美国总统特朗普星期天（4月12日）在社交媒体上宣布，美国将立即开始阻止所有的船进入或离开霍尔木兹海峡。 （路透社）

美国媒体称，在美伊谈判未能达成协议后，美国总统特朗普正考虑封锁霍尔木兹海峡期间，恢复对伊朗的有限军事打击。

《华尔街日报》星期天（4月12日）报道，美军对伊朗进行全面轰炸的可能性较低，因为特朗普不愿陷入长期军事冲突。特朗普也考虑向盟友施压，要求他们承担长期护航任务。

美国和伊朗周末在伊斯兰堡进行21小时马拉松式谈判，但未能就结束战争取得突破。

美军中央司令部说，将于美国东部时间星期一（13日）早上10时（新加坡时间晚上10时）起，对所有进出伊朗港口的船只实施封锁。

不满教宗谴责伊朗冲突 特朗普抨击教宗“打击犯罪软弱无力”

2026年4月13日 10:34 / 联合早报

教宗良十四世星期六（4月11日）猛烈抨击发动战争者，并呼吁全球拥抱和平，“再次相信爱、温和与良善的政治”。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普不满教宗良十四世批评伊朗冲突的言论，抨击这名天主教领袖“在打击犯罪方面软弱无力”。

法新社报道，美国总统特朗普星期天（4月12日）告诉记者，他“不太喜欢”教宗良十四世。“他是个非常自由派的人，而且他不相信应该制止犯罪。”

他也在社媒发文，抨击教宗在打击犯罪方面“软弱”，外交政策更是“糟糕透顶”。

特朗普写道：“我不想要一个认为伊朗拥有核武器没问题的教宗。我也不想要一个认为美国攻击委内瑞拉是件坏事的教宗……我不想要一个批评美国总统的教宗。”

他认为自己正落实以压倒性胜选所承诺的政策，并称“让犯罪率创下历史新低，并打造出史上最强劲的股市表现”。

他进一步写道：“教宗应该心存感激，因为众所周知，他的当选令人震惊。”

他指，教宗良十四世原本不在任何教宗人选名单之中，“只因为他是美国人，教会认为这样最有利于应对美国总统特朗普，才让他当上教宗”。

特朗普更说：“如果我不在白宫，教宗良十四世也不会在梵蒂冈。”

他最后呼吁教宗把重心放在成为一名伟大的教宗，而不是政客。

教宗良十四世星期六（11日）在祈祷活动中说：“停止对自我和金钱的偶像崇拜！停止炫耀权力！停止战争！真正的力量在于服务生命！”

他也说：“亲爱的兄弟姐妹们，各国领导人肩负着不可推卸的责任。我们向他们疾呼：停止！现在是和平的时候了！请坐到对话和调解的桌旁，而不是坐在策划重新武装和决定致命行动的桌旁！”

这是美籍教宗发表迄今最为强烈的呼吁之一，要求结束中东地区的冲突。不过，他没有直接点名批评特朗普。

教宗良十四世去年5月在前任教宗方济各去世后当选，他为人温和，以善于搭建沟通桥梁而闻名。不过，他近来愈发频繁地谴责世界冲突。

不满教宗谴责伊朗冲突 特朗普抨击教宗“打击犯罪软弱无力”

2026年4月13日 10:34 / 联合早报

教宗良十四世星期六（4月11日）猛烈抨击发动战争者，并呼吁全球拥抱和平，“再次相信爱、温和与良善的政治”。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普不满教宗良十四世批评伊朗冲突的言论，抨击这名天主教领袖“在打击犯罪方面软弱无力”。

法新社报道，美国总统特朗普星期天（4月12日）告诉记者，他“不太喜欢”教宗良十四世。“他是个非常自由派的人，而且他不相信应该制止犯罪。”

他也在社媒发文，抨击教宗在打击犯罪方面“软弱”，外交政策更是“糟糕透顶”。

特朗普写道：“我不想要一个认为伊朗拥有核武器没问题的教宗。我也不想要一个认为美国攻击委内瑞拉是件坏事的教宗……我不想要一个批评美国总统的教宗。”

他认为自己正落实以压倒性胜选所承诺的政策，并称“让犯罪率创下历史新低，并打造出史上最强劲的股市表现”。

他进一步写道：“教宗应该心存感激，因为众所周知，他的当选令人震惊。”

他指，教宗良十四世原本不在任何教宗人选名单之中，“只因为他是美国人，教会认为这样最有利于应对美国总统特朗普，才让他当上教宗”。

特朗普更说：“如果我不在白宫，教宗良十四世也不会在梵蒂冈。”

他最后呼吁教宗把重心放在成为一名伟大的教宗，而不是政客。

教宗良十四世星期六（11日）在祈祷活动中说：“停止对自我和金钱的偶像崇拜！停止炫耀权力！停止战争！真正的力量在于服务生命！”

他也说：“亲爱的兄弟姐妹们，各国领导人肩负着不可推卸的责任。我们向他们疾呼：停止！现在是和平的时候了！请坐到对话和调解的桌旁，而不是坐在策划重新武装和决定致命行动的桌旁！”

这是美籍教宗发表迄今最为强烈的呼吁之一，要求结束中东地区的冲突。不过，他没有直接点名批评特朗普。

教宗良十四世去年5月在前任教宗方济各去世后当选，他为人温和，以善于搭建沟通桥梁而闻名。不过，他近来愈发频繁地谴责世界冲突。

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell ends bid for California governor as he faces sexual assault allegations

2026-04-12T20:54:00-0400 / CBS News

By Caitlin Yilek
Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.

Updated on: April 12, 2026 / 9:16 PM EDT / CBS News

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his bid for California governor on Sunday as he faced growing pressure to end his campaign amid allegations of sexual assault.

“I am suspending my campaign for Governor,” Swalwell wrote on social media. “To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.”

Swalwell denied the allegations Friday after a former staffer accused him of sexually assaulting her twice when she was too drunk to consent, among other alleged misconduct.

Swalwell called the allegations “false” and suggested they were politically motivated. He threatened to take legal action against the unnamed woman, who detailed the alleged encounters to the San Francisco Chronicle, which published a story Friday.

The calls from Democrats to end his campaign were swift. Swalwell, who had won the backing of many of the state’s top Democrats, lost their support as they expressed horror at the accusations.

In a statement Friday night, House Democratic leaders had called for Swalwell to immediately end his campaign, but stopped short of urging him to resign from Congress.

“This is unacceptable of anyone — certainly not an elected official — and must be taken seriously,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California said. “All perpetrators of sexual assault and harassment must be held accountable.”

California’s two Democratic senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, also called on Swalwell to withdraw. Schiff said he was “deeply distressed” by the accusations.

Dozens of Swalwell’s former staffers called for him to drop out of the race and also resign from Congress, writing in a letter sent over the weekend, “We stand unequivocally with our colleague, who showed extraordinary courage in coming forward to share her truth. We believe her.”

Swalwell is facing the possibility of an expulsion vote in the House. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, announced plans to force a vote to expel Swalwell over the allegations, and a vote could come as soon as midweek.

The California Democrat is also facing an investigation from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which confirmed to CBS News on Sunday that it was looking into the allegations.

The district attorney’s office asked any survivors and those with relevant information to contact the office, saying in a statement, “Our specially trained prosecutors, investigators, and counselors are well-equipped to help you in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner.”

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US Democrats cheer defeat of Trump ally Orban in Hungary

2026-04-13 03:02:15 UTC / Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

April 13, 2026 3:02 AM UTC Updated 18 mins ago

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

• Summary

• Democrats frame Orban’s loss as warning for Trump and MAGA Republicans
• Republicans offer mixed reactions, some cite rejection of Putin’s influence
• Elon Musk laments Orban’s defeat

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats celebrated the defeat of ​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday, while President Donald Trump’s allies and Republican peers ​offered a more mixed response to the loss of the leader that Trump had endorsed.

Trump had backed Orban leading up to the vote, even speaking briefly last week at a campaign rally in Hungary, when U.S. Vice President JD Vance telephoned ​his boss upon taking the stage.

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But Orban lost power after 16 years as Hungarians voted ​in record numbers for a pro-EU course spearheaded by center-right rival Peter Magyar.

U.S. ⁠lawmakers from both major parties congratulated Magyar on his victory.

Some Democrats framed Orban’s loss as a ​harbinger of things to come for the November midterm elections in the United States.

“Pay attention, Donald Trump. ​Wannabe dictators wear out their welcome,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

“Far-right authoritarian Viktor Orban has lost the election. Trump sycophants and MAGA extremists in Congress are up next in November,” said U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem ​Jeffries.

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Republicans such as U.S. Senator Roger Wicker viewed the Hungarian election result as a repudiation of Russian ​President Vladimir Putin, with whom Orban had cultivated ties over the years.

Wicker, a Mississippi Republican who chairs the Senate ‌Armed ⁠Services Committee, said the results showed that Hungary’s population rejected “the malign influence of Vladimir Putin” and “decided their own future.”

Trump himself did not mention the Hungarian elections on Sunday, even as he opined on topics through social media posts, a television interview and a brief gathering with reporters.

But a few of his ​pro-Orban allies, such as technology ​tycoon Elon Musk, ⁠lamented the result.

“Soros Organization has taken over Hungary,” Musk wrote on his X social media platform.

Billionaire financier and major Democratic donor George Soros, a Hungarian immigrant ​to the United States, has long been vilified by many conservatives.

Orban has been ​at loggerheads ⁠with the European Union over a range of issues, including Russia’s war in Ukraine.

His self-described “illiberal democracy” has echoed policies touted by Trump, including a hard line against immigration, hostility toward global institutions, and attacks on the media ⁠and ​universities.

Orban was the first European leader to endorse Trump during his ​2016 presidential bid.

Trump said last week his administration stood ready “to use the full economic might of the United States to strengthen ​Hungary’s economy” if Orban won.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Sergio Non and Kevin Buckland

美国总统特朗普星期天（4月12日）说：“我不在乎他们（伊朗）是否回来（谈判桌）。如果他们不回来，我也没关系。” （彭博社）

美国总统特朗普说，他并不关心伊朗是否会在巴基斯坦会谈失败后，重返与美国的谈判桌。

法新社报道，特朗普星期天（4月12日）从佛罗里达州返回马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地后，对记者说：“我不在乎他们是否回来。如果他们不回来，我也没关系。”

特朗普说，美伊在巴基斯坦谈了21个小时，“我们对局势的理解比任何人都深刻”，“伊朗的处境非常糟糕”，伊朗不能拥有核武器。

他也称，其他国家也将协助封锁霍尔木兹海峡，“伊朗将无法出售石油，这将会非常有效”。

另外，特朗普再次抨击北约：“我对北约非常失望。他们没有支持我们。我们为北约支付了数万亿美元，他们却没有支持我们……我认为这（美国和北约的关系）将受到非常认真的审视。”

美国总统特朗普星期天（4月12日）说：“我不在乎他们（伊朗）是否回来（谈判桌）。如果他们不回来，我也没关系。” （彭博社）

美国总统特朗普说，他并不关心伊朗是否会在巴基斯坦会谈失败后，重返与美国的谈判桌。

法新社报道，特朗普星期天（4月12日）从佛罗里达州返回马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地后，对记者说：“我不在乎他们是否回来。如果他们不回来，我也没关系。”

特朗普说，美伊在巴基斯坦谈了21个小时，“我们对局势的理解比任何人都深刻”，“伊朗的处境非常糟糕”，伊朗不能拥有核武器。

他也称，其他国家也将协助封锁霍尔木兹海峡，“伊朗将无法出售石油，这将会非常有效”。

另外，特朗普再次抨击北约：“我对北约非常失望。他们没有支持我们。我们为北约支付了数万亿美元，他们却没有支持我们……我认为这（美国和北约的关系）将受到非常认真的审视。”

U.S. says 5 killed, 1 survivor in military strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific

April 12, 2026 / 10:07 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

The U.S. military said Sunday it had killed five more people on boats alleged to be trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific, with one person surviving the strikes, bringing the controversial campaign’s total death toll to at least 168.

The strikes were carried out against two boats on April 11, U.S. Southern Command announced in a post on X, accompanied by aerial video of the attacks.

As with previous strikes, the U.S. military said the boats were “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes.”

“Two male narco-terrorists were killed, and one narco-terrorist survived the first strike. Three male narco-terrorists were killed during the second strike,” it said, without providing any evidence of the drug trafficking claim.

After the strikes, Southern Command said it notified the U.S. Coast Guard to launch a search and rescue mission for the survivor. There was no immediate word on the status of that search.

The U.S. military began striking alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean last September.

In at least six instances, people have survived the operations, spurring efforts to find and rescue them in most cases. Authorities have called off several of those searches, though in one October operation, two survivors were picked up by a Navy helicopter and repatriated to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia.

The military’s handling of survivors has drawn intense scrutiny. During the first boat strike on Sept. 2, two people survived an initial strike but were killed in a follow-on attack, prompting accusations the second strike may have constituted a war crime. Democratic lawmakers who watched a video of the Sept. 2 operation were highly critical of the strike. The Defense Department and several congressional Republicans have insisted the survivors may have still been in the fight, warranting the follow-on strike.

The Trump administration has said the strikes are necessary to combat narcotics trafficking. It has labeled the alleged drug smugglers as “unlawful combatants,” and told Congress the U.S. is embroiled in a “non-international armed conflict” with cartels.

Earlier this year, the families of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. missile strike on a boat in the Caribbean sued the Trump administration, arguing the “premeditated and intentional killings lack any plausible legal justification.”

伊朗最高领袖军事顾问：不会允许美国实施封锁

2026年4月13日 10:50 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普星期天（4月12日）宣称要封锁霍尔木兹海峡。伊朗最高领袖军事顾问雷扎伊说，伊朗武装力量拥有“尚未动用的强大筹码”应对此类威胁。 （路透社档案照片）

伊朗最高领袖军事顾问雷扎伊说，伊朗武装力量不会允许美国实施封锁，并称当局拥有“尚未动用的强大筹码”应对此类威胁。

新华社报道，雷扎伊星期天（4月12日）在社交媒体发文说，美国在霍尔木兹海峡遭受“历史性失败”后，海上封锁同样“注定失败”。

他也说，伊朗“不是一个能够被（社交媒体）贴文和幻想方案封锁的地方”。美国总统特朗普此前宣称要封锁霍尔木兹海峡。

另据伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播电视台报道，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队“圣城旅”指挥官卡尼说，美国和以色列应当记得他们是如何两手空空从也门、曼德海峡和红海仓皇逃窜的。他强调，这一次他们同样将毫无所获地离开这个地区。

伊朗支持的也门胡塞武装星期天也警告，如果美国和以色列恢复对伊朗及所谓的“抵抗轴心”的袭击，他们将升级军事行动。

声明也说，任何美国主导的地区局势升级，尤其是在海上，都将对供应链、能源价格和全球经济产生负面影响。

自3月下旬以来，在地区紧张局势不断升级的背景下，胡塞武装已向以色列发射导弹和无人机，以支持包括伊朗、伊拉克、黎巴嫩和巴勒斯坦在内的地区“盟军”。

Trump voices frustration with NATO, says Iranian navy ‘destroyed’ as US preps for blockade

April 12, 2026 10:18pm EDT / Fox News

Trump detailed what he described as a crippling blow to Iran’s military

By Bonny Chu, Fox News

President Donald Trump speaks outside Air Force One, touts blockade plans and slams NATO alliance response to Iran conflict.

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President Donald Trump addressed several pressing international conflicts after stepping off Air Force One in Maryland on Sunday, declaring that Iranian naval forces had been destroyed ahead of a planned energy blockade and expressing sharp disapproval of NATO for its perceived lack of support.

“Their military is destroyed, Trump said. “Their whole Navy is underwater. You know that 158 ships are gone. Their navy is gone. Most of their mine droppers are gone.”

“At 10 tomorrow, we have a blockade going into effect,” Trump added. “Other nations are working so that Iran will not be able to sell oil _.”

Trump further underscored the United States’ energy independence, asserting that international vessels are bypassing traditional routes in favor of purchasing American oil.

TRUMP, RUBIO FACE NATO CHIEF AS U.S. MOVES TO “REEXAMINE” ALLIANCE AFTER IRAN CLASH

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking from Air Force One on April 12, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump returns to Washington after a weekend in Florida. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

“There are many boats heading toward our country to fill up with oil and then go and take it,” he said.

The president then expressed sharp disapproval of NATO countries, indicating that America’s financial commitment to support the alliance, particularly against Russia, is going to be under “very serious examination.”

“But I’m very disappointed in NATO,” he said. “They weren’t there for us. We pay trillions of dollars for NATO, and they weren’t there for us.”

While NATO countries are now stepping up to assist the U.S., Trump described the effort as too late.

“Now they want to come up, but there’s no real threat anymore,” he said.

“When you think of it, we’re guarding against Russia,” he added. “And I’ve long thought it was a little ridiculous, but we spent trillions of dollars doing it. And I think that’s going to be under very serious examination.”

TRUMP PRESSES NATO PARTNERS ON SUPPORT AS HEGSETH BLASTS HESITATION

NATO leaders pose in this shot taken in June 2025.(Claudia Greco/Reuters)

Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw the United States from NATO, accusing the alliance of providing limited assistance during the Iran offensive, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” and refusing to offer naval support to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us,” he said to the alliance in a Truth Social post on March 31.

Trump’s recent remarks also followed a meeting last week with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, where the president again criticized the alliance for what he described as a failure to adequately support the American people.

“It’s quite sad that NATO turned their backs on the American people over the course of the last six weeks when it’s the American people who have been funding their defense,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previously said, referring to the meeting.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference ahead of NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 11, 2026.(Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Among the European countries accused of withholding support amid escalating tensions, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reportedly shut down Spanish airspace to aircraft participating in strikes against Iran, including U.S. bombers, and denied Washington access to military bases located within the country.

In France, President Emmanuel Macron blocked Israeli aircraft from traversing French airspace to transport U.S.-made munitions intended for the conflict with Iran.

Meanwhile, Finnish President Alexander Stubb told Trump during a phone call that a “more European NATO” is beginning to take shape, signaling a potential shift in the alliance’s strategic direction.

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

Bonny Chu is a Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.

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