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Trump criticizes Spain amid Iran, NATO rift as PM Sanchez faces questions over political motives

2026-04-19T09:27:22-04:00 / Fox News

Spanish journalist says Sanchez’s confrontation with Trump is ‘purely electoral marketing’ to divert from family probes

By Solly Boussidan Fox News

Published April 19, 2026 9:27am EDT

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows crackdown on social media at World Government Summit

The Spanish prime minister says Spain criminally target platform executives, ban social media for children under 16, pursue probes of various platforms, as well as build a European coalition to enforce tougher social media rules. (Credit: Reuters)

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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain has tried to position himself as the European counterweight to President Donald Trump, but his motives are being questioned by critics.

Sanchez, who is hosting a conference of leftist leaders from around the world in Barcelona this weekend, has rejected increasing Madrid’s NATO spending while positioning Spain against the Trump administration on several key policy issues.

More recently, the Spanish politician has taken a belligerent stand against the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime, forbidding the U.S. from using its military bases in Spain to refuel aircraft or prepare for military action. He has decried the campaign as illegal while staying quiet on the regime’s murder of thousands of protesters and its increased drive to produce ballistic missiles and acquire nuclear weapons-grade enriched uranium.

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President Donald Trump during his first term with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a NATO summit meeting in Brussels, Belgium.(Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

A few days after the war began with Iran, Sanchez said, “We are not going to be complicit in something that is bad for the world and is also contrary to our values and interests, just out of fear of reprisals from someone,” Sánchez said, using the slogan “No to the war,” the Associated Press reported.

On Saturday, Trump took aim at Sanchez’s policies in a Truth Social post, asking: “Has anybody looked at how badly the country of Spain is doing. Their financial numbers, despite contributing almost nothing to NATO and their military defense, are absolutely horrendous. Sad to watch!!!”

In March, Trump said he had asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent “to cut off all dealings with Spain.”

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Critics charge that Sanchez, already well known for his fervently anti-Israel views, has increased his public pronouncements to take pressure off him due to a series of corruption scandals involving family members, something he and his supporters have denied.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech to announce that Spain will recognize a Palestinian state in Madrid on May 22, 2024.(Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)

Javier Negre, a conservative Spanish journalist and owner of La Derecha Diario and UHN Plus, told Fox News Digital. “The stance of President Pedro Sánchez against President Donald Trump is neither improvised nor based on convictions. It is purely electoral marketing. He has realized that by confronting the most powerful president in the world and getting Trump to speak about him, he achieves two things: first, he positions himself in the media as the leading figure of the global left and globalism against the new right.”

Negre said Sánchez’s position also “diverts attention from the corruption scandals that have led to investigations involving his wife and his brother and to the imprisonment of people close to him

A Madrid judge formally charged Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, with corruption Monday, creating a political storm for the PM, who’s already embattled due to another corruption case involving his brother.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez attend a speech in Beijing, China, 13 April, 2026.(Andres Martinez Casares/Pool via Reuters)

Gómez’s 39-page indictment follows a two-year investigation charging her with embezzlement, influence peddling in her position at Madrid’s Complutense University, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds to advance her personal interests. She has denied all charges while her husband says the allegations are an attempt by right-wing parties to undermine his coalition.

The charges came as the couple was on a state visit to China last week, during which Sanchez said, “I find it very difficult to find other interlocutors, beyond China, who can resolve this situation in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz,” the Associated Press reported.

The complaint against Gomez was brought forward by anti-corruption group Manos Limpias.

The prime minister’s family scandals also encompass his brother, David Sanchez, who was implicated in a separate influence-peddling scandal for accepting a bespoke job with a regional government in 2017, right after the Spanish leader became the secretary-general of Spain’s Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).

From 2018 to 2024, Sanchez’s government reportedly authorized exports of over €6 million ($7.2 million) in dual technology equipment to Iran. While not a significant sum, the move, critics say, would contravene U.N.-approved sanctions and embargoes against Iran. Leading opposition Spanish politician Santiago Abascal denounced Sanchez in Spain’s Congress, accusing him of selling detonators and explosives to Iran.

Spaniards protesting against Israel in September 2024.(Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Following the accusations, Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court in the Hague against the Spanish PM on Friday, claiming Spain assisted the ayatollah’s regime by transferring tech related to explosives at the tune of around $1.5 million in 2024 and 2025 despite international sanctions against the regime for the support of terrorism.

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In March, Iran’s regime reportedly plastered a thank-you note with a picture of Spain’s Sanchez to a missile fired against Israel, according to footage from Iran-controlled Press TV obtained by the Middle East Media and Research Institute (MEMRI.)

The Spanish leader has also faced criticism for his anti-Israel views and its war in Gaza after the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas carried out the worst attack in the history of the Jewish state, killing 1,195 people and kidnapping 251 nationals and foreigners in 2023.

Sanchez has repeatedly called Israel a genocidal state, downgraded Spain’s diplomatic relations with Jerusalem, imposed a total arms embargo and sanctions on the Jewish state, recognized a Palestinian state, despite wide opposition, and along with Belgium, has received praise from Hamas due to his “clear and bold stance regarding the Gaza war” since the onset of the conflict.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for an EU Summit in Brussels, March 21, 2024.

While still popular among the left, the Spanish politician has seen a steady decline in his popularity over the past few months, with 61% of Spaniards holding an unfavorable view of their prime minister, according to a YouGov poll from March — his lowest approval ratings since assuming office in 2018.

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Fox News Digital reached out to La Moncloa (the Spanish prime minister’s office) and to Spain’s foreign minister with a request for an interview or official comment regarding Sanchez’s diplomatic positions relating to the wars in the Middle East, the alleged sales of technology to Iran, the use by American forces of bases built under NATO in Spanish territory, and relations with the White House.

Spanish authorities told Fox News Digital, “the prime minister was not giving new interviews due to conflicts in his schedule” and that information regarding the prime minister’s positions “could be found in his many public declarations over the past few days.”

Solly Boussidan is an international journalist covering Latin America for Fox News Digital. He has previously covered international affairs, war, finance and travel for several U.S. and international outlets. He is currently based in Brazil.

Who’s winning the redistricting wars? Two lawmakers weigh in.

2026-04-19T15:25:10.753Z / CNN

By Jake Tapper, CNN

Published 11:25 AM EDT, Sun April 19, 2026

Who’s winning the redistricting wars? Two lawmakers weigh in.

Democratic Congressman Ami Bera, Republican Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, and CNN political commentators Brad Todd and Kate Bedingfield discuss Virginia’s redistricting measure and the Pope’s detente with Vice President Vance.

7:16 • Source: CNN

研究：腰围身高比优于BMI 更能预测高血压风险

2026年4月19日 23:31 / 联合早报

研究发现，相比传统身体质量指数（BMI），腰围身高比（WHtR）更有效识别高血压风险，或可作为更实用的早期筛查指标。 （iStock）

研究发现，相比传统身体质量指数（BMI），腰围身高比（WHtR）更有效识别高血压风险，或可作为更实用的早期筛查指标。 （iStock）

传统的肥胖衡量标准——身体质量指数（BMI）——可能在预测高血压时存在局限。一项新研究显示，相比于无法区分肌肉与脂肪的BMI，腰围身高比（WHtR）在识别高血压风险方面表现更突出。

新华社报道，东芬兰大学日前发布新闻公报指出，BMI是体重除以身高平方得出的常用指标，因计算简便，长期被广泛用于肥胖筛查。但BMI无法区分脂肪和肌肉，而肌肉量增加通常有助于降低部分心血管代谢疾病风险。

此前，东芬兰大学研究团队已提出一套新的腰围身高比临界值，用于判断脂肪量是否偏高或过多，这一指标在识别糖尿病前期、2型糖尿病和脂肪肝等风险方面表现较好。

东芬兰大学与美国罗格斯大学的研究人员分析了2021年至2023年间，美国7243名12岁以上人员的数据，这些人员平均年龄为44.8岁。

结果显示，与腰围身高比在0.40至0.50之间、脂肪量正常者相比，腰围身高比在0.50至0.53之间、脂肪量偏高者，出现血压升高的可能性高出50%，患高血压的可能性高出82%；腰围身高比大于0.53、脂肪量过多者，这两项风险分别高出91%和161%。

相比之下，尽管BMI评估的超重和肥胖与血压升高有关，但与高血压并未显示出明显关联。研究人员认为，这可能与BMI无法排除肌肉量等因素有关。

研究人员指出，基于腰围身高比评估脂肪量，是一种简单且易于推广的方法，有助于加强早期筛查，提升对脂肪相关心血管疾病风险的识别能力。

相关研究成果已发表在美国学术期刊《营养学杂志》上。

研究：腰围身高比优于BMI 更能预测高血压风险

2026年4月19日 23:31 / 联合早报

研究发现，相比传统身体质量指数（BMI），腰围身高比（WHtR）更有效识别高血压风险，或可作为更实用的早期筛查指标。 （iStock）

研究发现，相比传统身体质量指数（BMI），腰围身高比（WHtR）更有效识别高血压风险，或可作为更实用的早期筛查指标。 （iStock）

传统的肥胖衡量标准——身体质量指数（BMI）——可能在预测高血压时存在局限。一项新研究显示，相比于无法区分肌肉与脂肪的BMI，腰围身高比（WHtR）在识别高血压风险方面表现更突出。

新华社报道，东芬兰大学日前发布新闻公报指出，BMI是体重除以身高平方得出的常用指标，因计算简便，长期被广泛用于肥胖筛查。但BMI无法区分脂肪和肌肉，而肌肉量增加通常有助于降低部分心血管代谢疾病风险。

此前，东芬兰大学研究团队已提出一套新的腰围身高比临界值，用于判断脂肪量是否偏高或过多，这一指标在识别糖尿病前期、2型糖尿病和脂肪肝等风险方面表现较好。

东芬兰大学与美国罗格斯大学的研究人员分析了2021年至2023年间，美国7243名12岁以上人员的数据，这些人员平均年龄为44.8岁。

结果显示，与腰围身高比在0.40至0.50之间、脂肪量正常者相比，腰围身高比在0.50至0.53之间、脂肪量偏高者，出现血压升高的可能性高出50%，患高血压的可能性高出82%；腰围身高比大于0.53、脂肪量过多者，这两项风险分别高出91%和161%。

相比之下，尽管BMI评估的超重和肥胖与血压升高有关，但与高血压并未显示出明显关联。研究人员认为，这可能与BMI无法排除肌肉量等因素有关。

研究人员指出，基于腰围身高比评估脂肪量，是一种简单且易于推广的方法，有助于加强早期筛查，提升对脂肪相关心血管疾病风险的识别能力。

相关研究成果已发表在美国学术期刊《营养学杂志》上。

Mitch Landrieu for president? The former New Orleans mayor wants to test the 2028 waters

2026-04-19 8:00 AM ET / CNN

By Edward-Isaac Dovere

3 hr ago

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2026, 8:00 AM ET

Joe Biden

Mitch Landrieu on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024.

Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

New Orleans—

Quietly, someone no one had been thinking about as a 2028 contender showed up to a meeting of Democratic activists here and started to incept a presidential campaign – including for himself.

It helped that the meeting was in the city that gave Mitch Landrieu the accent with which he squeezes three soft syllables out of the second word in “New Orleans.”

“You can begin to dream about the America that should be. Because we are not going back to where we were. It’s like when New Orleans got destroyed by Katrina,” he told a gathering of the Young Democrats of America attached to an otherwise ho-hum seasonal meeting of the Democratic National Committee this month.

“We grabbed our past – that was important, that told us who we are,” Landrieu added. “We got rid of the mistakes we made. And we looked forward to a new day where we can make New Orleans the city it should have been if we had gotten it right the first time.”

He was riffing without notes.

“You get to construct a new day, if you win,” he said. “And that is what 2028 and beyond is going to be about.”

More Democrats were with Landrieu that night upstairs at the famous Galatoire’s restaurant in the French Quarter – elected officials, operatives and influencer Carlos Espina, who has 14 million TikTok followers and had keynoted the main DNC meeting earlier that afternoon.

Multiple people in the room who listened to his toast told CNN later they’d been surprised how much it felt like a soft launch.

Senior White House adviser Mitch Landrieu and Grace Landrieu arrive for a White House state dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2023.

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Upward of two dozen Democrats are already writing books, touring potential early primary states or otherwise setting up presidential campaigns-in-waiting. Most are better known than Landrieu. But with few registering as more than a blip in early polls, plenty of less familiar names see an opening to make their case and see if they can catch on.

Walking along the Mississippi River the next afternoon after yet another speech, this time to the DNC executive board, rousing them to be as hard-nosed as necessary to win big in this fall’s midterms, Landrieu bit harder than most when acknowledging that what would be a dark horse presidential run is very much on his mind.

“Whether I’m the president or one of a hundred of my best friends are president, I am at a point in my life where I really feel like the future of the country is at stake,” Landrieu told CNN. “And so, people say, ‘What, are you going to run for president?’ Maybe.”

A native son

In the run-up to the 1976 election, with America was still reeling from Watergate, New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu thought about running for president, seeing a path for an outsider conciliator in a race that ultimately put another southerner, Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter, in the White House. (The way Mitch Landrieu tells the story, it was his grandmother who was most disappointed, saying when Moon Landrieu passed on a campaign, “All the other mother’s sons are running for president, and mine’s not.”)

Mitch Landrieu is one of nine children, a former state lieutenant governor who ran for mayor after Katrina ravaged his hometown and lost before winning four years later.

Last week, as he led a mini-tour of the waterfront he worked to revitalize, Landrieu could point to the ferry system to the city’s west bank with its new terminal, the land he’d swapped with the railroad to build three miles of parks, fountains and walkways, where he could point out how new sewage and water systems, revamped schools and libraries stood in spots that were once under 17 feet of water.

The workers setting up for the French Quarter festival who greeted him with hugs, the many people who called out “Hey Mitch!” or “We need you back,” the man with the candied pecan sampler tray who insisted on a selfie – each moment could have been a scene in a future campaign commercial. So was the way Landrieu did a few seconds of an impromptu soft-shoe after putting a $20 bill into the box of a street performer working with a strip of cardboard and foil on his shoes.

Coming up in and governing this city, where he sang “Ave Maria” in the choir loft in the cathedral on Jackson Square and met his wife while he was playing Che in “Evita” in the theater across the street, has also given what those who know Landrieu say could be a particularly important political advantage.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, who was a Landrieu admirer long before hearing the toast at Galatoire’s and then following him to dance out on Bourbon Street, calls Landrieu “one of the most charismatic people in American politics today.” Lucas compared Landrieu to former Vice President Kamala Harris and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

From left, Mitch Landrieu, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and former US Secretary of Labor Julie Su attend an event on the Biden Administration’s workforce initiative plan at Carver Vocational School on November 13, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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“In a game where it’s still retail, in a game where it’s a whole lot of South Carolina and who’s actually speaking to and relating to the people there in a lot of places, Black politicians for example, he’s got unique strengths that really only Vice President Harris, I assume Gov. Moore, have right now,” Lucas said.

Asked to boil down what he was trying to say, Lucas, who is Black, explained, “He’s a White dude who fits in everywhere.”

New Orleans is still home to a lot of suffering, as the many homeless people dotted between the tourists and musicians along the walk made clear. Here and across the country, Landrieu said, he can feel what he says is hurt that becomes resentment that becomes anger, from too many Americans feeling like the social contract has been broken.

He often tells a story of sitting with a group of older coal miners in West Virginia, summarizing their thoughts: “Y’all needed us to help save the world by creating fuel so that our warships could go save democracy. So we went down to that hole. And we stayed at that hole for 30 years or 40 years. And I sucked all that shit in my lungs. I broke my back,” he said.

“And now, one, you’re going to tell me I’m stupid. Two, you’re going to tell me I’m bad. And three, you’re not going to pay my retirement. And then you’re going to tell me, ‘Listen, no problem. We’re going to teach you how to code.’”

Did he miss his chance already?

Landrieu has been down this road before. Even his biggest boosters acknowledge his last big flirt fizzled, when a 2020 Democratic primary run was planned to segue from the national tour for his 2018 book, “In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History,” based off his searing 2017 speech explaining his decision to take down four Confederate monuments.

He told allies around that time that he wouldn’t run if Joe Biden entered the field. Ultimately, Biden ran and Landrieu didn’t.

Now, Landrieu thinks, his Katrina experience could fit into a moment different from the same time in than President Donald Trump’s first term, when many Democrats were thinking that the Republican would be a blip. He also isn’t sure that other Democrats have the same interest in building a coalition of Trump supporters and other voters that may have left their party.

After Biden won, he brought Landrieu into the administration to manage the implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and then to be a co-chair of the re-election campaign.

Then Landrieu passed when some urged him to run for DNC chair himself after the 2024 election, thinking he’d be the right person to speak for the Democrats as they tried to rebuild.

Mitch Landrieu, Democratic National Convention Committee Co-Chair, speaks on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

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At the Young Democrats gathering, an aide set up an iPhone on a tripod to record Landrieu’s speech. But he hasn’t taken any of the real preliminary steps toward putting together a prospective operation, staff, fundraising base or framework that would be necessary to turn an interest into a campaign.

These days, a believe-it-when-they-see-it tone quickly creeps into his boosters’ voices as they talk through their conversations with him, but also a wistfulness as they can’t help but dream about what might happen if he went forward with a campaign.

Landrieu is now 65. He acknowledged what several people close to him told CNN about his thinking: If he’s going to run for president, this is probably the last chance.

He points admiringly to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who became a phenomenon not because of name recognition or money in the bank, but a compelling vision told via cheap and viral online videos.

As for those who’ve been making moves that could give them head starts, Landrieu noted, “they’re all good. I would just say that it’s really hard to be the front-runner over three years.”

“And on top of that,” he adds, somewhat downplaying what people thought of Trump and Biden’s initial prospects, “the last two presidents we’ve had have been people that nobody ever thought was going to be president when it all started.”

US President Joe Biden joins members of his National Infrastructure Advisory Council, including Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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特朗普称美伊周二再谈判 德黑兰未决定是否参加

2026年4月19日 23:56 / 联合早报

据伊朗媒体报道，伊朗尚未决定是否派团参加在巴基斯坦举行的第二轮美伊谈判。图为悬挂在德黑兰街头的已故伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊的海报。 （法新社）

（华盛顿/德黑兰综合电）美国总统特朗普说，美国将在周二与伊朗举行第二轮谈判。尽管双方互指封锁霍尔木兹海峡违反停火协议，并表明已准备好恢复战斗，但特朗普坚称两国将能达成协议。美国官员警告，如果谈判无法取得突破，战火可能在未来几天内重燃。

特朗普星期天（4月19日）在社交媒体上发文说，美方代表团周一（20日）晚将抵达巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡参加谈判。他称：“我们提出非常公平且合理的协议，希望他们会接受，因为如果不接受，美国将摧毁伊朗的每一个发电厂和每一座桥梁。不再有好好先生了。”

特朗普过后告诉《纽约邮报》，他的特使威特科夫周一（20日）晚将飞抵伊斯兰堡。谈判定于周二（21日）举行，并可能会持续至周三（22日），特朗普的女婿库什纳也将参与。

特朗普说，在第一轮谈判中率领美方代表团的副总统万斯，因安全原因将缺席。但白宫官员过后说，万斯也会前往伊斯兰堡谈判。

据伊朗半官方通讯社塔斯尼姆（Tasnim）报道，德黑兰尚未决定是否派遣谈判代表团。报道称，只要美国继续实施海上封锁，伊朗就不会参与谈判。

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）则引述伊朗消息人士报道，伊朗代表团周二将抵达巴基斯坦。和上一轮谈判一样，伊方代表料包括外长阿拉格齐与议长卡利巴夫。

伊朗若不签署协议 特朗普威胁炸毁全国

特朗普同日接受福克斯新闻采访时称，伊朗已同意协议的大部分内容。他强调，这是伊朗的最后一次机会，“如果不签署协议，整个国家将被炸毁”。

美国新闻网站Axios引述美国官员报道，特朗普周六（18日）在白宫战情室召开会议，讨论霍尔木兹海峡局势，以及与伊朗谈判的事宜。一名美国高级官员说，如果美伊谈判无法取得突破，战争可能在未来几天内重新爆发。

伊朗外长阿拉格齐周五（17日）宣布，在以色列与黎巴嫩停火期间，伊朗将开放霍尔木兹海峡，让所有商船通行。但特朗普过后表明，将继续对伊朗港口实施海上封锁。伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队随即于周六再度封锁海峡，并警告任何接近霍尔木兹海峡的船只都将被视为攻击目标。

周六至少有两艘船通报，在接近霍尔木兹海峡时遭到炮击。塔斯尼姆通讯社报道，伊朗武装部队星期天又向两艘油轮发出警告，阻止它们通过海峡。

特朗普星期天称伊朗在海峡附近向船只开火，完全违反了停火协议，并指伊朗的做法适得其反。他写道：“伊朗最近宣布关闭霍尔木兹海峡，这很奇怪，因为我们的封锁行动已经关闭了这条海峡。他们帮了我们却不自知，关闭海峡让他们每日损失5亿美元！美国没有任何损失。”

伊朗：因美以侵略 海峡不会再无条件通航

伊朗外交部发言人星期天称，在美国和以色列的侵略将美国军事力量带入海峡周边那一刻，霍尔木兹海峡的无条件通行便已成为历史。

发言人说，伊朗是霍尔木兹海峡沿岸国，现行国际法没有任何条款禁止伊朗采取必要措施，阻止海峡被用于对德黑兰发动军事侵略。

伊朗谈判代表卡利巴夫周六则说，霍尔木兹海峡无法正常通行，原因在于黎巴嫩停火尚未全面落实。他称，美伊谈判已取得初步进展，但一些根本问题仍悬而未决，距离最终协议仍有很大差距。

伊朗坚持不会在核心问题上让步

卡利巴夫强调，伊朗不会在核心问题上让步，而实现地区全面停火是伊朗参与谈判的关键条件之一。他称，伊朗已做好外交与军事对抗的两手准备。

伊朗陆军总司令哈塔米星期天誓言，继续捍卫伊朗“在陆地、空中和海上的独立、领土完整与安全”。他说：“我们的部队将战斗到最后一刻，我们的手指扣在扳机上，随时准备迎战并做出牺牲。”

尽管如此，特朗普仍对达成协议的前景表示乐观。美国广播公司新闻网（ABC News）记者卡尔星期天在X平台上说，特朗普告诉他：“不管是好好商量或来硬的，协议都会达成。”

特朗普称美伊周二再谈判 德黑兰未决定是否参加

2026年4月19日 23:56 / 联合早报

据伊朗媒体报道，伊朗尚未决定是否派团参加在巴基斯坦举行的第二轮美伊谈判。图为悬挂在德黑兰街头的已故伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊的海报。 （法新社）

（华盛顿/德黑兰综合电）美国总统特朗普说，美国将在周二与伊朗举行第二轮谈判。尽管双方互指封锁霍尔木兹海峡违反停火协议，并表明已准备好恢复战斗，但特朗普坚称两国将能达成协议。美国官员警告，如果谈判无法取得突破，战火可能在未来几天内重燃。

特朗普星期天（4月19日）在社交媒体上发文说，美方代表团周一（20日）晚将抵达巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡参加谈判。他称：“我们提出非常公平且合理的协议，希望他们会接受，因为如果不接受，美国将摧毁伊朗的每一个发电厂和每一座桥梁。不再有好好先生了。”

特朗普过后告诉《纽约邮报》，他的特使威特科夫周一（20日）晚将飞抵伊斯兰堡。谈判定于周二（21日）举行，并可能会持续至周三（22日），特朗普的女婿库什纳也将参与。

特朗普说，在第一轮谈判中率领美方代表团的副总统万斯，因安全原因将缺席。但白宫官员过后说，万斯也会前往伊斯兰堡谈判。

据伊朗半官方通讯社塔斯尼姆（Tasnim）报道，德黑兰尚未决定是否派遣谈判代表团。报道称，只要美国继续实施海上封锁，伊朗就不会参与谈判。

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）则引述伊朗消息人士报道，伊朗代表团周二将抵达巴基斯坦。和上一轮谈判一样，伊方代表料包括外长阿拉格齐与议长卡利巴夫。

伊朗若不签署协议 特朗普威胁炸毁全国

特朗普同日接受福克斯新闻采访时称，伊朗已同意协议的大部分内容。他强调，这是伊朗的最后一次机会，“如果不签署协议，整个国家将被炸毁”。

美国新闻网站Axios引述美国官员报道，特朗普周六（18日）在白宫战情室召开会议，讨论霍尔木兹海峡局势，以及与伊朗谈判的事宜。一名美国高级官员说，如果美伊谈判无法取得突破，战争可能在未来几天内重新爆发。

伊朗外长阿拉格齐周五（17日）宣布，在以色列与黎巴嫩停火期间，伊朗将开放霍尔木兹海峡，让所有商船通行。但特朗普过后表明，将继续对伊朗港口实施海上封锁。伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队随即于周六再度封锁海峡，并警告任何接近霍尔木兹海峡的船只都将被视为攻击目标。

周六至少有两艘船通报，在接近霍尔木兹海峡时遭到炮击。塔斯尼姆通讯社报道，伊朗武装部队星期天又向两艘油轮发出警告，阻止它们通过海峡。

特朗普星期天称伊朗在海峡附近向船只开火，完全违反了停火协议，并指伊朗的做法适得其反。他写道：“伊朗最近宣布关闭霍尔木兹海峡，这很奇怪，因为我们的封锁行动已经关闭了这条海峡。他们帮了我们却不自知，关闭海峡让他们每日损失5亿美元！美国没有任何损失。”

伊朗：因美以侵略 海峡不会再无条件通航

伊朗外交部发言人星期天称，在美国和以色列的侵略将美国军事力量带入海峡周边那一刻，霍尔木兹海峡的无条件通行便已成为历史。

发言人说，伊朗是霍尔木兹海峡沿岸国，现行国际法没有任何条款禁止伊朗采取必要措施，阻止海峡被用于对德黑兰发动军事侵略。

伊朗谈判代表卡利巴夫周六则说，霍尔木兹海峡无法正常通行，原因在于黎巴嫩停火尚未全面落实。他称，美伊谈判已取得初步进展，但一些根本问题仍悬而未决，距离最终协议仍有很大差距。

伊朗坚持不会在核心问题上让步

卡利巴夫强调，伊朗不会在核心问题上让步，而实现地区全面停火是伊朗参与谈判的关键条件之一。他称，伊朗已做好外交与军事对抗的两手准备。

伊朗陆军总司令哈塔米星期天誓言，继续捍卫伊朗“在陆地、空中和海上的独立、领土完整与安全”。他说：“我们的部队将战斗到最后一刻，我们的手指扣在扳机上，随时准备迎战并做出牺牲。”

尽管如此，特朗普仍对达成协议的前景表示乐观。美国广播公司新闻网（ABC News）记者卡尔星期天在X平台上说，特朗普告诉他：“不管是好好商量或来硬的，协议都会达成。”

盛港轻轨西环改为单向行驶首日 部分乘客反映绕远路不方便

2026年4月19日 18:40 / 联合早报

暂停列车服务的盛港轻轨西环轨道已以黄色围栏封锁，列车集中在另一侧的月台运行，约每两分钟一趟。服务调整首日，不少工作人员手持指示牌，并为不熟悉安排的乘客解答疑问。 （周国威摄）

配合盛港—榜鹅轻轨扩建工程，盛港轻轨西环星期天（4月19日）起改为单向行驶。整体运作首日大致顺畅，多数乘客已提前调整行程，但部分未受接驳巴士覆盖的地区居民，反映出行不便。

从4月19日至10月18日，盛港轻轨西环改为单向运作，从盛港站往振林站（Cheng Lim）方向的内环列车服务暂停，乘客须改搭西外环往仁宗（Renjong）方向的列车绕行。

记者星期天上午约9时在盛港轻轨站观察到，暂停服务的轨道以黄色围栏封锁，列车集中在另一侧月台运行，约每两分钟一趟。不少工作人员手持指示牌，并为不熟悉安排的乘客解答疑问。

受访乘客普遍知晓调整安排。48岁的医护人员卓丽云说，虽然早前得知会有服务调整，但未留意具体日期，星期天上午在盛港站等车时看到乘客集中在同一侧，才意识到安排已生效。

据她观察，乘客人数明显比平时多。“车程也确实变麻烦了，从盛港站到母亲住家附近的农道站平时只须搭两站，现在得绕一大圈。”

住在同港站附近的刘有福（63岁，服务业）则指出，原本只两站的车程如今须搭七站，乘车时间多10至15分钟。“不过我多在周末才搭轻轨，只要不赶时间影响不大。最重要的是能上车，我注意到列车有时候会比较拥挤。”

为提升载客能力，在内环服务暂停期间，西外环服务都以双车厢轻轨列车运行。陆路交通管理局也在平日早晚尖峰时段安排接驳巴士服务，运行时间为清晨6时至上午10时，以及傍晚5时30分至晚上9时30分，约每三至五分钟一趟，车资与轻轨相同。

部分路段未设接驳巴士 居民盼提供载客服务

不过，有乘客指出接驳安排仍有不足。一名在兀兰上班、不愿具名的受访者说，他平时清晨5时多搭首班轻轨，但接驳巴士要到6时才开始运作。“就算更早出门，也没有巴士可以搭，现在还在为怎么准时上班烦恼。”

此外，丹甘站（Thanggam）与芬薇站（Fernvale）之间不在接驳巴士服务范围，居民出行不便。

38岁的金融业者玛雅说，不少居民平时会搭轻轨到仅一站之隔的芬薇站的利达广场（Seletar Mall）用餐或办事。“现在轻轨不通，我们要么搭反方向列车绕一大圈，要么在大太阳下步行过去，两种都不理想，希望能提供接驳巴士，最好周末也有。”

记者实地走访发现，从丹甘站步行至芬薇站约需10分钟，途中需穿越数个路口，在炎热或雨天时较为不便。轻轨站工作人员受询时指出，已接获一些居民的反馈，将转交有关当局跟进。

邵澜鑫（40岁，美容业）星期天上午和家人到丹甘站附近的教堂，之后只能步行至利达广场。她指出，公共巴士服务原本就较有限，如今轻轨暂停又没有接驳车覆盖，出行难免受影响。“这里有不少新落成的预购组屋，我们之前也向基层反映，希望能增加巴士服务。”

不过她也说，除上述路段外，其余受影响轻轨站大多有接驳巴士覆盖，加上当局早在一个多月前已通知服务调整，让居民有时间提前规划行程。“上周已经看到接驳巴士开始运行，基本上每两三分钟一趟，不必等太久。”

梅西美职联双响送新帅首胜 比赛上座率联赛第二

2026年4月19日 18:55 / 联合早报

梅西在比赛结束后，向球场内的观众挥手。 （法新社）

（丹佛法新电）阿根廷球星梅西（Messi）新加坡时间星期天（4月19日）清晨梅开二度，在丹佛为自己的“足球父亲”、迈阿密国际（Inter Miami）临时主帅霍约斯（Hoyos）送上一场首胜，带领球队3比2在美国职业足球大联盟打败击败科罗拉多急流（Colorado Rapids）。

主队科罗拉多为了应付庞大的观赛需求，将这场比赛从他们原本的主场移师到平常用来主办美式足球比赛的丹佛里高Empower球场举行，结果共有多达7万5824名球迷前来观赛，成为美职联历来第二多观众的比赛。

比赛一度朝着主队有利的方向发展，迈阿密国际在2比0领先的情况下被科罗拉多急流顽强追平，场面气势也一度倒向主队。

但在上半场已经通过罚球破门的梅西在比赛第79分钟带球杀入禁区，从两名防守球员之间的缝隙围堵下，用标志性的左脚将球送入球门死角，为迈阿密再度取得领先。

尽管梅西的队友布赖特（Bright）在第87分钟因抗议队友塞戈维亚（Segovia）被出示黄牌时，对裁判使用辱骂性语言而被直接罚下，但迈阿密最后仍然全取三分，让霍约斯在上任首秀收获胜利。

霍约斯：我们拥有史上最伟大球员

和梅西同样来自阿根廷的霍约斯本来是迈阿密国际体育总监，不过在马斯凯拉诺（Mascherano）本周突然因个人原因离任后，他临危接手球队。

对梅西早期在巴塞罗那（Barcelona）的发展起了关键作用的霍约斯，赛后大赞梅西说：“我们拥有史上最伟大的球员，他能在瞬间改变一场比赛的走向。

“这延续了我们之前的工作和球队取得的进步——别忘了，这支球队（迈阿密）是现任美职联总冠军，我们是一支稳固的团队。

“看看迈阿密国际如今所激发的能量——为了容纳这一切，他们不得不搬到更大的球场比赛。再对比我们一直以来试图保持的那种安静、谦逊的做事方式，这种反差很明显。”

迈阿密国际在取得这场胜利后，在八轮积15分，升上美职联东部积分榜第二，落后领跑的纳什维尔（Nashville）四分。

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