Biden-era illegal immigrant convicted of groping teen girls as critics blast Soros-backed prosecutor

April 10, 2026 9:21am EDT / Fox News

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The Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools after an 18-year-old illegal immigrant was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault against female students.

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Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old illegal immigrant accused of groping more than a dozen high-school girls in Fairfax County, Virginia, was found guilty on nine counts Thursday. The guilty verdict came after critics of Soros-funded Democratic Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano accused him of flubbing the case by not subpoenaing witnesses until the day before.

After an all-day hearing in which a dozen victims testified, a judge found Flores Ortiz guilty of nine misdemeanor counts of assault and battery and not guilty of three other counts, reported local outlet WUSA9. One charge was thrown out by the judge, according to WJLA reporter Nick Minock.

Flores Ortiz, 18, was facing 13 counts of assault and battery for allegedly inappropriately touching female classmates at a Fairfax County, Virginia, school, according to police.

Flores Ortiz is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was released into the U.S. under the Biden administration in 2024, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He was attending 11th grade.

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Local police were alerted March 5 by Fairfax High School about reports of multiple assaults on campus. An arrest warrant was issued, and Flores Ortiz turned himself in March 7.

His sentencing is set for April 21.

During the hearing, Sean Kennedy, president of Virginians for Safe Communities, accused Descano of intentional “incompetence” and of purposely reducing the charges so that it would be harder to deport Flores Ortiz. Descano’s entry into political office was propelled by a massive $627,653 donation from the Soros family’s Justice and Public Safety PAC which made up roughly 70 percent of his 2019 campaign budget.

“DESCANO DOES IT AGAIN(,) Fairfax HS illegal alien groping case collapsing TODAY because FFX Soros DA Steve Descano only subpoenaed victims & witnesses yesterday!” Kennedy wrote on X Thursday. “This IS NOT incompetence—it’s intentional.”

A photo of the Fairfax High School campus in Fairfax, Virginia, from March 15, 2022. (L) A mugshot of Israel Flores Ortiz, accused of groping girls at Fairfax High School, taken in March 2025.(John M. Chase/Getty Images; Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office)

After the hearing, Kennedy, who was present in court during the hearing, told Fox News Digital that Descano’s office “deserves no credit for this verdict — a Pyrrhic victory as it is.”

“First, Descano undercharged the illegal alien groper with simple assault and battery instead of sexual battery which would have entailed registering as a sex offender or the more serious charge of aggravated sexual battery carrying a felony sentence of 20 years,” he said. “Then, Descano sought to release the offender on bail which the judge rightly rejected. Next, prosecutors sent out the witness and victims subpoenas only the day before — imperiling the case altogether.”

Despite this, he credited the guilty verdict to the victims, saying, “the girls showed up in force and forced Descano to try the case.”

“Disgustingly, Descano’s chief deputy diminished Flores Ortiz’s sexual assaults as ‘grabbing butts’ in her opening statement supposedly advocating on behalf of victims after having tried to block the media from covering the case,” he said. “This victory belongs entirely to the courageous and relentless victims who got themselves a modicum of justice.”

“Fortunately,” he concluded, “despite the likely light sentence Flores Ortiz will get ICE will provide him with free transportation home to El Salvador.”

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DHS had called on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (right) not to release Israel Flores Ortiz (left), who is charged with assault and battery after allegedly groping high school girls.(Bryan Woolston/AP Photo; DHS)

This comes as Fairfax County, Virginia’s most populous county and a major suburb of Washington, D.C., is facing increased national scrutiny for a spate of crimes and violence by criminal illegal immigrants. The Trump administration has appealed to the county’s Democratic leadership, as well as new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger, to not release illegal immigrants being charged with serious crimes.

During the hearing, the Department of Homeland Security revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were prepared to arrest Flores Ortiz for deportation if he was released Thursday.

“If Fairfax County’s sanctuary politicians choose to release this predator back into our communities, (ICE) stands ready to take him into custody and deport this sexual deviant,” DHS posted on X.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a detainer has been filed and that he could face removal from the country.

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Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano (left), a Democrat, and other Democrats are taking heat for sanctuary-type policies that critics say has led to an “epidemic” of illegal immigrant violence.(Sarah Voisin/Getty Images; Frederic Brown/Getty Images)

Virginia parents expressed disgust, frustration and fear about Fairfax High School’s handling of complaints alleging Flores Ortiz groped several girls from behind on school grounds.

Parent Stacy Langton told Fox News Digital recently, that “it’s terrifying as a parent, because when I send my daughters to school, I think they’re safe in the care of the school.”

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“And in this case, they absolutely were not safe, and I don’t know what parent wouldn’t be completely distraught at the idea that their daughters could be getting sexually battered while they’re changing classes,” Langton said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Descano’s office for comment. Public defenders representing Flores Ortiz declined to comment, citing the case having not yet concluded.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

A Strait of Hormuz “toll” would pose major economic and geopolitical risks, experts say

April 10, 2026 / 11:21 AM EDT / CBS News

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Reports that Iran is planning to charge ships a toll to traverse the Strait of Hormuz are raising concerns about the potential economic impact on oil and fuel prices.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “has imposed a de facto ‘toll booth’ regime in the Strait of Hormuz, requiring vessels to submit full documentation, obtain clearance codes and accept IRGC-escorted passage through a single controlled corridor,” analysts from Lloyd’s List Intelligence said in a recent report. At least two vessels have paid fees in Chinese yuan, according to the provider of maritime research.

For now, Iran has not officially implemented a toll for the strait, which would be unprecedented. But Tehran indicated this week that, under a long-term peace deal to reopen the strait, it would charge vessels a fee to guarantee safe passage, Reuters reported.

In a Truth Social post on Thursday, President Trump warned Iran not to impose a toll on the vital conduit, which links the Persian Gulf to multiple trade routes. “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!” he wrote.

The Strait of Hormuz normally accommodates roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas supply. Murat Usubali/Anadolu via Getty Images

Analysts with investment adviser Capital Economics said in a report that an Iranian toll on ship traffic would give the country “de facto control over a critical artery for energy trade and introduce a new source of geopolitical risk to the world economy.”

The Strait of Hormuz, which normally accommodates roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supply, remains virtually sealed, with tankers unwilling to risk passing through narrow waterway. While more than 100 ships per day ordinarily cross the strait, in March an average of only six vessels made the trip, while this month crossings have averaged about 10 per day, according to data from Marine Traffic.

Global oil prices, which traded at between $65 and $73 per barrel just before the war began on Feb. 28, hovered just above $95 on Friday.

Would Iran’s control of the strait affect oil prices?

The Financial Times reported this week that Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s energy exports union, said the country would look to impose a tariff equivalent to $1 per barrel. That could amount to as much as $2 million for every oil tanker passing through the strait, according to shipping industry experts and economists.

Still, those additional costs alone wouldn’t significantly influence overall global oil prices, according to Capital Economics chief economist Neil Shearing, who noted that the marginal cost of oil production in many Persian Gulf states is roughly $20 per barrel.

“It wouldn’t add much to the cost of production,” he told CBS News. “They would still be extracting huge profits on a barrel of oil.”

By contrast, Shearing expects oil prices to remain elevated for months if Tehran maintains a firm grip on the strait — whether or not a toll is imposed.

“There’s an open question about whether or not that becomes used as an economic weapon in the future,” Shearing said, pointing to the risk that Iran could use the threat of increasing tolls as leverage over other countries.

“There will be a permanent risk premium in the markets in terms of oil prices. I think we are in a world where oil prices will be more elevated as a result of this,” he added.

A Strait of Hormuz toll would also spur ship insurance providers to boost their rates, further raising energy costs, Artem Abramov, senior partner and head of oil and gas at Rystad Energy, told CBS News.

“It will take a long time for ship owners and insurance companies to become comfortable with this unusual model, and freight rates and insurance premiums will remain elevated,” he told CBS News. “They’re adding to the cost of oil, and all these costs are being transferred to consumers.”

A more important factor affecting energy costs is the extent of damage to oil and natural gas facilities across the Gulf, said Sassan Ghahramani, CEO of SGH Macro Advisors, a policy research firm.

“The bigger issue for oil prices is the infrastructure damage rather than the tolls,” he told CBS News. “That’s the game changer for energy markets.”

—CBS News’ Julia Ingram contributed to this report

Edited by Alain Sherter

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-blasts-iran-over-strait-of-hormuz-access-as-vance-travels-for-pakistan-talks/

3月23日，在黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特的鹈鹕餐厅，行政主厨斯蒂芬妮·哈格和她的员工们正在为流离失所者准备食物。 （路透社）

联合国世界粮食计划署指出，由于以色列对真主党武装组织的攻势，黎巴嫩正面临粮食安全危机，这场攻势扰乱了物资供应，推高了物价。

联合国世界粮食计划署驻黎巴嫩办公室国别主任艾莉森·欧曼·拉维（Allison Oman Lawi）星期五（4月10日）在贝鲁特通过视频连线告诉记者：“我们目睹的不仅仅是流离失所危机，它正在迅速演变成一场粮食安全危机。”

她警告，由于物价上涨和流离失所家庭的需求，粮食正变得越来越难以负担。

脆弱的停火协议虽然使得美国和以色列对伊朗的空袭暂停，但迄今为止，黎巴嫩的局势并未缓和。3月2日，真主党为支援伊朗而向以色列开火后，以色列开始猛烈轰炸黎巴嫩，特别是南部地区。

路透社引述黎巴嫩经济贸易部的声明说，黎巴嫩全国的粮食储备足够维持三至四个月，港口和陆路口岸的供应链和进出口业务运转正常。

拉维在接受澳大利亚特别广播服务公司采访时说，中东地区冲突导致黎巴嫩的燃料和食品价格飙升，加重当地家庭的生活费。

新华社引述她说：“蔬菜价格上涨了近20%。仅在过去一个月里，面包的价格就上涨了17%。对于那些努力养家糊口的人来说，这种趋势令人不堪重负。”

拉维指出，黎巴嫩局势升级已有一个月时间，流离失所者超过百万。粮食署仍持续密切关注当地局势，与黎政府及合作伙伴共同努力，解决黎民众粮食需求。

3月23日，在黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特的鹈鹕餐厅，行政主厨斯蒂芬妮·哈格和她的员工们正在为流离失所者准备食物。 （路透社）

联合国世界粮食计划署指出，由于以色列对真主党武装组织的攻势，黎巴嫩正面临粮食安全危机，这场攻势扰乱了物资供应，推高了物价。

联合国世界粮食计划署驻黎巴嫩办公室国别主任艾莉森·欧曼·拉维（Allison Oman Lawi）星期五（4月10日）在贝鲁特通过视频连线告诉记者：“我们目睹的不仅仅是流离失所危机，它正在迅速演变成一场粮食安全危机。”

她警告，由于物价上涨和流离失所家庭的需求，粮食正变得越来越难以负担。

脆弱的停火协议虽然使得美国和以色列对伊朗的空袭暂停，但迄今为止，黎巴嫩的局势并未缓和。3月2日，真主党为支援伊朗而向以色列开火后，以色列开始猛烈轰炸黎巴嫩，特别是南部地区。

路透社引述黎巴嫩经济贸易部的声明说，黎巴嫩全国的粮食储备足够维持三至四个月，港口和陆路口岸的供应链和进出口业务运转正常。

拉维在接受澳大利亚特别广播服务公司采访时说，中东地区冲突导致黎巴嫩的燃料和食品价格飙升，加重当地家庭的生活费。

新华社引述她说：“蔬菜价格上涨了近20%。仅在过去一个月里，面包的价格就上涨了17%。对于那些努力养家糊口的人来说，这种趋势令人不堪重负。”

拉维指出，黎巴嫩局势升级已有一个月时间，流离失所者超过百万。粮食署仍持续密切关注当地局势，与黎政府及合作伙伴共同努力，解决黎民众粮食需求。

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After six weeks of war, the United States and Iran are now planning the most senior meeting between the two countries since the Islamic Republic of Iran was founded in 1979. Led by Vice President JD Vance on the US side and Parliament Speaker Mohammed Ghalibaf on the Iranian side, the talks mark a mind-boggling turn of events now two months into this crisis.

The only precedent for cabinet-level engagement between Washington and Tehran was the negotiations in President Barack Obama’s second term, when Secretary of State John Kerry met regularly with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Those talks lasted well over a year. Before and after each round at their level, teams of experts on both sides spent weeks and months in Switzerland or Vienna hammering out the details of a nuclear pact.

The lead up to these talks has been different. There appears to have been little diplomatic legwork in preparation. The agenda is not entirely clear.

President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire to set the frame for the talks — but since then, the ceasefire has proven fragile at best and Trump’s precondition of a “complete, immediate, and safe” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has not been met.

Iran claims the ceasefire must include Lebanon, where it supports Hezbollah. Vance has said that’s a misunderstanding.

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As a former diplomat who has negotiated with Iran — sometimes succeeding and other times failing — I am extremely wary of such a high-level meeting absent some sign that the two sides are narrowing differences. There is no sign of that at all.

Iran will approach these meetings pretending it’s the power at the table. That’s what they do. But the boastfulness conceals a country that has just been hammered militarily, is in shambles economically and that does not have the support of its own people.

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So what can we expect? In terms of outcomes, not much. Talks with Iran, in the best case scenario, are time consuming and complex. There will be no breakthroughs in Islamabad. In terms of symbolism and positioning however, the stakes are high. That’s where I’m focused.

Let’s consider the downside potential for these talks, followed by the upside potential.

Downside: Legitimizing a new status quo that favors Iran

From the US vantage point, Iran’s military industrial base has been massively degraded, with its ability to produce missiles and drones set back years together with its nuclear program. Iran’s leadership losses may degrade internal cohesion and reduce its ability to effectively project power outside its borders, including through proxies and terrorist groups — as it’s done for years.

Vessels and boats are off the coast of Musandam governorate, overlooking the strait of Hormuz, in Musandam governance, in Oman on Wednesday.

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From Iran’s vantage point, its losses are survivable, and it has retained strategic advantage in its favor through control — for the first time — of the Strait of Hormuz. This has always been a presumed card in Iran’s pocket, and in playing it, they have proven they can hold the global economy hostage. As a deterrent, that might be even greater than the nuclear weapon Iran has, in the past, pursued.

For the vice president to meet publicly with Iran’s new leadership as Iran is controlling the Strait of Hormuz carries significant risk. For Iran, the meeting itself is the goal — and the United States will have legitimized its new strategic position.

Upside: Breaking Iran’s diplomatic taboo with the Great Satan

The reason no meeting like this has ever happened is not because the US refused to meet. Obama and even Trump in his first term were prepared to meet with Iran’s president. But Iran has rejected any such face-to-face engagement. The Iranian system has portrayed itself as standing apart and above the “Great Satan” with no need for such direct diplomacy, as it has pursued an agenda with violence to ultimately eject the US from the Middle East altogether.

The meeting with Vance, so soon after new leaders came to power, would smash a precedent that Iran has imposed since the earliest days of its Islamic Revolution. The advantage in this new equation — if the US holds firm in its negotiating positions — may disfavor Iran. The model here would be Ronald Reagan meeting with the president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan held firm in his demands and ultimately tipped dominos that led to the end of the USSR.

People gather under a large portrait of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Thursday in Tehran, Iran, during a memorial to mark the 40th day since his father was killed in US-Israeli strikes.

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The Iranian people — thousands of whom were massacred earlier this year for demanding a change to Iran’s government — might be dismayed by the imagery of Vance meeting with Ghalibaf, a consummate hardliner and former police chief. That’s understandable. It makes me uneasy, as well. But there’s a chance that by breaking Iran’s taboo, the US increases internal fissures within the new leadership’s structure.

After all, Trump this year shattered a second taboo that has long defined US relations with Iran: Using military force inside the borders of Iran itself. Iran’s leaders had long thought the US was deterred from such strikes, due in part to its threats to Hormuz. They now know, Trump was not.

Increasing the upside scenario

Presuming these meetings take place over the coming days, the best approach for Vance is the Reagan model. That means extending an open hand but making clear that unless US demands are met — particularly on the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear enrichment and stockpiles — that Iran will continue to face extreme economic pressure through sanctions and a threat of US military force.

Iran will aim to use the one card it now has: the Strait of Hormuz. But it may overreach as US military forces remain positioned nearby and on the ready if diplomacy fails. Trump just yesterday said Iran’s ongoing control of the Strait “is not the agreement we have!”

In this historic meeting, the vice president will have a stronger hand — and he should use it.

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日本外长茂木敏充星期五（4月10日）在内阁会议上发布主要总结2025年外交与国际局势的2026年版《外交蓝皮书》。 （法新社）

日本最新版《外交蓝皮书》将当前国际形势定性为“历史性巨变时期”。蓝皮书呼吁美国和以色列与伊朗停火，以恢复地区和平稳定，从而保障能源安全。同时，面对地缘政治风险上升，日本计划加强日美同盟，并扩大与各国的合作。

鉴于日本首相高市早苗去年11月在国会发表“台湾有事，日本有事”的涉台言论遭到中方的反制措施，蓝皮书将对中日关系的措辞，从去年的“最重要的双边关系之一”降级为“重要邻国”。但蓝皮书仍强调，日本对话大门敞开，中日有必要致力于发展“战略互利关系”，在共同利益领域开展合作。

日本外长茂木敏充星期五（4月10日）发表《2026年外交蓝皮书》。蓝皮书重申“自由开放的印度太平洋”框架是日本重要的外交基石，强调维护自由和法治、尊重多样性的理念。框架提出至今已满10年，随着外部风险和时代发生变化，日本今年将对框架进行战略性调整，并强调与志同道合国家合作落实这一框架的重要性。

批伊朗发展核武器行为“绝对不可接受”

关于国际形势，蓝皮书列举俄罗斯入侵乌克兰、中国的军事行动以及朝鲜的核武器和导弹发展，指出“后冷战时期相对稳定的时代已经结束”。

蓝皮书还提及美以对伊朗的打击，批评伊朗发展核武器的行为“绝对不可接受”，并谴责伊朗袭击霍尔木兹海峡及周边地区民用船只的行为。

蓝皮书呼吁相关方尽一切外交努力，尽快控制局势。值得注意的是，报告避开对美方行动进行法律评估，这体现出日本对盟友美国的顾虑。

关于中日关系，蓝皮书批评中国“自去年11月以来加大了对日单方面批评和胁迫措施的力度”。报告对中国限制军民两用物项出口日本、中国军机与日本自卫队飞机发生雷达照射事件，以及中国驻大阪总领事薛剑在社媒上针对高市的“斩首”言论表示不满。此外，报告也对中方重提《联合国宪章》“前敌国条款”表示关切。

蓝皮书强调，日本将“坚决驳斥并抗议中国与事实不符的言论和胁迫措施”，并指出日本“已在外交场合阐明了自身的立场和观点，并获得了国际社会的理解”。

中国外交部发言人毛宁同日在北京记者会上回答日本放送协会（NHK）记者提问时，就蓝皮书内容进行批评。她指出，中日关系当前局面的根源在于高市发表涉台谬论，损害中日关系的政治基础，挑战战后国际秩序。日方应当恪守中日四个政治文件和自身所作承诺，反思纠错，以实际行动维护中日关系的政治基础。

称韩国为“重要邻国” 指日韩关系重要性日益凸显

对于韩国，蓝皮书重申了去年的表述，称韩国为“日本应与之合作的重要邻国”，并指出“日韩关系的重要性日益凸显”。

不过，韩国方面就日方在蓝皮书中称“竹岛是日本固有领土”一事提出强烈抗议，韩国外交部亚太局局长金相勋当天下午召见日本驻韩国大使馆总括公使松尾裕敬，就此提出交涉。

日本外长茂木敏充星期五（4月10日）在内阁会议上发布主要总结2025年外交与国际局势的2026年版《外交蓝皮书》。 （法新社）

日本最新版《外交蓝皮书》将当前国际形势定性为“历史性巨变时期”。蓝皮书呼吁美国和以色列与伊朗停火，以恢复地区和平稳定，从而保障能源安全。同时，面对地缘政治风险上升，日本计划加强日美同盟，并扩大与各国的合作。

鉴于日本首相高市早苗去年11月在国会发表“台湾有事，日本有事”的涉台言论遭到中方的反制措施，蓝皮书将对中日关系的措辞，从去年的“最重要的双边关系之一”降级为“重要邻国”。但蓝皮书仍强调，日本对话大门敞开，中日有必要致力于发展“战略互利关系”，在共同利益领域开展合作。

日本外长茂木敏充星期五（4月10日）发表《2026年外交蓝皮书》。蓝皮书重申“自由开放的印度太平洋”框架是日本重要的外交基石，强调维护自由和法治、尊重多样性的理念。框架提出至今已满10年，随着外部风险和时代发生变化，日本今年将对框架进行战略性调整，并强调与志同道合国家合作落实这一框架的重要性。

批伊朗发展核武器行为“绝对不可接受”

关于国际形势，蓝皮书列举俄罗斯入侵乌克兰、中国的军事行动以及朝鲜的核武器和导弹发展，指出“后冷战时期相对稳定的时代已经结束”。

蓝皮书还提及美以对伊朗的打击，批评伊朗发展核武器的行为“绝对不可接受”，并谴责伊朗袭击霍尔木兹海峡及周边地区民用船只的行为。

蓝皮书呼吁相关方尽一切外交努力，尽快控制局势。值得注意的是，报告避开对美方行动进行法律评估，这体现出日本对盟友美国的顾虑。

关于中日关系，蓝皮书批评中国“自去年11月以来加大了对日单方面批评和胁迫措施的力度”。报告对中国限制军民两用物项出口日本、中国军机与日本自卫队飞机发生雷达照射事件，以及中国驻大阪总领事薛剑在社媒上针对高市的“斩首”言论表示不满。此外，报告也对中方重提《联合国宪章》“前敌国条款”表示关切。

蓝皮书强调，日本将“坚决驳斥并抗议中国与事实不符的言论和胁迫措施”，并指出日本“已在外交场合阐明了自身的立场和观点，并获得了国际社会的理解”。

中国外交部发言人毛宁同日在北京记者会上回答日本放送协会（NHK）记者提问时，就蓝皮书内容进行批评。她指出，中日关系当前局面的根源在于高市发表涉台谬论，损害中日关系的政治基础，挑战战后国际秩序。日方应当恪守中日四个政治文件和自身所作承诺，反思纠错，以实际行动维护中日关系的政治基础。

称韩国为“重要邻国” 指日韩关系重要性日益凸显

对于韩国，蓝皮书重申了去年的表述，称韩国为“日本应与之合作的重要邻国”，并指出“日韩关系的重要性日益凸显”。

不过，韩国方面就日方在蓝皮书中称“竹岛是日本固有领土”一事提出强烈抗议，韩国外交部亚太局局长金相勋当天下午召见日本驻韩国大使馆总括公使松尾裕敬，就此提出交涉。

The Odds: Where MAGA love lies

2026-04-10 9:54 AM EDT / CNN

By Ainsley Ehlers, CNN

CNN News Central’s John Berman and chief data analyst Harry Enten find what polling and prediction markets reveal about loyalties within MAGA amid the President’s feud with Republican heavyweights once viewed as top loyalists

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/politics/video/the-odds-where-maga-love-lies-cnc-kalpar

3:52 • Source: CNN

1月26日，黎巴嫩真主党领导人纳伊姆·卡西姆通过电视在贝鲁特南部郊区举行的声援伊朗的集会上发表讲话。 （路透社）

黎巴嫩真主党领导人纳伊姆·卡西姆呼吁黎巴嫩政府停止向以色列“无偿让步”。黎以两国政府将于下周在华盛顿开始谈判。

法新社报道，卡西姆（Naim Qassem）星期五（4月10日）在真主党旗下电视台“灯塔电视台”（Al-Manar TV）播出的书面声明中说：“我们绝不接受回到过去的局面，我们呼吁官员们停止无偿让步。”

卡西姆还谴责了星期三发生的“血腥罪行”，当时以色列的空袭造成黎巴嫩300多人死亡。

卡西姆说，真主党不会畏惧以色列的威胁和武器，将坚持抵抗到底。新华社引述他说，尽管战事已持续数周，但以军未能实现其宣布的地面军事目标，包括地面入侵计划。他说，以军在边境地区陷入伏击并遭受损失，大量军用车辆被毁。

卡西姆指出，以色列多次调整其战争目标，从试图向利塔尼河推进，转向依靠火力进行破坏。即便以军进行大规模军事动员，也无法实现对黎巴嫩南部的控制。

他指出，以方无法阻止真主党的火箭弹、火炮和无人机，相关打击范围已覆盖包括以色列北部城市海法在内的更广阔地区。

卡西姆说，以色列8日在黎巴嫩各地针对平民实施袭击，企图以此掩盖其在地面军事行动的失败。

1月26日，黎巴嫩真主党领导人纳伊姆·卡西姆通过电视在贝鲁特南部郊区举行的声援伊朗的集会上发表讲话。 （路透社）

黎巴嫩真主党领导人纳伊姆·卡西姆呼吁黎巴嫩政府停止向以色列“无偿让步”。黎以两国政府将于下周在华盛顿开始谈判。

法新社报道，卡西姆（Naim Qassem）星期五（4月10日）在真主党旗下电视台“灯塔电视台”（Al-Manar TV）播出的书面声明中说：“我们绝不接受回到过去的局面，我们呼吁官员们停止无偿让步。”

卡西姆还谴责了星期三发生的“血腥罪行”，当时以色列的空袭造成黎巴嫩300多人死亡。

卡西姆说，真主党不会畏惧以色列的威胁和武器，将坚持抵抗到底。新华社引述他说，尽管战事已持续数周，但以军未能实现其宣布的地面军事目标，包括地面入侵计划。他说，以军在边境地区陷入伏击并遭受损失，大量军用车辆被毁。

卡西姆指出，以色列多次调整其战争目标，从试图向利塔尼河推进，转向依靠火力进行破坏。即便以军进行大规模军事动员，也无法实现对黎巴嫩南部的控制。

他指出，以方无法阻止真主党的火箭弹、火炮和无人机，相关打击范围已覆盖包括以色列北部城市海法在内的更广阔地区。

卡西姆说，以色列8日在黎巴嫩各地针对平民实施袭击，企图以此掩盖其在地面军事行动的失败。