博客

Trump’s Homeland nominee testifies before Senate panel with immigration under spotlight | Reuters

By Ted Hesson
March 18, 2026 10:04 AM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

节点运行失败

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), tapped by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, gets into his car as he departs the U.S. Capitol after a vote in the U.S. Senate on funding for DHS, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

• Summary

• Mullin supports Trump’s hardline immigration policies
• Democrats block DHS funding over immigration tactics
• Mullin’s investments and past business practices could face scrutiny

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – Markwayne Mullin, nominated to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will testify on Wednesday at a Senate confirmation hearing where immigration enforcement, government ​spending and national security are expected to be at the forefront.

Mullin, a Republican U.S. senator from Oklahoma, has been a reliable ‌backer of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies. He will likely face scrutiny from Democrats, who have blocked federal funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security since mid-February as they demand Trump scale back immigration tactics.

The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of the Iran war. Sign up here.

Advertisement · Scroll to continue

Report Ad

Trump, a Republican, launched an aggressive campaign to deport immigration offenders after taking office in 2025. While the effort has portrayed ​immigrants as dangerous criminals, many of those arrested have had no criminal record, including children and families.

Under Noem’s leadership, the Trump administration surged ​federal agents into U.S. cities last year to make immigration arrests, with major operations in Los Angeles and Chicago. ⁠Masked agents tackled day laborers in parking lots and tear-gassed neighborhoods as residents tried to document their actions. The officers’ militaristic tactics led to ​legal challenges and public criticism.

Advertisement · Scroll to continue

After federal immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January, the Trump administration shifted its tone and ​said it would take a more targeted approach. Despite the statements, Democrats have refused to approve funding for DHS until the Trump administration makes changes to immigration enforcement, leaving the department in a partial shutdown since mid-February.

Amid mounting criticism from Republican lawmakers over the immigration crackdown and Noem’s handling of DHS, Trump fired her earlier this month and ​announced he would nominate Mullin, a businessman who spent a decade in the U.S. House of Representatives before his election to the Senate for ​a term beginning in 2023.

BUSINESS BACKGROUND, STOCK TRADES

The quickly assembled confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee could offer Mullin a chance ‌to show ⁠how he would approach the job and to address lawmakers’ concerns over Noem’s management of the department.

In prepared remarks shared with Reuters, Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, the committee’s top Democrat, criticized Noem for saying the U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis had committed acts of domestic terrorism, rather than calling for an investigation.

“It’s not the role of the secretary to be a cable news commentator in the wake of a crisis,” Peters said.

Mullin, who once ran ​a family plumbing business, is one ​of the wealthiest members of ⁠the Senate. A 2024 financial disclosure form showed he had between $29 million and $97 million in assets. In recent years, he has traded millions of dollars in stocks, according to websites tracking trading among lawmakers.

A spokesperson for Mullin ​said he uses an independent firm to manage his stock portfolio in compliance with federal law.

During his ​2012 campaign for the ⁠U.S. House of Representatives, Mullin faced criticism from a Democratic opponent related to hiring a convicted felon who had access to firearms at his plumbing business. The opponent also said the business did not use E-Verify, a federal system that verifies an employee’s lawful immigration status.

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said ⁠this week that ​there was “no indication Mullin did anything inappropriate” related to the felon and that “none of ​his businesses ever employed workers without legal status.”

As a member of the Cherokee Nation, Mullin was only the fourth Native American to become a senator at the time of his election ​win.

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) on Wednesday.

Reporting by Ted Hesson; Additional reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Edmund Klamann

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

• Suggested Topics:
• United States
• Immigration
• Public Policy

中共重庆市委举行专题学习会 市长胡衡华缺席

2026-03-18T11:33:11.000Z / 联合早报

中共重庆市委理论学习中心组（扩大）星期三（3月18日）举行专题学习会，重庆市委书记袁家军主持并讲话。 （重庆政府网站）

中共重庆市委理论学习中心组（扩大）举行专题学习会，重庆市委书记袁家军主持并讲话，市委副书记、市长胡衡华缺席会议。

据《重庆日报》报道，重庆市委理论学习中心组（扩大）星期三（3月18日）举行专题学习会。袁家军主持会议并讲话。王炯、程丽华，陈新武，市委理论学习中心组其他成员，有关市级领导出席。部分与会者作了发言。

重庆市长胡衡华的名字，没有按惯例出现在官方通稿中。星期三晚的重庆电视台《重庆新闻联播》节目画面显示，胡衡华缺席这场会议。

重庆市委此前的多次理论学习中心组（扩大）专题学习会，胡衡华都有参加。

此前，重庆市委人才工作领导小组会议在星期一（3月16日）召开。袁家军出席会议并讲话，胡衡华主持会议。

袁家军在星期三的学习会上说，领导干部作为“关键少数”，是树立和践行正确政绩观的引领者、示范者、推动者。市委常委及各级各部门“一把手”要以身作则，以更高标准、更严要求、更实举措抓好学习教育，坚持原原本本、全面系统学习中共总书记习近平关于树立和践行正确政绩观的论述，实实在在查找突出问题，深入开展整改整治，注重学习教育成果转化，引领带动全市广大党员、干部自觉树立和践行正确政绩观，以现代化新重庆建设的实干实绩实效坚定拥护“两个确立”、坚决做到“两个维护”。

US senators to grill Trump intelligence team, weeks into Iran war

March 18, 2026 10:08 AM UTC / Reuters

By Patricia Zengerle

节点运行失败

The sun sets on the U.S. Capitol building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

• Summary

• Annual hearing on global threats likely to focus on Iran
• Lawmakers from both parties have asked for more information
• Hearing comes after intelligence official quit, citing war
• Republicans back Trump, Democrats call conflict a ‘war of choice’

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – U.S. senators get a chance on Wednesday to question top aides to ​President Donald Trump in public about national security nearly three weeks into the Iran war as the Senate intelligence committee holds its ‌annual hearing on worldwide threats to the United States.

The hearing is likely to focus on the Middle East conflict that began on February 28, as lawmakers – including some of Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats – have said they want more information about a war that has killed thousands of people, disrupted the lives of millions and shaken energy ​and stock markets.

Jumpstart your morning with the latest legal news delivered straight to your inbox from The Daily Docket newsletter. Sign up here.

Advertisement · Scroll to continue

Democrats in particular have complained that the administration has not kept Congress adequately informed about a conflict that has cost ​U.S. taxpayers billions, and demanded public testimony rather than the classified briefings held in the past two weeks.

The testimony ⁠from officials including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe is also likely to touch on the shock announcement on Tuesday ​that a top aide to Gabbard had resigned, citing the war.

Joe Kent, who headed the National Counterterrorism Center, is the first senior official in Trump’s administration ​to resign over the conflict.

Advertisement · Scroll to continue

The Office of the DNI oversees the counterterrorism center and Kent is close with Gabbard, who has kept a low profile since the Iran war began.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due ​to pressure from Israel and its powerful lobby,” Kent wrote in a letter posted to social media.

The White House rejected Kent’s assertion, saying his letter ​included “false claims.”

REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS DIFFER

Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who chairs the committee, said on Tuesday that the military campaign had been “extraordinarily successful” and it would take time to ‌achieve the ⁠administration’s goals for Iran, but he was confident the U.S. would do so.

“In the end, we will have defanged the Iranian regime, their missile forces, their drones, their missile launchers, their manufacturing capability will be ended. Their nuclear program will once again be pulverized,” Cotton said.

Cotton said he felt the campaign was carefully planned, a contrast with Democrats and other critics who have said Trump did not seem to have planned for actions like Iran closing the ​Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy ​shipping lane.

Questions have swirled around what ⁠Trump was told before he decided to join with Israel in striking Iran.

Sources familiar with U.S. intelligence reports have said Trump was warned, for example, that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against U.S. Gulf allies despite his claims on ​Monday that Tehran’s reaction came as a surprise.

Trump’s assertion followed other administration claims that have not been backed ​by U.S. intelligence ⁠reporting, such as that Iran would soon have a missile capable of hitting the U.S. homeland and that it would need two to four weeks to make a nuclear bomb.

Trump was also briefed ahead of the operation that Tehran would likely seek to close the Strait of Hormuz, according to two other sources familiar ⁠with the ​matter.

Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the committee’s Democratic vice chairman, called the conflict a war ​of choice.

“There was no imminent threat to the United States, and I don’t believe there was even an imminent threat to Israel from Iran,” he said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on ​Sunday.

The House of Representatives intelligence committee is due to hold its worldwide threats hearing on Thursday.

Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Don Durfee and Cynthia Osterman

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

部分用户反映网络有问题 新电信称“短暂拥塞”非故障

更新/2026年3月18日 19:55
发布/2026年3月18日 19:55

网络状况监测站Downdetector数据显示，星期三下午5时23分起，陆续有用户通报新电信手机服务出现问题。截至傍晚6时38分，通报已达504起。 （档案照片）

继连续两天发生故障后，新电信移动通信服务星期三（3月18日）疑再出现状况，部分用户反映网络服务中断。新电信回应称，网络一度短暂拥塞，现已恢复，并强调未出现故障。

网络状况监测站Downdetector数据显示，星期三下午5时23分起，陆续有用户通报新电信手机服务出现问题。截至傍晚6时38分，通报已达504起。

多名新电信及旗下GOMO用户，也在公司星期二（17日）发布的脸书贴文下留言，指手机无法连接网络，也无法拨打电话。

目前，尚不清楚受影响的用户人数，也不清楚这次异常是否与过去两天的故障有关。

新电信受询时澄清，公司注意到网络连接一度出现短暂拥塞，问题已解决，并强调网络服务并未出现故障。“我们感谢用户的理解。”

新电信移动通信服务星期一（16日）上午约10时30分发生大规模故障，用户无法上网或拨电，相关通报一度超过5600起。这起持续超过八小时的事故，也影响电子付款及私召车等服务。

公司星期二（17日）上午11时30分再通报，有少数用户网络连接出现问题，至下午5时零8分恢复正常。

以色列称伊朗情报部长身亡 授军方“暗杀特权” | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月18日 19:09

以色列国防部长卡茨证实，伊朗情报部长哈提卜（中）已在行动中身亡。图为哈提卜于2024年8月在德黑兰出席议会会议的照片，右二为伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬。 （法新社）

以色列国防部长卡茨证实，伊朗情报部长哈提卜（中）已在行动中身亡。图为哈提卜于2024年8月在德黑兰出席议会会议的照片，右二为伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬。 （法新社）

以色列国防部长卡茨说，伊朗情报部长伊斯梅尔·哈提卜（Esmail Khatib）身亡。

卡茨星期三（3月18日）说，他与以色列总理内坦亚胡共同决定，授权军队无需获得批准即可暗杀任何伊朗官员。

伊朗方面尚未证实哈提卜据报死亡的消息。

比赛具政治象征 委内瑞拉胜美国首称霸世界棒球经典赛

发布时间 / 来源

委内瑞拉在夺冠过程中曾淘汰三届冠军日本，如今又让美国连续两届在决赛败北，无缘世界棒球经典赛冠军。 （法新社）

（迈阿密法新电）委内瑞拉在新加坡时间星期三（3月18日）在迈阿密以3比2打败美国，首次夺得世界棒球经典赛冠军。这场充满政治象征意味的紧张决赛，引发了委内瑞拉全国的自豪与狂欢。

尤赫尼奥·苏亚雷斯（Eugenio Suarez）在九局上半击出致胜安打，帮助委内瑞拉战胜被誉为拥有星光熠熠“梦之队”的美国阵容，锁定历史性胜利。

在经历多年经济困境，且在早前美国通过军事行动抓捕总统马杜罗之后，委内瑞拉民众走上加拉加斯街头，尽情庆祝这场来之不易的荣耀。

球迷赫拉多·奥利维拉说：“在委内瑞拉，我们不想要仇恨。我们已经在球场上向他们证明，我们不只是一个有骨气的主权国家。”

委内瑞拉民众上街庆祝胜利。（路透社）

在这场比赛中，大批委内瑞拉球迷在赛前介绍阵容时对美国报以嘘声。美国在大部分时间处于落后局面，第八局布莱斯·哈珀（Bryce Harper）轰出追平比分的两分本垒打，一度让美国看似重新回到比赛。然而在第九局，美国中继投手加勒特·惠特洛克（Garrett Whitlock）状态不稳，被委内瑞拉抓住机会再度反超，最终无力回天。

苏亚雷斯赛后说：“我能说什么呢？太不可思议了，没人看好委内瑞拉，但今天我们拿下了冠军。这是整个委内瑞拉的庆典。”

美国总统特朗普在本届赛事中多次“搅局”。他在星期二（17日）一边祝贺委内瑞拉打进决赛，一边暗示委内瑞拉可以成为美国“第51个州”。在美国落败后，他又在Truth Social 上发贴文高呼：“州地位！！！总统 DJT（特朗普全名缩写）。”

与此同时，接替马杜罗的委内瑞拉代理领导人罗德里格斯宣布，星期三为“全国欢庆日”。她在X上写道：“这场胜利是定义我们委内瑞拉人热情、天赋与团结的胜利。这一成就将永远铭刻在我们国家的心中。委内瑞拉万岁！”

伊朗持续施压波斯湾 伊拉克与沙特连遭空袭

发布/2026年3月18日 16:16

位于伊拉克埃尔比勒的拉纳兹（Lanaz）炼油厂，3月14日遭到无人机袭击后冒出熊熊火光。 （路透社）

伊拉克北部的埃尔比勒以及沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得，星期三分别传出爆炸及无人机袭击，显示区域紧张局势持续升级。

法新社报道，埃尔比勒（Erbil）星期三（3月18日）传出至少四次剧烈爆炸声。目击者称，在市郊看到投射物在空中被拦截。

埃尔比勒不仅是库尔德自治区的首府，还设有大型美国领事馆区，这里的机场也驻扎着美国领导的国际联军部队。目前尚不清楚具体的袭击目标及伤亡情况。

在南部的沙特阿拉伯，局势同样紧张。沙特国防部在社交媒体平台X发文证实，军方周三击落了两架试图接近首都利雅得“外交区”的无人机。

沙特当局指出，伊朗正加大对海湾地区的攻击力度。

在此次拦截行动前，沙特已在东部省上空击落多架无人机，并在利雅得东南部、驻有美军的苏丹王子空军基地（Prince Sultan Air Base）附近拦截了一枚弹道导弹。

Iran war fuels tensions in US Democratic primary races

March 18, 2026 10:02 AM UTC / Reuters

By Tim Reid

节点运行失败

Item 1 of 8 Melat Kiros, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, meets with members of Washington, D.C.’s Ethiopian diaspora during an event at Punch Bowl Social in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

[1/8]Melat Kiros, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, meets with members of Washington, D.C.’s Ethiopian diaspora during an event at Punch Bowl Social in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

• Summary
• Companies

• Iran war becomes contentious issue in some Democratic primaries
• Debate reveals deeper divisions inside the party over its future direction
• Friction may intensify between progressives and moderates as party seeks a 2028 presidential candidate

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – The Iran war is influencing Democratic primaries ahead of November’s midterm elections, with progressives faulting moderate rivals for not opposing President Donald Trump’s bombing campaign strongly enough and for what they call overly close ties with defense contractors and Israel.

The tensions are emerging in Democratic primaries for Senate and House seats in Michigan, Colorado, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina, a Reuters review shows. At least half ​a dozen progressives are challenging establishment-backed or moderate rivals, arguing that donations to their opponents from defense contractors and pro-Israel groups undercut their opposition to the war.

The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of the Iran war. Sign up here.

Advertisement · Scroll to continue

Report Ad

These primary battles highlight a broader struggle inside the party over its future as it tries to ‌rebuild after election losses in 2024 and starts to consider potential candidates for the 2028 presidential election.

For progressives, the U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran has sparked anew longstanding demands to end American-led wars and curb the influence of defense industry and billionaire donors, while shifting attention to economic fairness and equal rights at home.

Progressives have seized on the Iran war in speeches, media interviews, TV ads and fundraising appeals, accusing some of their opponents of taking donations from defense contractors and from groups affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the powerful pro-Israel political lobbying group.

Advertisement · Scroll to continue

“It’s difficult to trust politicians who take money from weapons manufacturers and AIPAC, all of whom are for this war, and for those politicians to ​then stand up and say they against the war,” said Abdul El-Sayed, who is a Democratic primary candidate for a Senate seat in Michigan.

Candidates like El-Sayed say it’s not enough to oppose the Iran war – Democrats must back that rhetoric by refusing such donations. Their ​more moderate opponents have sharply rebutted the attacks, saying they have been quick to oppose the Iran war and that progressives are manufacturing a conflict for electoral gain.

While Democratic lawmakers in Congress have largely unified against a ⁠war that is unpopular with most Americans, the primary-season disputes underscore how the party risks squandering a potential political advantage at a time when Republicans are heading into the midterms facing significant political headwinds.

FIGHT LOOMING IN 2028

The main point of friction is whether the party should be appealing more to ​swing voters or focus on energizing its core supporters. These internal cross-currents, about ideology but also tactics, have been swirling for many election cycles.

The tensions are not just over foreign policy, but how boldly to pursue economic reforms and how closely the party should align itself with corporate America.

“The day after ​the midterms are over in November these tensions will burst forth,” said Bill Galston, a veteran Democratic strategist.

In a North Carolina Democratic House primary this month, Nida Allam, a county commissioner, issued an ad focused on the Iran war and her opponent, Democratic incumbent Valerie Foushee.

A central part of Allam’s campaign focused on the fact that in this election cycle, Federal Election Commission filings show Foushee’s campaign took $3,000 each from political committees controlled by two weapons manufacturers, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

When Foushee ran for Congress in 2022, AIPAC’s political action committee spent over $2 million in support of her campaign, according to FEC filings, although she said she would forgo AIPAC-linked assistance this cycle.

“I will never ​take a dime from defense contractors or the pro-Israel lobby,” Allam said in her ad. “I have opposed these forever wars my entire career.”

Foushee narrowly won the March 3 primary by one percentage point and is likely to win re-election in November. But Allam’s attack over Iran was part of an ​opening salvo in the party’s internal fight heading into 2028, Galston said.

“Trump’s senseless war in Iran puts civilians abroad and our servicemembers at risk,” Foushee said in a statement to Reuters. “Americans are tired of sending taxpayer money abroad for endless wars while the cost of groceries, healthcare, and housing continues to rise here at home.”

Progressive ‌challengers also say ⁠their opponents have voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget, rather than backed failed congressional efforts to siphon money away from the Defense Department and towards domestic programs.

In Colorado’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, Julie Gonzales, 43, a state senator, is challenging incumbent John Hickenlooper, 74. He is expected to win his primary and the general election in November.

Gonzales has taken issue with Hickenlooper’s vote in October to increase the U.S. defense budget under Trump. She says it is hypocritical to make anti-war statements while simultaneously voting to fund America’s war machine.

“Whatever he says, John Hickenlooper owns this war,” Gonzales told Reuters.

Like most Senate Democrats, Hickenlooper voted in favor of a resolution this month to curb Trump’s ability to wage war abroad.

“I think he started an illegal war with Iran. Americans don’t want another endless war in the Middle East,” Hickenlooper said in a video he posted on X.

Opinion polls show that about one in four Americans support ​the war, with just 10% of Democratic voters backing it.

Melat Kiros, a ​progressive Democratic candidate running against a Democratic incumbent in a House ⁠primary in Colorado, seized on Iran the morning the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign started on February 28.

In an Instagram video filmed as she walked down a street, Kiros denounced politicians who take contributions from the defense industry.

“The only way things change is if we make sure that our elected representatives aren’t in the pockets of the military industrial complex,” she said.

In an interview with Reuters, Kiros criticized her opponent, Diana DeGette, for twice voting against motions by ​progressive lawmakers to cut the Pentagon’s budget in 2020 and 2021.

“The greatest hypocrisy I’m seeing is these folks now saying we shouldn’t be spending this money on war.”

DeGette’s campaign did not respond to Reuters for comment, ​but in a March 5 statement she ⁠said, “This war is costing at least $1 billion every day. That is billions of dollars that could go towards affordable health care and housing. I refuse to support this war.”

IRAN TO BE ‘TESTING GROUND’ FOR DEMOCRATS’ FUTURE

Matt Bennett, a co-founder of the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way, said that efforts by progressives to press internal party debates over Iran and the party’s broader direction could undermine Democratic prospects in the midterms.

He argued that winning against Republicans and regaining the White House would require nominees who can attract moderate voters.

“These hyper progressives that are running in these primaries don’t do that, and that’s the concern.”

Progressive groups argue voters are frustrated ⁠with politics as usual.

Usamah ​Andrabi, a spokesperson for Justice Democrats, a group that has endorsed a slate of progressive Democrats this year – including Allam and Kiros – said the party’s supporters want leaders to take ​on corporatism and the defense industry.

“The war with Iran is a great testing ground for that sort of future of the Democratic Party,” Andrabi said.

The Democratic National Committee, which oversees election strategy and candidate support, did not respond to Reuters’ questions about internal disagreements over Iran, instead emphasizing the economic and political issues it wants voters to focus on.

“More than a year ​into his term, prices are higher than ever and Trump’s latest foreign conflict has plunged our nation into a deadly and costly war that no one asked for,” said Mia Ehrenberg, a DNC spokesperson.

Reporting by Tim Reid in Washington. Additional reporting by Jason Lange, editing by Ross Colvin and Alistair Bell

以巨资筑关税防线 日韩斥9000亿美元赴美投资如何落实？

发布/2026年3月18日 16:49 / 联合早报

尽管投资计划有助于缓解关税压力，但规模之大引发了对日韩经济承受能力的担忧。 （路透社）

日本与韩国承诺向美国投资总计9000亿美元（约1.15万亿新元），以换取美国总统特朗普将两国输美产品的关税上限设在15%。随着日本首相高市早苗即将访美，以及韩国国会通过相关法案，这一巨额投资计划正进入落实阶段。

彭博社报道，特朗普去年以这一投资承诺为条件，同意为日韩关税封顶。尽管美国最高法院近期裁定特朗普‘互惠关税’框架中的大部分内容无效，令相关协议的法律基础出现变数，但考虑到对美安保与经贸关系，日韩两国预计仍将履行相关承诺。

日本首批360亿美元投向能源和矿产

日本首相高市早苗定于星期四（3月19日）在华盛顿与特朗普会晤。在会晤前夕，东京已宣布首批投资项目，金额达360亿美元。

这笔资金将主要流向美国的石油、天然气及关键矿产领域。其中，俄亥俄州的一座天然气设施将获得高达330亿美元的投资承诺，特朗普形容该项目为“史上规模最大”。

日本贸易大臣赤泽亮正此前说，日本同意为美国项目提供最高达5500亿美元的政府支持资金，形式包括投资、贷款及贷款担保，其中国际协力银行（JBIC）等机构预计将发挥关键作用，私营部门也可能参与。日本媒体并称，双方正讨论第二轮项目，下一代核反应堆被视为热门选项。

韩国斥资1500亿美元投资造船业

韩国国会已于本月12日通过必要法案，启动总额达3500亿美元的对美投资计划。此前，特朗普曾警告若法案持续拖延，关税可能飙升至25%。

在韩国的投资配额中，1500亿美元将定向投入造船业，其余2000亿美元则将在类似美日协议的更广泛框架下，投入美国项目。

韩国企划财政部长官具润哲指出，能源合作是互利共赢的举措。

具润哲并指出：“协议设有保障条款，只有具备商业可行性且能保证现金流的项目才会推进；若韩国在20年内无法收回本金，利润分成安排也可调整。”

经济学家忧虑日韩财力负担过重

尽管投资计划有助于缓解关税压力，但规模之大引发了对日韩经济承受能力的担忧。

日本的5500亿美元承诺约占日本2025年国内生产总值（GDP）的15%，接近其外汇储备的一半。

韩国的3500亿美元负担更重，约占GDP的20%，相当于外汇储备的80%。

经济师担忧，日本企业若扩大在美生产，可能挤压国内投资，削弱本土工业活动；韩国则面临资本外流、主权信用评级下调及对外投资空间受限等长期风险。此外，日本和韩国对美贸易顺差依旧庞大，分别为7.5万亿日元和495亿美元，使两国在谈判中回旋空间有限。

分析指目标与退出策略不明 特朗普对伊朗冲突陷僵局

发布/2026年3月18日 17:06

尽管美国和以色列声称伊朗已被美以空袭“摧毁”，但随着全球能源供应“咽喉”霍尔木兹海峡受阻、油价飙升，且盟友拒绝协助开通航道，美国总统特朗普面临的压力日益加大。 （彭博社）

（华盛顿综合电）分析指，由于未能明确界定目标或退出策略，也未能说服美国公众支持对伊朗开战，美国总统特朗普在冲突爆发仅仅几周后就陷入僵局。

伊朗冲突已持续三周，尽管特朗普称伊朗已被美以空袭“摧毁”，但他未能充分预料到伊朗仍具备进行大规模报复的能力。随着全球能源供应“咽喉”霍尔木兹海峡受阻、油价飙升且盟友拒绝协助开通航道，特朗普面临的压力日益加大。

法新社引述观察人士分析称，对美国而言，除了从长远角度削弱伊朗政权之外，胜利也意味着恢复霍尔木兹海峡的海上交通，从而恢复全球石油供应，并终止伊朗对邻国的袭击，但这些单靠武力无法实现。

美国智库外交关系委员会名誉主席哈斯在最近的一份简报中指出，虽然这场冲突是美国单方面挑起的，但要停止这场冲突，以色列和伊朗都必须同意。

美国智库国际政策中心非驻地高级研究员图西说：“目前没有完美的解决方案，只有相对不那么糟糕的选择。”

他说，目前最现实的途径是通过谈判缓和局势，让各方都能保全颜面。美国可以声称削弱了伊朗的能力，伊朗则可说承受了压力并展现反击能力。

从更广泛的角度看，他认为波斯湾的稳定最终需要在某种程度上与伊朗达成妥协。

雪上加霜的是，美国国家反恐中心主任肯特（Joseph Kent）星期二（3月17日）在社媒发表公开信宣布辞职。他称伊朗并未对美国构成迫在眉睫的威胁，他“无法昧着良心支持正在进行的伊朗战争。很明显，我们发动这场战争是由于以色列及以色列在美国的强大游说压力。”

现年45岁的肯特是特朗普政府中首名因伊朗战争辞职的高级官员，他曾是特种部队成员，多次参加战斗任务。他的妻子也曾在美军服役，并于2019年在叙利亚的一次自杀式炸弹袭击中丧命。

肯特在信中写道：“作为一名在以色列挑起的战争中失去挚爱妻子香农（Shannon）的阵亡将士家属，我无法支持让下一代去参加一场对美国人民毫无益处、也无法以美国人的生命代价来证明正当性的战争，最终导致他们牺牲。”

对于肯特的辞职，特朗普指责他在安全问题上非常软弱，并称他的辞职是件好事。白宫新闻秘书卡莱维特则驳斥肯特辞职信中暗示发动战争的决定是“受他人影响”的说法，并称这“既侮辱人又可笑”。“正如特朗普明确指出的那样，他掌握了强有力的证据，证明伊朗将首先攻击美国。”