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伊朗战事挤压飞行空域 中东航空枢纽地位面临考验 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月12日 21:14

中东战事爆发后，波斯湾国家频频遭到伊朗攻击，导致当地航空交通大受影响。迪拜国际机场附近星期三（3月11日）就有两架伊朗无人机坠下，造成四人受伤。 （法新社）

（香港 / 格但斯克综合电）波斯湾地区机场数十年来致力于成为全球航空枢纽，但当前伊朗战争导致中东空域缩小，航班锐减，迪拜、阿布扎比和多哈等长途航程关键中转站都受到打击。

2022年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后，许多航空公司开始避开俄罗斯领空，如今中东战争切断飞越伊朗和波斯湾的航线，中东空域进一步受限，航班只能绕道改飞格鲁吉亚和阿塞拜疆上空的一条狭窄空域。

冲突也导致航班时刻表混乱，数万名旅客和数百架飞机滞留。

航空数据分析公司Cirium说，2月28日至3月11日间，往返中东的4万6000多个预定航班取消。尽管航空公司正努力恢复运营，但还不清楚他们能多快恢复正常航班。

不过，这也为欧洲和亚洲航空公司提供难得的机会，可夺回部分被阿联酋航空、卡塔尔航空、阿提哈德航空等公司抢走的业务。

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航空燃油价格飙涨 亚太航空公司上调票价 利润承压 伊朗战争推高油价 多家航空公司机票起价

随着更多长途旅客寻求绕飞中东，英国航空和德国汉莎航空增加了往返亚洲和非洲的航班，法荷航空从东京、上海、孟买等亚洲城市起飞的班机改用更大型客机，印度航空和国泰航空也因机票迅速售罄而增加航班。

但飞行限制拉长飞行时间，对整体航空业而言，是一大挑战。以阿联酋航空为例，公司大多数航班因绕飞波斯湾、伊朗和伊拉克领空，飞行时间增加至少一小时，耗油量也增加。

航空燃油涨幅远超原油 航空公司利润受压缩

自美以对伊朗开战以来，原油价格上涨约三成，航空燃油价格也随之上涨，但涨幅却远超原油，达到一倍之多，航空公司的利润被显著压缩。

航空专家埃尔纳斯告诉路透社，历史数据显示，中东危机等动荡事件会导致燃油成本持续数月保持在高位。

美国和中国的主要航空公司都没有订立燃油保值合约对冲油价波动风险，因此将全面受到燃油价格波动的影响。

摩根大通预测，如果燃油价格上扬10%，将导致法荷航空、汉莎、英航等欧洲航空公司今年的营业利润下降3%至10%。

分析员指出，亚洲航空公司大多没有对冲措施作为保护，或是仅签订保值合约对冲原油而不是航空燃油的价格波动。唯有新加坡航空公司和维珍澳洲航空例外，采取了对冲措施，预防燃油价格上涨。

为维护利润，航空公司已开始调高机票价格，连不飞中东航线、已对冲油价波动至今年6月的新西兰航空和澳洲昆达士航空也上调了票价。

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INSIDE LOOK: Powell’s discreet outreach after Trump’s DOJ opened a criminal probe | Fox News

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Powell’s calendar shows outreach to both Republican and Democratic lawmakers after criminal probe disclosure

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Published [March 12, 2026 9:15am EDT]

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the central bank had been served by the Justice Department in connection with allegations related to congressional testimony on the renovation of the bank’s headquarters.(Credit: Federal Reserve)

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Federal Reserve Chair [Jerome Powell] moved quickly behind the scenes after the Justice Department opened a criminal probe into his statements to Congress, with his calendar showing a burst of outreach to U.S. lawmakers.

The entries don’t reveal what was discussed, but they show Powell made 13 calls to senators and House members shortly after he accused the DOJ of using subpoenas as a “pretext” to ramp up pressure on the central bank to cut rates. The rapid-fire calls ranged from 10 to 15 minutes each.

The Fed releases Powell’s monthly schedule with about a two-month lag, which is why the scope of that outreach is only now coming into view.

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![Image 45: A portion of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s schedule from January 2026.]

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s calendar showing some of his phone calls with members of Congress.(Federal Reserve/Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)

Powell’s calendar lists calls with Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. Va.; Mark Warner, D-Va.; Bill Cassidy, R-La.; John Kennedy, R-La.; Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; James Lankford, R-Okla.; and Tim Scott, R-S.C., as well as Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio; Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

Powell’s schedule also lists a breakfast meeting with Treasury Secretary [Scott Bessent] on Jan. 15, four days after the investigation was disclosed.

Working Capitol Hill has long been central to Powell’s playbook, with the Fed chair regularly logging more one-on-one time with lawmakers than any modern predecessor.

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![Image 46: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell attends a conference in Washington, DC.]

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held phone calls with lawmakers in the days after the Justice Department announced its probe.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Still, the week of Jan. 11 stood out even for Powell. The last time he reached more lawmakers in a single week was February 2025, ahead of his semiannual testimony, when he typically schedules a run of prehearing calls with key members.

This burst was different, though it followed Powell’s Jan. 11 disclosure that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation tied to his congressional testimony on the [Federal Reserve’s] two historic main buildings on the National Mall.

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Powell, in a rare video statement, called the probe “unprecedented” and described it as another salvo in what he described as President [Donald Trump’s] pressure campaign on the central bank to cut rates. The unusually public response followed days of private consultations with advisors and stood out for a Fed chair known for a measured approach.

The investigation centers on Powell’s June 2025 testimony to lawmakers, an unusual development for a sitting Fed chair.

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![Image 48: The atrium of the Federal Reserve building under construction.]

The grand atrium of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building is under construction on July 24, 2025.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell said: “There’s no new marble. There are no special elevators. They’re old elevators that have been there. There are no new water features. There are no beehives, and there’s no roof garden terraces.”

Powell added that no one “wants to do a major renovation of a historic building during their term in office,” and said cost overruns were driven in part by unexpected construction challenges and inflation.

The renovation is [estimated to cost $2.5 billion] and is being funded by the central bank itself, not by taxpayers.

The Fed is self-financing and does not rely on congressional appropriations to cover its operating expenses, which include employee salaries, facilities maintenance and the current renovation. Its primary income comes from interest earned on government securities and fees charged to financial institutions.

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![Image 50: President Donald Trump speaks to Fed Chair Jerome Powell at Federal Reserve construction site]

President Donald Trump nominated Powell to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017.(Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Trump has repeatedly targeted the project, threatening legal action and mocking the renovation’s cost and design.

“They’re building a basement into the Potomac River. I could have told them. That’s very tough to do, and it doesn’t work, and it’s very expensive,” Trump said. “But they’re up to $4 billion, headed by this clown,” he added [in November,] referring to Powell.

Powell, a Trump nominee first tapped to lead the Fed in 2017, is expected to finish his term at the end of May. Trump has picked former Fed governor [Kevin Warsh] to replace Powell, but the nomination is effectively stuck after Sen. Thom Tillis vowed to block any Fed nominees while the DOJ probe remains open.

The Federal Reserve declined to comment on Powell’s calendar.

Amanda covers the intersection of business and politics for Fox News Digital.

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伊朗战事挤压飞行空域 中东航空枢纽地位面临考验 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月12日 21:14

伊朗战事挤压飞行空域 中东航空枢纽地位面临考验

中东战事爆发后，波斯湾国家频频遭到伊朗攻击，导致当地航空交通大受影响。迪拜国际机场附近星期三（3月11日）就有两架伊朗无人机坠下，造成四人受伤。 （法新社）

（香港 / 格但斯克综合电）波斯湾地区机场数十年来致力于成为全球航空枢纽，但当前伊朗战争导致中东空域缩小，航班锐减，迪拜、阿布扎比和多哈等长途航程关键中转站都受到打击。

2022年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后，许多航空公司开始避开俄罗斯领空，如今中东战争切断飞越伊朗和波斯湾的航线，中东空域进一步受限，航班只能绕道改飞格鲁吉亚和阿塞拜疆上空的一条狭窄空域。

冲突也导致航班时刻表混乱，数万名旅客和数百架飞机滞留。

航空数据分析公司Cirium说，2月28日至3月11日间，往返中东的4万6000多个预定航班取消。尽管航空公司正努力恢复运营，但还不清楚他们能多快恢复正常航班。

不过，这也为欧洲和亚洲航空公司提供难得的机会，可夺回部分被阿联酋航空、卡塔尔航空、阿提哈德航空等公司抢走的业务。

随着更多长途旅客寻求绕飞中东，英国航空和德国汉莎航空增加了往返亚洲和非洲的航班，法荷航空从东京、上海、孟买等亚洲城市起飞的班机改用更大型客机，印度航空和国泰航空也因机票迅速售罄而增加航班。

但飞行限制拉长飞行时间，对整体航空业而言，是一大挑战。以阿联酋航空为例，公司大多数航班因绕飞波斯湾、伊朗和伊拉克领空，飞行时间增加至少一小时，耗油量也增加。

航空燃油涨幅远超原油 航空公司利润受压缩

自美以对伊朗开战以来，原油价格上涨约三成，航空燃油价格也随之上涨，但涨幅却远超原油，达到一倍之多，航空公司的利润被显著压缩。

航空专家埃尔纳斯告诉路透社，历史数据显示，中东危机等动荡事件会导致燃油成本持续数月保持在高位。

美国和中国的主要航空公司都没有订立燃油保值合约对冲油价波动风险，因此将全面受到燃油价格波动的影响。

摩根大通预测，如果燃油价格上扬10%，将导致法荷航空、汉莎、英航等欧洲航空公司今年的营业利润下降3%至10%。

分析员指出，亚洲航空公司大多没有对冲措施作为保护，或是仅签订保值合约对冲原油而不是航空燃油的价格波动。唯有新加坡航空公司和维珍澳洲航空例外，采取了对冲措施，预防燃油价格上涨。

为维护利润，航空公司已开始调高机票价格，连不飞中东航线、已对冲油价波动至今年6月的新西兰航空和澳洲昆达士航空也上调了票价。

Retired Air Force major general still missing 2 weeks after vanishing in New Mexico

Updated on: March 12, 2026 / 10:50 AM EDT / CBS News

A retired U.S. Air Force major general has been missing for two weeks, after vanishing late last month in New Mexico, authorities said.

William “Neil” McCasland, 68, was last seen at his home in Albuquerque on the morning of Feb. 27, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, which is leading an investigation into his disappearance. Because of McCasland’s background, the sheriff said multiple agencies are assisting with the probe, including federal agents with the FBI Albuquerque Field Office.

“Our priority is finding Mr. McCasland safely,” said Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen in a statement. “Our investigators and search teams are working continuously, and we’re coordinating closely with our local, state, and federal partners.”

The sheriff’s office has issued a silver alert for McCasland. Under New Mexico law, the notifications are used to locate missing people aged 50 or older, “with a clear indication of irreversible deterioration of intellectual faculties,” according to the office. A description included in the alert cited the retired general’s “medical issues” as cause for concerns over his safety, but the sheriff’s office did not provide details about them.

Allen asked residents and businesses to check security camera footage from the area where McCasland went missing and report any relevant information to his office. The office said neighborhood canvassing efforts and interviews have not uncovered evidence of foul play.

Authorities said last week that they had not “given up hope” of locating McCasland despite still not knowing what happened to him.

“It is unlike Neil to be out of touch from his family and friends for this length of time,” the sheriff’s office said on March 6.

McCasland is 5 feet 11 inches tall with white hair and blue eyes, according to the office. Investigators believe he left his home on foot the morning he was last seen, and suggested that he may have been in the Sandia Mountains outside of Albuquerque on Feb. 27 or Feb. 28. They have described him as “an avid outdoorsman” who “is known to often hike, run, and cycle in the Northeast Heights and the Sandia foothills.”

McCasland retired in 2013 after a long career in the Air Force, including serving as the commander for the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and leading the Phillips Research Site at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, CBS affiliate KRQE reported.

After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography. He also earned a doctorate degree in astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the biography.

伊朗最高领袖：不会放弃复仇 继续封锁霍尔木兹海峡

2026年3月12日 22:09 / 联合早报

伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴首次在电视上发表声明，宣布伊朗不会放弃复仇，并且会继续封锁霍尔木兹海峡。

伊朗国家电视台星期四（3月12日）播放了穆杰塔巴的声明。他指出，应继续封闭霍尔木兹海峡（Strait of Hormuz），以此作为向敌人施压的手段。

新华社引述穆杰塔巴说：“我们相信与邻国友好，只针对敌人基地进行打击，将不得不继续这样做。”他建议地区邻国关闭美军基地。

法新社此前报道，穆杰塔巴发表的首份声明内容包括七个部分，他的讲话将提及“革命殉难领袖（阿里·哈梅内伊）、人民、武装部队、行政机构、抵抗阵线以及中东地区各国的角色和职责，以及如何应对敌人”。

穆杰塔巴为哈梅内伊的次子。据知情人士透露，他在美以联合轰炸行动首日，就遭遇足部骨折等轻伤。

Massive emergency oil release fails to stem investor fears as oil tops $100 a barrel

March 12, 2026 / 11:12 AM EDT / CBS News

Stocks slid and oil prices surged above $100 a barrel on Thursday as Iran continued its attacks on U.S allies in the Persian Gulfand ships in the region.

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“Iran’s strategy of sowing economic chaos in the Gulf is working as tankers come under attack and Hormuz stays shuttered, pushing Brent up toward $100,” Wall Street analyst Adam Crisafulli, head of Vital Knowledge, said in a research note.

Oil prices flared despite moves by the Trump administration and the International Energy Agency to inject into global energy markets. The IEA, which includes 32 member countries, announced Wednesday that it would release400 million barrels to shore up global supply, the largest release in the organization’s history.

“The war in the Middle East is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the IEA said in a statement Thursday.

President Trump followed suit on Wednesday night and ordered the release of172 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

However, unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Gulf have continued to stoke investor fears, pushing Brent crude over $100 a barrel early Thursday. As of 11:05 a.m. EDT, Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 9.6% to $100.90, while West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, jumped nearly 10% to $95.89 a barrel, according to FactSet.

Oil analysts said that energy markets are likely to remain volatile until there is meaningful progress in ensuring that ships can travel safely through theStrait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the global market.

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Investors appeared to mostly ignore the emergency oil release, with no end in sight to the conflict in the Middle East. The S&P 500 sank 62 points, or 0.9%, after the opening bell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 532 points, or 1.1%. The Nasdaq Composite declined 1%.

Analysts note that investors tend to look past geopolitical conflicts and focus on market fundamentals. Yet markets could take longer to recalibrate this time, according to Ryan Sweet, chief global economist at Oxford Economics.

“The rebound in financial markets has been quick following past major military conflicts in the Middle East since the 1990s, but this time it could be more gradual,” he said.

Other factors outside of the war in the Middle East were also weighing on investors Thursday, according to Crisafulli, who cited uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs. The Trump administration on Wednesday imposednew tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, following a February ruling by the Supreme Court thatstuck downmany of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Gas prices, which are influenced by the cost of oil, taxes and other seasonal factors, also swung higher on Thursday, hitting $3.60 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s up about 60 cents since before the war started. The cost of oil accounts for roughly 50% of the price of gas, according to industry figures.

Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert at GasBuddy, predicts gas prices are likely to approach $4 a gallon, while diesel, which was $4.86 a gallon as of Thursday, could jump to $5 a gallon.

The “172 million barrel SPR release highlights the degree of the situation, he said in a post on X. “Finite releases still don’t replace the Strait of Hormuz.”

Even with the release of additional oil reserves, the world’s supply of crude remains strained.

Gulf countries have cut total oil production by at least 10 million barrels per day due to limited storage space and capacity to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil supply normally flows,accordingto the IEA. The agency said that without the rapid resumption of shipping, supply losses are expected to increase.

Brent crude prices are also unlikely to fall below $70 to $75 per barrel even if there’s an imminent end to the war in the Middle East, according to TD Securities. Brent settled at $72.87 at barrel on February 27, the day before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

Edited by Alain Sherter and Aimee Picchi

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

特朗普：美国受益于高油价 阻止伊朗拥有核武器为要务

发布时间 / 来源：2026年3月12日 22:30 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普声称，美国受益于高油价。图为3月11日，位于西班牙西北部拉科鲁尼亚的雷普索尔炼油厂的全景。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普指出，阻止伊朗获得核武器对他来说比控制油价更重要。

路透社引述特朗普星期四（3月12日）的话说，油价上涨意味着美国将获得更多利润，但他的首要任务是阻止伊朗拥有核武器。

特朗普在他的“真理社交”（Truth Social）平台上发帖写道：“美国是世界上最大的石油生产国，遥遥领先，所以当油价上涨时，我们赚了很多钱。但是，作为总统，对我来说，更重要、更有意义的事情是阻止一个邪恶的帝国——伊朗——拥有核武器，从而避免它摧毁中东乃至整个世界。”

国际能源署（IEA）在星期四发布的月度报告中称：“中东战争正在造成全球石油市场历史上最大规模的供应干扰。”

伊朗最高领袖：不会放弃复仇 继续封锁霍尔木兹海峡

发布时间 / 来源：2026年3月12日 22:09 / 联合早报

3月12日，在巴格达举行的反美以示威游行中，一名女学生举着伊朗新任最高领袖穆杰塔巴的海报。 （法新社）

伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴首次在电视上发表声明，宣布伊朗不会放弃复仇，并且会继续封锁霍尔木兹海峡。

伊朗国家电视台星期四（3月12日）播放了穆杰塔巴的声明。他指出，应继续封闭霍尔木兹海峡（Strait of Hormuz），以此作为向敌人施压的手段。

新华社引述穆杰塔巴说：“我们相信与邻国友好，只针对敌人基地进行打击，将不得不继续这样做。”他建议地区邻国关闭美军基地。

法新社此前报道，穆杰塔巴发表的首份声明内容包括七个部分，他的讲话将提及“革命殉难领袖（阿里·哈梅内伊）、人民、武装部队、行政机构、抵抗阵线以及中东地区各国的角色和职责，以及如何应对敌人”。

穆杰塔巴为哈梅内伊的次子。据知情人士透露，他在美以联合轰炸行动首日，就遭遇足部骨折等轻伤。

特朗普：美国受益于高油价 阻止伊朗拥有核武器为要务 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月12日 22:30

特朗普：美国受益于高油价 阻止伊朗拥有核武器为要务

美国总统特朗普声称，美国受益于高油价。图为3月11日，位于西班牙西北部拉科鲁尼亚的雷普索尔炼油厂的全景。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普指出，阻止伊朗获得核武器对他来说比控制油价更重要。

路透社引述特朗普星期四（3月12日）的话说，油价上涨意味着美国将获得更多利润，但他的首要任务是阻止伊朗拥有核武器。

特朗普在他的“真理社交”（Truth Social）平台上发帖写道：“美国是世界上最大的石油生产国，遥遥领先，所以当油价上涨时，我们赚了很多钱。但是，作为总统，对我来说，更重要、更有意义的事情是阻止一个邪恶的帝国——伊朗——拥有核武器，从而避免它摧毁中东乃至整个世界。”

国际能源署（IEA）在星期四发布的月度报告中称：“中东战争正在造成全球石油市场历史上最大规模的供应干扰。”

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分析：美伊冲突带来巨大政治代价 特朗普在谋求退场 特朗普：如果油价上涨 那就上涨吧

Gunman opens fire at Old Dominion University, injuring 2 people; suspect killed

Updated on: March 12, 2026 / 12:03 PM EDT / CBS News

A shooter was killed after opening fire Thursday in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, the university said. Two people were injured in the shooting.

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The incident unfolded Thursday morning in Constant Hall, which is part of the College of Business at Old Dominion.

Old Dominion said in an alert that the shooter had been neutralized, without providing further details.

The condition of the two wounded victims is not known.

The university said classes had been suspended for the remainder of the day.

The school said more information would be provided at 12:15 p.m. EDT.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.