结束战事的谈判提供了契机。伊朗与美国谈判代表上周末在巴基斯坦举行的会谈未能达成协议，双方在伊朗核计划问题上仍存在重大分歧，但特朗普表示，未来几天可能会举行新一轮会谈。
一名美国高级官员周三对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示，美国“尚未正式同意延长停火协议”，但该官员补充称，相关讨论仍在进行中。伊朗也承认存在间接谈判。巴基斯坦一直在敦促继续开展谈判。
目前尚不清楚如果停火协议到期将会发生什么。上周停火开始后数小时，赫格斯瑟思表示美军“已准备好随时重启战事”。以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡周三也表示，如有必要，以色列准备恢复战斗。但特朗普一直持乐观态度，他周二称这场战争“即将结束”。
一个复杂的因素是以色列持续袭击真主党，以及以色列占领黎巴嫩南部大片地区以打击这个受伊朗支持的武装组织。据黎巴嫩卫生部统计，以军攻势已造成超过2100人死亡，该部未区分平民与战斗人员伤亡。伊朗坚称，这些袭击违反了为期两周的停火协议，而美国与以色列对此予以否认。
这场战争也在考验美国的盟友关系。特朗普抨击北约未介入伊朗战事，并威胁要退出该组织，他周二表示：“北约当初没有站在我们这边，未来也不会站在我们这边！”
Watch Live: Hegseth and Caine update on Iran war as Trump touts talks between Israel, Lebanon
April 16, 2026 / 7:59 AM EDT / CBS News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer are holding a news conference on the war with Iran early Thursday.
Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have addressed reporters several times since President Trump launched “Operation Epic Fury” in late February.
Thursday’s briefing comes as House Democrats ramped up their pressure against the war, introducing articles of impeachment against Hegseth Wednesday that allege he has “demonstrated a willful disregard for the Constitution, abused the powers of his office, and acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the rule of law” in the war. The resolution is almost certain to be dead on arrival since Republicans control the House, but it could come back up should Democrats take control next year.
Mr. Trump posted on social media late Wednesday that Israeli and Lebanese leaders will speak Thursday. Israel has continued to hit Hezbollah targets. Both the U.S. and Israel have insisted that Lebanon is not part of the tenuous two-week ceasefire that began on April 8.
“Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen tomorrow. Nice! President DJT” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Lebanese and Israeli officials met Tuesday in Washington, D.C., for their first direct talks in decades, and the two sides agreed to hold further negotiations, though Hezbollah, rejected the talks.
Mr. Trump late Wednesday told Fox News the conflict is “very close to over” as he and Pakistan’s leader suggest a new round of direct U.S.-Iran peace talks could be looming.
Though direct hostilities are on hold between Iran and the U.S. and Israel, the two sides are pressuring each other over maritime traffic. Iran has sought to maintain its grip on the Strait of Hormuz and limit transits of the waterway, which normally carries one-fifth of the world’s oil, leading Mr. Trump to demand that the strait be reopened and to launch a blockade of Iranian ports.
U.S. Central Command says the military is “ready to ensure compliance,” including by boarding and interdicting ships, and 10 vessels that tried to evade the blockade have complied with orders to turn around so far. The blockade is being enforced in the Gulf of Oman, immediately outside the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told CBS News.
In response, Iranian officials have publicly threatened to sink American ships and stop transit through a second major waterway, the Red Sea. Meanwhile, transits of the Strait of Hormuz have remained well below pre-war levels since the ceasefire began.
Thursday’s news conference comes just over eight days into a two-week ceasefire that jumpstarted negotiations to end the war. Iranian and U.S. negotiators did not strike a deal during talks in Pakistan last weekend, with major disagreements lingering over Iran’s nuclear program, but Mr. Trump has said there could be another round of talks in the next few days.
A senior U.S. official told CBS News on Wednesday the country “has not formally agreed to an extension of the ceasefire,” but the official said discussions are ongoing. Iran has also acknowledged indirect talks. Pakistan has pressed for further negotiations.
It’s unclear what will happen if the ceasefire lapses. Hours after the pause began last week, Hegseth said the military was “prepared to restart at a moment’s notice.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said Wednesday his country is prepared to resume fighting if needed. But Mr. Trump has expressed optimism, saying Tuesday the war is “very close to over.”
One complicating factor is Israel’s continued strikes on Hezbollah and its occupation of a wide swath of southern Lebanon to target the Iran-backed militant group. More than 2,100 people have been killed in the Israeli offensive, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties. Iran has insisted that those strikes aren’t allowed under the two-week ceasefire deal, which the U.S. and Israel deny.
The war is also testing the U.S.’s alliances. Mr. Trump has lashed out at NATO for not getting involved in the Iran conflict and weighed leaving the organization, saying Tuesday that NATO “wasn’t there for us, and they won’t be there for us in the future!”