2021.11.06 國際新聞導讀-以色列想軍事打擊伊朗、輝瑞研發的口服抗染病藥物由FDA審查中、伊朗囤積25公斤的60％濃縮鈾、伊拉克人上街抗議國會大選結果、以色列預算案通過代表納唐雅胡的失敗

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2021.11.06 國際新聞導讀-以色列想軍事打擊伊朗、輝瑞研發的口服抗染病藥物由FDA審查中、伊朗囤積25公斤的60％濃縮鈾、伊拉克人上街抗議國會大選結果、以色列預算案通過代表納唐雅胡的失敗
以色列擁有打擊伊朗的軍事能力——前以色列國防軍情報局長
以色列國防軍前情報局長阿莫斯·亞德林表示，以色列有能力打擊伊朗，接下來是困難的部分。
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2021 年 11 月 5 日 12:19
前以色列國防軍軍事情報局局長阿莫斯·亞德林在星期五早上 103 點與 Nissim Mash'al 進行了交談，並提到伊朗人宣布他們將重返核計劃談判桌。
“美國人正在為與伊朗的談判不會成功的情況做準備。我們處於這樣一種情況，如果達成協議就不好，如果沒有達成協議，我們將面臨選擇的選擇以色列總理。以色列有軍事能力攻擊伊朗，“亞德林說。
關於以色列襲擊伊朗的可能性，亞德林說：“作為總理的納夫塔利·貝內特必須決定是什麼都不做還是發動襲擊。襲擊是所有其他戰略實施後的最後一步。我很高興我們已經明白需要分配預算，需要根據當前情況更新軍事計劃。以色列有軍事能力攻擊伊朗，問題不在於攻擊，而是攻擊之後會發生什麼。有很多這裡的考慮。”
伊朗原子能組織核成果展，2021 年 4 月 10 日（來源：PRESIDENT.IR VIA TASNIM NEWS AGENCY）
“伊朗人已經認識到拜登政府領導下美國渴望重返協議。在六輪會談中，他們提出了連民主黨政府都無法接受的高要求。最終它對他們有利，現在它正在施加壓力美國人，”前軍事情報局局長解釋說。
“從長遠來看，2015 年的協議對伊朗人來說是好的，他們希望取消對他們的製裁。仍然不需要軍事選項，但它需要更可信，在美國比在美國更可信，”亞德林總結道。 .
Israel has military capability to strike Iran - ex-IDF intel chief
Former IDF intelligence chief Amos Yadlin said Israel has the capability to strike Iran and that what come after is the difficult part.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2021 12:19
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Former IDF Military Intelligence Directorate head Amos Yadlin spoke with Nissim Mash'al on 103FM Friday morning and referred to the Iranians' announcement that they would return to the negotiating table on their nuclear program.
"The Americans are preparing for a situation in which the talks with Iran will not succeed. We are in a situation where if there is an agreement it is not good, and if there is no agreement we are going to face the choice of choices for an Israeli prime minister. Israel has the military capability to attack Iran," said Yadlin.
Regarding the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran, Yadlin said: "Naftali Bennett as prime minister has to decide whether to do nothing or carry out an attack. An attack is the last move after all other strategies have been carried out. I am pleased that we have understood that a budget needs to be allocated, and that military plans need to be updated to the current situation. Israel has the military capability to attack Iran, the problem is not the attack but what happens after it. There are a lot of considerations here."
Exhibition of nuclear achievements of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, April 10, 2021 (credit: PRESIDENT.IR VIA TASNIM NEWS AGENCY)
"The Iranians have recognized the American eagerness under the Biden administration to return to the agreement. For six rounds of talks they have set high demands that even the Democratic administration could not accept. In the end it worked in their favor and now it is pressuring the Americans," the former Military Intelligence Directorate chief explained.
"The 2015 agreement is good in the long run for the Iranians, they want the sanctions removed from them. There is still no need for the military option, but it needs to be more credible, more in the US than here," Yadlin concluded.
貝內特說，以色列“將做它需要做的事情”來對抗擁有核伊朗的伊朗
“伊朗對世界構成戰略威脅，對以色列構成生存威脅，不應讓他們逍遙法外，”總理納夫塔利·貝內特說。
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2021 年 11 月 4 日 20:52
尼沙普爾火車站廣場上的伊朗國旗
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以色列總理納夫塔利·貝內特週四表示，以色列將採取必要措施保護自己免受伊朗的生存威脅，因為預計世界大國將於 11 月 29 日在維也納與德黑蘭就續簽 2015 年核協議進行會談。
“我們不會疲倦，我們會堅持不懈，當我們談論猶太國家的存在時，我們將做我們需要做的事情，”貝內特在美國的虛擬會議上的虛擬講話中說。聯合反對擁有核伊朗的組織。
“伊朗對世界構成戰略威脅，對以色列構成生存威脅，不應讓他們逍遙法外。
“如果伊朗有核，你會得到土耳其、埃及、沙特阿拉伯，整個中東都會有核。我們必須繼續對伊朗施壓，我們必須團結一致努力這樣做，”貝內特說。
曾在特朗普政府任職的前美國駐聯合國大使尼基·黑利表示，她認為伊朗協議，也稱為聯合綜合行動計劃，已經過時了。
2021 年 6 月 20 日，以色列總理納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 坐在候補總理兼外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 旁邊，他在 2021 年 6 月 20 日在耶路撒冷舉行的新政府第一次每週內閣會議上發表講話。（圖片來源：EMMANUEL DUNAND/POOL VIA REUTERS）
她指責拜登政府放棄美國在伊朗問題上的中東盟友，特別是將沙特阿拉伯投入德黑蘭的懷抱。
黑利說：“我們永遠不應該去向伊朗讓步並按照他們的條件行事，”但應該與阿拉伯國家和以色列進行對話。
“以色列現在正在考慮如何在沒有我們的情況下與伊朗打交道，這是一種令人難以置信的情況，他們這樣做並沒有錯。如果我在向以色列提供建議，我會說不要指望拜登政府會幫助你解決伊朗問題，因為他們不會在那裡，”她說。
黑利說，共和黨人和民主黨人都希望阻止伊朗擁有核武器，但拜登政府缺乏兩黨對恢復 2015 年協議的支持。與以色列一樣，她認為 2015 年的協議不會阻止伊朗成為核大國。
伊朗總統易卜拉欣·賴西（Ebrahim Raisi）因過去擔任法官期間侵犯人權的指控而受到美國個人制裁，他週四表示，伊朗尋求“解除所有美國製裁併取消制裁”，因為他在未來發表了不妥協的語氣維也納的討論。
“我們正在考慮的談判是以結果為導向的。我們不會離開談判桌……但我們不會以任何方式退出我們國家的利益，”伊朗國家電視台援引賴西的話說。
根據伊朗與六個世界大國 2015 年達成的協議，德黑蘭遏制了其鈾濃縮計劃，這是一條通往核武器的可能途徑，以換取美國、聯合國和歐盟解除制裁。
但美國前總統唐納德特朗普於 2018 年退出該協議，並重新對削弱其經濟的伊朗石油和金融部門實施嚴厲制裁，促使德黑蘭違反了該協議對其核工作設定的限制。
儘管進行了六輪間接會談，但德黑蘭和華盛頓在需要採取哪些步驟以及何時需要採取哪些核限制以及華盛頓將取消哪些制裁等關鍵問題上仍存在分歧。
另外，伊朗精銳伊斯蘭革命衛隊總司令侯賽因薩拉米表示，美國對伊朗的壓力已經失敗。
薩拉米在電視講話中說：“美國人使用了一切手段、政策和策略來投降伊朗民族……但伊斯蘭共和國變得更加強大，”薩拉米在電視講話中說，以紀念 1979 年伊斯蘭革命後美國駐德黑蘭大使館被圍困。
路透社為本報告做出了貢獻。
Israel ‘will do what it needs to’ against a nuclear Iran, Bennett says
“Iran poses a strategic threat to the world and an existential threat to Israel, and they ought not to be allowed to get away with it," said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
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NOVEMBER 4, 2021 20:52
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Israel will do what is necessary to protect itself against the Iranian existential threat, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday, as world powers are expected to hold November 29 talks in Vienna with Tehran on the renewal of the 2015 nuclear deal.
“We will not tire, we will be relentless, when we are talking about the very existence of the Jewish state, we will do what we need to do,” Bennett said in a virtual address to a United States-based virtual conference by the group United Against a Nuclear Iran.
“Iran poses a strategic threat to the world and an existential threat to Israel, and they ought not to be allowed to get away with it.
“If Iran goes nuclear, you will get Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the whole Middle East will go nuclear. We have to keep up our pressure on Iran, and we have to stay united in our efforts to do so,” Bennett said.
Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, who served under the Trump administration, said she believed the Iran deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was outdated.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sits next to alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid as he speaks during the first weekly cabinet meeting of his new government in Jerusalem June 20, 2021. (credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/POOL VIA REUTERS)
She accused the Biden administration of abandoning US Middle East allies on Iran and in specific of sending Saudi Arabia into the arms of Tehran.
"We should never go and give concessions to Iran and play on their terms," but there should be a conversation with the Arab countries and Israel, Haley said.
"Israel now is contemplating how to deal with Iran without us, that is an unbelievable scenario, and they are not wrong to do that. If I was advising Israel I would say do not count on the Biden administration to help you with Iran, because they are not going to be there," she said.
Republicans and Democrats alike want to stop a nuclear Iran, but the Biden administration lacks bi-partisan support for the revival of the 2015 deal, said Haley. Like Israel, she does not believe the 2015 deal would stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who is under personal US sanctions over allegations of human rights abuses in his past as a judge, said on Thursday that Iran seeks the “lifting of all US sanctions and neutralization of sanctions,” as he issued an uncompromising tone ahead of the Vienna discussions.
“The negotiations we are considering are result-oriented ones. We will not leave the negotiating table… but we will not retreat from the interests of our nation in any way,” Iranian state TV quoted Raisi as saying.
Under the 2015 deal between Iran and six world powers, Tehran curbed its uranium enrichment program, a possible pathway to nuclear arms, in return for the lifting of US, UN and European Union sanctions.
But former US president Donald Trump quit the deal in 2018 and reimposed harsh sanctions on Iran’s oil and financial sectors that have crippled its economy, prompting Tehran to breach limits set by the pact on its nuclear work.
In spite of six rounds of indirect talks, Tehran and Washington still disagree on which steps need to be taken and when with key issues being what nuclear limits Tehran will accept and what sanctions Washington will remove.
Separately, the chief commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, said US pressure on Iran had failed.
“The Americans have used all means, policies and strategies to surrender the Iranian nation… but the Islamic Republic has become stronger,” Salami said in a televised speech to mark the siege of the US embassy in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Reuters contributed to this report.
基督教慈善機構與被以色列列入黑名單的巴勒斯坦非政府組織斷絕關係
芬蘭基督教傳教組織 Felm 切斷了與巴勒斯坦兒童權利非政府組織保護兒童國際-巴勒斯坦（DCIP）的聯繫，以色列將其稱為恐怖組織。
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2014 年 12 月 11 日，解放巴勒斯坦人民陣線 (PFLP) 的巴勒斯坦激進分子在加沙地帶南部的汗尤尼斯參加了慶祝該組織成立 47 週年的軍事表演。
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該慈善機構的執行董事表示，芬蘭基督教傳教士團體已與一個巴勒斯坦兒童權利非政府組織斷絕關係，該組織被以色列稱為恐怖組織，理由是擔心可能的銀行製裁。
保護兒童國際-巴勒斯坦（DCIP）是以色列被指控向武裝分子提供捐助者援助的六個巴勒斯坦組織之一。它駁回了指控，並表示已要求傳教士協會 Felm 重新考慮削減資金。
以色列表示，這六個被指控的團體與解放巴勒斯坦人民陣線（PFLP）有密切聯繫，該陣線對以色列人進行了致命襲擊，並被列入美國和歐盟的恐怖主義黑名單。
Felm 執行董事 Rolf Steffansson 表示，他的組織沒有看到其資金被濫用的證據。
“我們積極監控資金的使用情況，並將其用於促進兒童權利的工作，”Steffansson 告訴路透社，他的組織從 2015 年到 2021 年每年向 DCIP 提供 30,000 歐元。
以色列戰略事務部於 2 月 3 日在 Bnei Brak 向記者通報了其新報告，該報告揭示了恐怖組織與支持 BDS 運動的非政府組織之間的聯繫（圖片來源：NIR ELIAS / REUTERS）
但斯特凡森補充說，以色列的指定使其無法與該組織保持聯繫。
“例如，這可能會影響我們通過銀行服務在 30 個國家/地區所做的工作，”他說。
DCIP 依靠歐洲援助為其在以色列佔領的約旦河西岸和加沙地帶的宣傳和權利監督工作提供資金，它告訴路透社，自以色列指定以來，沒有其他捐助者採取行動切斷資金。
DCIP 總幹事哈立德·庫茲馬爾通過律師說：“在以色列政府各部委的支持下，極端主義團體的國際網絡推動了不斷升級的非法化和虛假宣傳活動。”
Felm 在芬蘭福音派路德教會下運作，並從芬蘭外交部獲得部分資金。Steffansson 和芬蘭外交部長 Pekka Haavisto 告訴路透社，這些錢都沒有流向 DCIP。
哈維斯託說，他理解費爾姆擔心與 DCIP 的合作可能會影響其其他援助工作，但補充說：“根據我們的理解，該組織已經完成了正常的和平民間社會工作。”
路透社要求提供證據支持其指控這些組織向 PFLP 提供資金的指控，一名以色列官員表示，此類文件屬於機密。
哈維斯託說，他擔心以色列的指定會損害以色列在1967 年中東戰爭中佔領的領土上的巴勒斯坦民間社會和兒童權利工作。聯合國和權利監督機構也表達了類似的擔憂。
Christian charity cuts ties with Palestinian NGO blacklisted by Israel
Finnish Christian missionary group Felm cut ties with Palestinian children's rights NGO Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), which Israel labeled a terrorist organization.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2021 15:19
Palestinian militants from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the group's founding, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 11, 2014.
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A Finnish Christian missionary group has cut ties with a Palestinian children's rights NGO which Israel labeled a terrorist organization, the charity's executive director said, citing concerns about possible banking sanctions.
Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) is one of six Palestinian groups Israel accused of funneling donor aid to militants. It rejects the charge and says it has asked the missionary society Felm to reconsider cutting funds.
Israel says the six accused groups have close ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which has carried out deadly attacks on Israelis and is on US and EU terrorism blacklists.
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Felm executive director Rolf Steffansson said his organization had seen no evidence its funding had been misused.
"We have actively monitored the use of the money and it has been used for work advancing children's rights," Steffansson, whose organization provided DCIP with 30,000 euros annually from 2015 to 2021, told Reuters.
Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs briefs reporters in Bnei Brak on February 3 on its new report revealing ties between terrorist groups and NGOs that support the BDS movement (credit: NIR ELIAS / REUTERS)
But the Israeli designation had made it impossible to maintain ties with the group, Steffansson added.
"It could have impacted the work we do in 30 countries through banking services for example," he said.
DCIP, which relies on European aid to fund its advocacy and rights monitoring work in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, told Reuters no other donors had moved to cut off funding since the Israeli designation.
"We have been subject to escalating delegitimization and disinformation campaigns advanced by an international network of extremist groups with the support of Israeli government ministries," DCIP Director-General Khaled Quzmar said via a lawyer.
Felm operates under the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and receives part of its funding from the Finnish foreign ministry. None of that money has been channeled to DCIP, Steffansson and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told Reuters.
Haavisto said he understood Felm's concern that cooperation with DCIP could impact its other aid work, but added: "According to our understanding, the group has done normal peaceful civil society work."
Asked by Reuters for evidence backing its accusations that the organizations funneled money to PFLP, an Israeli official said such documentation was classified.
Haavisto said he was worried the Israeli designation would harm Palestinian civil society and children's rights work in territory Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war. The United Nations and rights watchdogs have voiced similar concerns.
輝瑞稱抗病毒藥可將嚴重 COVID-19 的風險降低 89%
輝瑞公司 CEO Albert Bourla 表示，公司計劃在感恩節前向美國 FDA 提交授權申請。
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儘管總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 吹捧了他與輝瑞 (Pfizer) 首席執行官阿爾伯特·布爾 (Albert Bourla) 的密切關係（4 月 23 日），但 Levy 還是簽署了第一份 800 萬劑藥物的合同。
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輝瑞公司週五表示，該公司用於治療COVID-19的實驗性抗病毒藥丸被證明可以將有患嚴重疾病風險的成年人住院或死亡的機率降低 89%，這可能是一種很有前途的新武器。大流行。
該試驗的結果表明，這種口服藥物超過了默克公司的藥丸莫諾匹韋，後者上個月被證明可以將 COVID-19 嚴重疾病高危患者的死亡或住院風險減半。
輝瑞（Pfizer）的品牌名為 Paxlovid 的藥丸可能會在年底前獲得美國監管機構的批准。輝瑞的試驗由於成功率高而提前終止。兩家公司尚未提供完整的試驗數據。
喬拜登總統說，美國政府已經獲得了數百萬劑輝瑞藥物。
拜登說：“如果獲得 FDA 的授權，我們可能很快就會有藥物治療感染者的病毒。” “該療法將成為我們工具箱中的另一種工具，以保護人們免受 COVID 最壞結果的影響。”
這張未註明日期的透射電子顯微鏡圖像顯示 SARS-CoV-2，也稱為新型冠狀病毒，這種病毒會導致 COVID-19，從美國一名患者身上分離出來，顯示病毒顆粒從實驗室培養的細胞表面出現。病毒部分外緣的尖峰（來源：NIAID-RML/FILE PHOTO/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS）
輝瑞（Pfizer）也是使用最廣泛的 COVID-19 疫苗之一，其股價上漲 9% 至 47.82 美元，而默克（Merck）的股價下跌 9.3% 至 82.09 美元。疫苗製造商的股價受到打擊，Moderna Inc、輝瑞的德國合作夥伴 BioNTech SE 和 Novavax 均下跌 13-21%。
該藥丸與一種名為利托那韋的較老的抗病毒藥物聯合使用。治療包括每天兩次服用三粒藥丸。它已經開發了近兩年。
輝瑞首席執行官阿爾伯特·布爾拉 (Albert Bourla) 在接受采訪時表示，輝瑞正在與 90 個國家就其藥丸的供應合同進行討論。
Bourla 表示，輝瑞希望將其治療定價接近默克對其藥丸的定價。默克公司的藥丸在美國的合同價格約為 700 美元，為期五天的療程。
即使有輝瑞和默克藥丸提供的潛力，通過廣泛使用疫苗來預防 COVID-19 感染仍然是控制全球超過 500 萬人死亡的流行病的最佳方法，其中包括美國的 750,000 多人。傳染病專家。
斯坦福大學醫學院兒科教授 Grace Lee 博士說：“疫苗將成為我們在這場大流行中擁有的最有效、最可靠的工具。” “這些口服藥物將增強我們真正降低嚴重疾病、住院和死亡風險的能力，這是巨大的，但它不會預防感染。”
雖然全世界已經接種了超過 70 億劑疫苗，但這僅覆蓋了世界上大約一半的人。在美國，58% 的人，包括 70% 的成年人，都接種了全面疫苗。全世界每天有超過 400,000 例新的 COVID-19 病例，50 個國家/地區的感染病例增加。
瑞穗分析師 Vamil Divan 預測，輝瑞藥物對那些不想要美國衛生監管機構建議的疫苗或加強注射的人群的疫苗接種產生“非常小的影響”。
“我認為有一小部分人可能決定不接種疫苗，現在有很好的治療選擇，”迪萬說。
提交結果
輝瑞表示，計劃在 11 月 25 日美國感恩節假期前向美國食品和藥物管理局 (FDA) 提交其藥丸的中期試驗結果。
該公司表示，預計到今年年底將生產 18 萬個療程，到明年年底至少生產 5000 萬個療程，其中 2022 年上半年將生產 2100 萬個療程。
需要在感染髮生之前儘早給予抗病毒藥物，以達到最佳效果。
輝瑞 (Pfizer) 研究中對 1,219 名患者進行的計劃分析檢查了被診斷為輕度至中度 COVID-19 且至少有一個發展為嚴重疾病的風險因素（例如肥胖或老年）的人的住院或死亡情況。
在症狀出現後三天內服用輝瑞藥物的患者中，與接受安慰劑的患者相比，該藥使有患嚴重 COVID-19 風險的成年人住院或死亡的機率降低了 89%。在這些患者中，0.8% 的患者在治療後 28 天內住院且無人死亡，而安慰劑組的住院率為 7%，死亡人數為 7 人。
出現症狀後五天內接受治療的患者的發病率相似：治療組中有 1% 的人住院，而安慰劑組為 6.7%，其中 10 人死亡。輝瑞表示，這在預防住院或死亡方面的有效率為 85%。
FDA 的一個外部專家小組定於 11 月 30 日開會討論默克公司的藥丸，該藥丸於週四獲得英國監管機構的全球首例批准。輝瑞表示，不知道 Paxlovid 是否會在這次會議上接受審查。
輝瑞沒有詳細說明任何副作用，但表示大約 20% 的治療和安慰劑患者發生了不良事件。可能的副作用包括噁心和腹瀉。
Unitaid 的藥品專利池在一份聲明中表示，輝瑞正在討論為低收入國家提供仿製藥生產許可。
Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%
The company plans to submit authorization filing to the US FDA before Thanksgiving, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2021 21:36
THOUGH PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu has touted his close relationship with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla (on April 23), Levy was the one to sign the first contract for eight million doses.
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Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the company said on Friday, offering what could be a promising new weapon in the fight against the pandemic.
The trial's results suggest that the oral drug surpasses Merck & Co Inc's pill, molnupiravir, which was shown last month to halve the risk of dying or being hospitalized for COVID-19 patients at high risk of serious illness.
Pfizer's pill, with the brand name Paxlovid, could secure US regulatory approval by the end of the year. The Pfizer trial was stopped early due to its high success rate. Full trial data is not yet available from either company.
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President Joe Biden said the US government has secured millions of doses of the Pfizer drug.
"If authorized by the FDA we may soon have pills that treat the virus in those who become infected," Biden said. "The therapy would be another tool in our toolbox to protect people from the worst outcomes of COVID."
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Shares in Pfizer, which also makes one of the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines, were up 9% to $47.82, while Merck's were down 9.3% to $82.09. Shares of vaccine makers took a hit, with Moderna Inc, Pfizer's German partner BioNTech SE and Novavax all down 13-21%.
The pill is given in combination with an older antiviral called ritonavir. The treatment consists of three pills given twice daily. It has been in development for nearly two years.
Pfizer is in discussions with 90 countries over supply contracts for its pill, Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said in an interview.
Bourla said Pfizer expects to price its treatment close to where Merck has priced its pill. Merck's US contract price for its pill is around $700 for a five-day course of therapy.
Even with the potential offered by the Pfizer and Merck pills, preventing COVID-19 infections through broad use of vaccines remains the best way to control a pandemic that has killed more than 5 million people worldwide, including more than 750,000 in the United States, according to infectious disease experts.
"Vaccines are going to be the most effective and reliable tool that we have in this pandemic," said Dr. Grace Lee, professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine. "These oral medications are going to augment our ability to really reduce the risk of severe disease, hospitalization and death, which is huge, but it won't prevent infection."
While more than 7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, that has covered only about half the world's people. In the United States, 58% of all people, including 70% of adults, are fully vaccinated. There are more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases daily worldwide, with infections rising in 50 countries.
Mizuho analyst Vamil Divan forecast a "very minor impact" from the Pfizer drug on vaccination among people who do not want the vaccine or a booster shot as recommended by US health regulators.
"I think there's a small percentage of people that may decide not to get vaccinated, now that there are good treatment options," Divan said.
SUBMITTING RESULTS
Pfizer said it plans to submit interim trial results for its pill to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before the US Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 25.
The company said it expects to manufacture 180,000 treatment courses by the end of this year and at least 50 million courses by the end of next year, including 21 million in the first half of 2022.
Antivirals need to be given as early as possible, before an infection takes hold, to be most effective.
The planned analysis of 1,219 patients in Pfizer's study examined hospitalizations or deaths among people diagnosed with mild to moderate COVID-19 with at least one risk factor for developing severe disease, such as obesity or older age.
Among those given Pfizer's drug within three days of symptom onset, the pill lowered the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe COVID-19 by 89% compared to patients who received a placebo. Among these patients, 0.8% were hospitalized and none died by 28 days after treatment, compared to a 7% hospitalization rate and seven deaths in the placebo group.
Rates were similar for patients treated within five days of symptoms: 1% of the treatment group was hospitalized, compared to 6.7% for the placebo group, which included 10 deaths. Pfizer said that works out to being 85% effective at preventing hospitalization or death.
An FDA panel of outside experts is scheduled to meet Nov. 30 to discuss Merck's pill, which was approved by British regulators in a world-first on Thursday. Pfizer said it did not know if Paxlovid would be reviewed at that meeting.
Pfizer did not detail side any effects but said adverse events happened in about 20% of both treatment and placebo patients. Possible side effects include nausea and diarrhea.
Pfizer is holding discussions about a license for generic manufacturing of the pill for low-income countries, Unitaid's Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement.
與伊朗結盟的政黨對伊拉克投票結果存有爭議，巴格達衝突造成 30 人受傷
政府軍與政黨的支持者之間發生了嚴重的暴力衝突，其中大多數擁有武裝力量並與伊朗結盟。
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2021 年 11 月 5 日 19:59
2021 年 11 月 5 日在伊拉克巴格達舉行的抗議選舉結果的抗議活動中發生衝突後，伊拉克什葉派武裝團體的支持者逃離安全部隊。
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警方消息人士和衛生工作者表示，伊拉克安全部隊與對 10 月大選結果提出異議的政黨支持者在巴格達發生衝突，週五有 20 多人受傷。
這是政府軍與政黨支持者之間的第一次重大暴力衝突，這些政黨在 10 月 10 日投票後失去了數十個議會席位，其中大部分政黨擁有武裝力量並與伊朗結盟。
安全消息人士稱，當數十名抗議者投擲石塊並試圖向巴格達設防的綠區推進時，警方向空中發射催淚瓦斯和實彈。
醫院消息人士稱，超過 21 名抗議者主要因吸入煙霧而受傷，另有 9 名警察因被石頭擊中受傷。
在伊拉克 10 月大選中取得最大收益的政黨包括民粹主義什葉派穆斯林教士穆克塔達·薩德爾 (Moqtada al-Sadr)，他公開反對伊朗干涉伊拉克政治，並呼籲所有剩餘的西方軍隊撤出該國。
2021 年 10 月 19 日，伊拉克巴格達綠區附近，伊拉克什葉派武裝團體的支持者在抗議選舉結果期間舉著標語和旗幟。（圖片來源：THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS）
反對選舉結果的伊朗支持團體也是什葉派，但遵循伊朗的神權治理模式，民族主義薩德爾和許多普通伊拉克什葉派人士拒絕接受這種模式。
自 2003 年美國領導推翻遜尼派獨裁者薩達姆侯賽因以來，伊拉克佔多數的什葉派一直主導政府。遜尼派和伊拉克庫爾德人是伊拉克第二大宗教和族群，在議會中領導著重要的聯盟。
選舉結果被認為是受到外國影響的選民的拒絕，尤其是伊朗的影響。
對結果提出異議的各方表示，投票過程和計票過程中存在違規行為，但沒有為他們的主張提供令人信服的證據。
Baghdad clashes hurt 30 as Iran-aligned parties dispute Iraq vote results
A significant violent clash occurred between government forces and supporters of the political parties, most of which have armed wings and are aligned with Iran.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2021 19:59
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite armed groups run from security forces after clashes during a protest against the election results in Baghdad, Iraq, November 5, 2021.
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Clashes in Baghdad between Iraqi security forces and supporters of parties that are disputing the results of an October general election injured more than two dozen people on Friday, police sources and health workers said.
It was the first significant violent clash between government forces and supporters of the political parties, most of which have armed wings and are aligned with Iran, since those groups lost dozens of parliament seats after the Oct. 10 vote.
Police fired tear gas and live ammunition into the air as scores of the protesters threw stones and tried to advance towards Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies, the security sources said.
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More than 21 protesters were hurt mostly from smoke inhalation and another nine policemen injured from being pelted by stones, the hospital sources said.
The parties that made the biggest gains in Iraq's October election include that of populist Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who publicly opposes Iranian interference in Iraqi politics and has called for all remaining Western troops to withdraw from the country.
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Iran-backed groups disputing the election result are also Shi'ite but follow an Iranian model of theocratic governance which the nationalist Sadr and many ordinary Iraqi Shi'ites reject.
Iraq's majority Shi'ites have dominated government since the US-led overthrow of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. Sunnis and Iraqi Kurds, the next biggest religious and ethnic groups in Iraq, lead significant alliances in parliament.
The election result was seen as a rejection by voters of foreign influence, especially that of Iran.
The parties disputing the result say there were irregularities in the voting process and vote counting, but have not provided compelling evidence for their claims.
本傑明·內塔尼亞胡的政治生涯結束了嗎？- 觀點
利庫德集團內部有一些高層希望並祈禱，在預算通過後，內塔尼亞胡最終會下台。
作者：雅科夫·卡茨
2021 年 11 月 5 日 13:43
8月中旬，前總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡與妻子薩拉和大兒子亞伊爾一起飛往夏威夷。
由於幾個原因，這次旅行令人難忘。當時，由於第四波電暈的爆發，以色列政府警告其公民不要飛往海外。
內塔尼亞胡無視警告，登上飛往舊金山的航班，這是他 12 年來第一次乘坐商業航班。沒有包機或私人飛機。是的，他有安全保障，但他像普通公民一樣飛行。
特別是一張照片講述了整個故事。它顯示內塔尼亞胡在一個看起來像值機櫃檯的地方排隊等候，它坐在你在美國機場支付的其中一輛 Smart Carte 行李車上。他看起來並不高興。
在利庫德集團內部，像尼爾·巴爾卡特這樣的一些成員預感到內塔尼亞胡斯抵達夏威夷後會發生什麼。Barkat 是一位在進入政界之前賺了數億美元的科技企業家，曾與家人去過兩次夏威夷。他當時告訴一些親密的同事，內塔尼亞胡不可能那麼快回來。
2021 年 7 月 26 日，以色列反對派領導人本傑明·內塔尼亞胡在以色列議會做手勢。（圖片來源：MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST）
他是對的。首先，內塔尼亞胡延長了他的行程。然後，當他回來時，他的妻子和兒子決定再多呆一會兒。當 Sara 返回以色列的時候到了，Yair 還沒有受夠。他想在天堂多待一會兒。
這就是——正如利庫德集團成員後來所說的——“夏威夷效應”。
據一些人說，它還沒有完全磨損。這些 MK 說，內塔尼亞胡與納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 和亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 於 6 月建立現任政府時的狀態不同。
在最初的幾週內，內塔尼亞胡向任何願意傾聽的人承諾，新政府將在幾週內垮台。當那沒有發生時，它變成了幾個月的事情。就在上週，他還在告訴黨員，政府有可能在國家預算通過之前倒台。
本專欄是在本週通過 2021 年預算之後以及對 2022 年預算進行投票之前撰寫的。內塔尼亞胡和他的同夥數週以來一直試圖從所謂的“變革聯盟”的隊伍中招募一名叛逃者，以投票反對預算，但到目前為止，他們只遇到了失敗。週四早上，內塔尼亞胡甚至有一個尷尬的時刻，當時他 - 眾議院中任職時間最長的三名議員之一 - 意外地與聯盟投票支持其中一項預算修正案。
但即使沒有預算，在利庫德集團的許多人看來，內塔尼亞胡似乎已經放棄了反對黨領袖所期望的議會工作。
是的，他偶爾會對貝內特發表激烈的演講，但眾所周知，他會跳過投票和重要的派系會議，也不會見訪問以色列的外國政要。現在，這可能是他抗議新政府的方式——不與來訪的政要和國家元首會面，這是他對他和他的追隨者聲稱是非法的政府的蔑視。
另一方面，他錯失了表明他仍然是外國官員追捧的政治家的機會。作為反對黨領袖，他有權要求召開這些會議，並符合協議。
不管是什麼原因，利庫德集團內部有一些高層希望並祈禱，在預算通過後，內塔尼亞胡最終會下台。除了“夏威夷效應”之外，他們還在尋找這種情況發生的其他跡象。
例如，在兩個月後，Sara 和兒子 Yair 和 Avner 在過去 12 年裡已經習以為常的安全細節將突然消失。內塔尼亞胡斯的海外旅行和以色列旅行將不再有汽車和保安陪同。
然後是內塔尼亞胡正在進行的審判。11 月 16 日，前內塔尼亞胡高級助手和明星國家證人尼爾赫菲茨將開始在第 4000 號案件中作證，這是與貝澤克-瓦拉事件有關的審判中的賄賂部分。儘管內塔尼亞胡提出抗議，但審判仍在全力推進，據稱他如何試圖操縱報導以換取監管利益的畫面正在匯集。
因此，如果他想嘗試達成協議，現在可能是最好的時機，因為司法部長 Avichai Mandelblit 將於 2 月卸任。
尋找他的替代者的工作已經開始，雖然下一任司法部長將需要繼續監督審判，但無論誰得到這份工作，都不會對結果進行投資。另一方面，曼德爾布利特（甚至在司法部之外）知道他的遺產取決於以定罪告終的內塔尼亞胡審判。
起訴前總理是他的決定，案件中發生的任何事情都將決定他的遺產。但他的繼任者將不那麼敬業——內塔尼亞胡是否被無罪釋放對他或她來說並不像對曼德爾布利特那樣重要。
內塔尼亞胡知道這一點，因此可能傾向於在曼德爾布利特三個月後下台之前與他達成認罪協議。他會嗎？不能排除該選項。
這就是它變得非常有趣的地方。如果內塔尼亞胡突然下台，利庫德集團將需要在幾個月內舉行初選以選出新的主席。
黨內人士期待一長串候選人名單，其中一些人已經宣布將參選，而另一些人仍在等待。主要候選人是 Nir ​​Barkat、Israel Katz、Gilad Erdan、Miri Regev 和 Yuli Edelstein。其他人，如 Danny Danon、Tzachi Hanegbi 和 Avi Dichter，預計會參選，但他們的機會被認為是渺茫的。
目前最努力的三個人是 Barkat、Katz 和 Edelstein。巴爾卡特正在利用他擁有的巨額資金和選舉法中的漏洞——只要不舉行初選，潛在候選人可以花費多少私人資金就沒有限制——並且他聘請了一個由高級顧問和民意測驗專家組成的團隊.
埃德爾斯坦也花了很多錢，這讓他比其他候選人更有優勢。自從幾週前戲劇性地宣布他將與內塔尼亞胡競選，而不是像其他候選人所說的那樣等他下台以來，他在黨內加強了活動。
本月離開華盛頓擔任以色列大使的埃爾丹將繼續留在聯合國，但如果在黨內舉行初選，預計他將立即返回以色列。過去的一年讓他的外交資歷光彩奪目，但也讓他與黨內成員疏遠了——沒有婚禮、成人禮或中央委員會的燒烤——他將有一場艱苦的戰鬥才能登上榜首。儘管如此，埃爾丹有望參選，以確保自己獲得最高排名並重新確立他在黨內的地位。
卡茨在黨的機構中以及在“shetach”（他很受歡迎和廣受歡迎的普通黨員領域）中的表現都很好。這將使他在未來的戰鬥中更上一層樓。
許多人預計一輪投票後不會有贏家——由於候選人眾多，不太可能有人獲得必要的 40% 的選票。如果是這樣，那麼兩個名列前茅的人之間就會有決戰。
當選出新主席時，這可能意味著現任政府的終結。甚至不需要選舉。根據以色列法律，一項建設性的不信任動議——如果獲得通過——會推翻現任政府並立即建立新政府。
細分將如下所示：Likud-Shas-UTJ-Religious Zionist 集團目前擁有 53 個 MK。新希望主席 Gideon Sa'ar 已經說過，一旦有新的利庫德集團領導人，一切都會重新開放；而亞米娜的阿耶萊特·沙克德長期以來一直在為右翼政府祈禱。也幾乎沒有必要說服國防部長本尼·甘茨 (Benny Gantz) 退出當前的聯盟——他不想讓他的死對頭耶什·阿蒂德 (Yesh Atid) 的亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 成為總理，因此他也很可能加入由利庫德集團 (Likud) 領導的新聯盟.
最後但並非最不重要的是貝內特，他將不得不重新成為六人黨的領袖，並伴隨著一切——或者沒有。
這一切會發生嗎？沒人知道。但有一點很清楚：內塔尼亞胡的審判仍在繼續，過去的每一天都在減少他回歸的機會。他知道這一點，他的同黨成員和 Bennett-Lapid 聯盟的成員也知道。預算的通過將有助於他們的政府保持團結，但他們仍遠未明朗。
Is Benjamin Netanyahu's political career over? - opinion
There are a number of top members within Likud who hope and pray that after the budget passes, Netanyahu will finally step down.
By YAAKOV KATZ
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 13:43
In the middle of August, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Hawaii, together with his wife, Sara, and their older son Yair.
The trip was memorable for a few reasons. At the time, the Israeli government was warning its citizens against flying overseas due to the onset of the fourth wave of corona.
Netanyahu ignored the warning and boarded a flight to San Francisco, the first time in 12 years that he flew on a commercial flight. There were no charter planes or private jets. Yes, he had security with him, but he was flying like a regular citizen.
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One photo in particular told the entire story. It showed Netanyahu waiting in line at what looked like a check-in counter sitting on one of those Smart Carte baggage wagons that you pay for at American airports. He did not look happy.
Inside the Likud, some members like
Nir Barkat
had a feeling what would happen when the Netanyahus arrived in Hawaii. A tech entrepreneur who made hundreds of millions before entering politics, Barkat had been to Hawaii twice with his family. He told some close associates at the time that there was no way Netanyahu was coming back that quickly.
Israel's opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen gesturing at the Knesset, on July 26, 2021. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
He was right. First, Netanyahu extended his trip. Then, when he returned, his wife and son decided to stay a little longer. When Sara’s time came to return to Israel, Yair still had not had enough. He wanted a little more time in paradise.
It was – as Likud members later called it – the “Hawaii Effect.”
According to some, it has not yet completely worn off. Netanyahu, these MKs say, is not the same as he was when the current government was established by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid in June.
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In those first few weeks, Netanyahu promised anyone who would listen that the new government was going to fall within a matter of weeks. When that didn’t happen, it turned into a matter of months. As recently as last week, he was still telling party members that there was a chance the government would yet fall before the state budget passed.
This column is being written after the 2021 budget passed this week, and before the vote on the 2022 budget. Netanyahu and his associates have tried for weeks to recruit a defector from among the ranks of the so-called “change coalition” to vote against the budget, but so far they have only met failure. Netanyahu even had an embarrassing moment early Thursday morning when he – one of the three longest-serving MKs in the house – accidentally voted with the coalition for one of the budget amendments.
But even without the budget, Netanyahu seems to many in Likud to have checked out of the parliamentarian work that is expected from the leader of Opposition.
Yes, he gives the occasional fiery speech against Bennett, but he has been known to skip votes and important faction meetings, and does not meet with foreign dignitaries visiting Israel. Now this could be his way of protesting the new government – by not meeting with visiting dignitaries and heads of state, he is showing his contempt for the government that he and his followers claim is illegitimate.
On the other hand, he is missing out on an opportunity to show that he is still a statesman who is sought out by foreign officials. As head of the opposition, it is within his right and in line with protocol to ask for those meetings.
Whatever the reason, there are a number of top members within Likud who hope and pray that after the budget passes, Netanyahu will finally step down. In addition to the “Hawaii Effect,” they’re looking for other signs of this happening.
In two months, for example, the security detail that Sara and sons Yair and Avner have grown accustomed to over the last 12 years will suddenly be gone. No longer will there be a car and security guards accompanying the Netanyahus on their trips overseas and their travels throughout Israel.
And then there is Netanyahu’s ongoing trial. On November 16, Nir Hefetz, a former top Netanyahu aide and a star state witness, will begin testifying in Case 4000, the bribery part of the trial pertaining to the Bezeq-Walla affair. Despite Netanyahu’s protests, the trial is moving ahead full steam, and the picture of how he allegedly tried to manipulate coverage in exchange for regulatory benefits is coming together.
So if he wanted to try and make a deal, now might be the best time, because Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit is set to step down in February.
The search for his replacement has already begun, and while the next attorney-general will need to continue overseeing the trial, whoever gets the job will not be as invested in the outcome. Mandelblit, on the other hand, (even outside the Justice Ministry) knows that his legacy hinges on the Netanyahu trial ending in a conviction.
It was his decision to indict the former prime minister, and whatever happens in the case will determine his legacy. But his replacement will be less dedicated – it will not matter as much to him or her if Netanyahu gets acquitted as it will to Mandelblit.
Netanyahu knows this, and as a result might be inclined to reach a plea deal with Mandelblit now before he steps down in three months. Will he? The option cannot be ruled out.
And this is where it could get really interesting. If Netanyahu suddenly steps down, Likud will need to hold primaries within a couple of months to elect a new chairman.
Party insiders expect a long list of candidates, with some having already announced they will run while others are still waiting in the wings. The leading candidates are Nir Barkat, Israel Katz, Gilad Erdan, Miri Regev and Yuli Edelstein. Others, like Danny Danon, Tzachi Hanegbi and Avi Dichter, are expected to run, but their chances are deemed slim.
The three working the hardest right now are Barkat, Katz and Edelstein. Barkat is using the vast sums of money he has and loopholes in election laws – as long as primaries have not been called there are no limits on how much private money a potential candidate can spend – and he has hired a team of top adviser and pollsters.
Edelstein is also spending a lot of money, which gives him an advantage over other candidates. He has stepped up activity within the party since making his dramatic announcement a few weeks ago that he will run against Netanyahu, and not wait for him to step down like the rest of the candidates have said.
Erdan, who leaves his post in Washington this month as Israel’s ambassador, will remain at the United Nations, but is expected to return immediately to Israel if a primary race were to be called within the party. The last year has burnished his diplomatic credentials, but it has also distanced him from the party’s members – no weddings, bar mitzvahs or central committee barbecues – and he will have an uphill battle to take the top spot. Nevertheless, Erdan is expected to run so he can secure himself a top ranking and reestablish his standing within the party.
Katz is well plugged-in within the party institutions as well as when it comes to the “shetach,” the field of regular party members where he is popular and well-received. This will give him a step up in a future battle.
Many expect that there will not be a winner after one round of voting – because of the packed field of candidates, it is unlikely that anyone will receive the necessary 40% of the vote. If so, there will be a runoff between the two who come out on top.
When a new chairman is elected, that will likely mean the end of the current government. There won’t even be a need for an election. Under Israeli law, a constructive no-confidence motion – if passed – brings down the current government and immediately installs a new one.
The breakdown will look like this: the Likud-Shas-UTJ-Religious Zionist bloc currently counts 53 MKs. New Hope Chairman Gideon Sa’ar has already said that the moment there is a new Likud leader, everything is open again; and Yamina’s Ayelet Shaked has long been praying for a right-wing government. There will also be little need to convince Defense Minister Benny Gantz to bolt the current coalition – he will not want to crown his nemesis, Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid, as the prime minister, and so he too will likely join a new Likud-led coalition.
Last but not least is Bennett, who would have to return to being the leader of a party of six with all that comes with it – or doesn’t.
Will any of this happen? No one knows. But here is what is clear: Netanyahu’s trial is continuing, and every day that passes reduces the chances that he will ever return. He knows it, as do his fellow party members and the members of the Bennett-Lapid coalition. Passing of the budget will help keep their government together, but they are still far from being out in the clear.
伊朗60%濃縮鈾庫存達到25公斤。- 報告
西方官員和分析人士認為，德黑蘭的濃縮升級是為了在談判恢復時獲得更多的讓步。
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伊朗國旗在國際原子能機構維也納總部前飄揚
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伊朗官方媒體週五報導稱，伊朗已將其 60% 的濃縮鈾庫存增加到 25 公斤（55 磅），這可能會增加阻礙德黑蘭 2015 年與世界大國達成核協議的複雜性。
談判將於 11 月 29 日在維也納恢復。但西方大國表示，伊朗加速濃縮接近武器級的鈾，違反了華盛頓在時任總統唐納德特朗普於 2018 年退出該協議後設定的限制，正在降低挽救它的機會。
伊朗媒體援引伊朗原子能組織發言人 Behrouz Kamalvandi 的話說：“到目前為止，我們已經生產了 25 公斤 60% 的鈾，除擁有核武器的國家外，沒有其他國家能夠生產。”
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伊朗過去否認尋求核武器，稱其提煉鈾僅用於民用能源用途，並表示如果美國取消制裁併重新加入協議，其違規行為是可以逆轉的。
今年 4 月，聯合國核監督機構表示，德黑蘭已開始在納坦茲的一座地上核電站將鈾濃縮至 60% 的裂變純度，這證實了伊朗官員早些時候的聲明。
NATANZ 鈾濃縮設施 250 公里。德黑蘭以南。（信用：RAHEB HOMAMANDI/REUTERS）
伊朗在 6 月份表示，它已經生產了 6.5 公斤濃縮至 60% 的鈾。
核協議將德黑蘭可以提煉的鈾純度限制在 3.67%，這是適合大多數民用核能的水平，遠低於 2015 年協議之前實現的 20%，遠低於適合核武器的 90%。
美國總統喬·拜登 (Joe Biden) 的政府表示，它希望重返該協議，但在需要採取哪些步驟以及何時採取措施的問題上與伊朗存在分歧，關鍵問題是德黑蘭將接受哪些核限制以及華盛頓將取消哪些制裁。
西方官員和分析人士認為，德黑蘭不急於回到 6 月因反西方強硬派當選總統而休會的談判，但目的是在談判恢復時獲得更多讓步。
拜登政府於 10 月 31 日表示，尚不清楚伊朗是否願意“以一種有意義的方式”重新加入談判。
Iran's stockpile of 20% enriched uranium reaches 25 kg. - report
Western officials and analysts believe Tehran's escalation of enrichment is meant to gain leverage to extract more concessions when negotiations do resume.
By REUTERS
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 11:16
The Iranian flag flies in front of the IAEA headquarters in Vienna
(photo credit: REUTERS/LISI NIESNER/FILE PHOTO)
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Iran has increased its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium to 25 kilograms (55 pounds), state media reported on Friday, potentially adding to complications dogging efforts to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Negotiations are due to resume on Nov. 29 in Vienna. But Western powers have said Iran's accelerating enrichment of uranium closer to weapons grade, breaching limits set by the pact after Washington under then-president Donald Trump withdrew from the pact in 2018, is dimming chances of salvaging it.
"So far we have produced 25 kilograms of 60% uranium, which, except for countries with nuclear weapons, no other country is able to produce," Iranian media quoted Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, as saying.
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Iran has in the past denied seeking nuclear weapons, saying it is refining uranium only for civilian energy uses, and has said its breaches are reversible if the United States lifts sanctions and rejoins the agreement.
In April, the UN nuclear watchdog said Tehran had begun the process of enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at an above-ground nuclear plant at Natanz, confirming earlier statements by Iranian officials.
THE NATANZ uranium enrichment facility 250 km. south of Tehran. (credit: RAHEB HOMAVANDI/REUTERS)
Iran said in June it had made 6.5 kg of uranium enriched to up to 60%.
The nuclear deal caps the purity to which Tehran can refine uranium at 3.67%, the level suitable for most civilian nuclear energy, well under the 20% achieved before the 2015 deal and far below the 90% suitable for a nuclear weapon.
US President Joe Biden's administration says it wants to return to the deal but disagrees with Iran on which steps need to be taken and when, with key issues being what nuclear limits Tehran will accept and what sanctions Washington will remove.
Western officials and analysts believe Tehran's escalation of enrichment, while being in no hurry to return to talks that were adjourned in June when an anti-Western hardliner was elected president, is meant to gain leverage to extract more concessions when negotiations do resume.
The Biden administration said on Oct. 31 that it was unclear whether Iran was willing to rejoin the talks "in a meaningful way."
嬰兒在阿富汗空運混亂中交給美國士兵仍然失踪
8 月，喀布爾機場大門外擠滿了人群，米爾扎和蘇拉亞·艾哈邁迪將他們兩個月大的嬰兒索海爾交給了一名美國士兵。
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2021 年 8 月 25 日，在這張從社交媒體上獲得的圖片中，成群結隊的人在阿富汗喀布爾機場外等候。
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這是一個瞬間的決定。8 月 19 日，米爾扎·阿里·艾哈邁迪 (Mirza Ali Ahmadi) 和他的妻子蘇拉亞 (Suraya) 發現自己和他們的五個孩子在阿富汗喀布爾機場大門外一片混亂的人群中，當時一名美軍士兵從高高的圍欄上詢問他們是否需要幫助。
由於擔心兩個月大的嬰兒 Sohail 會在混戰中被壓死，他們將他交給了士兵，以為他們很快就會到達大約 16 英尺（5 米）外的入口。
但在那一刻，米爾扎阿里說，隨著美軍撤出而迅速接管該國的塔利班開始推回數百名有希望的撤離人員。一家人花了半個多小時才到達機場圍欄的另一邊。
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他們一進去，索海爾就不見了。
米爾扎阿里說，他在美國大使館做了 10 年的保安，開始拼命詢問他遇到的每一位官員關於他孩子的下落。他說，一名軍事指揮官告訴他，機場對嬰兒來說太危險了，他可能會被帶到一個特殊的兒童區。但是當他們到達那裡時，它是空的。
2021 年 8 月 16 日，塔利班叛亂分子控制了喀布爾的總統府後，一群人跑向喀布爾機場航站樓，圖片來自社交媒體上的視頻（圖片來源：Jawad Sukhanyar）
“他和我一起走遍了機場，到處尋找，”米爾扎·阿里通過翻譯接受采訪時說。他說他從來沒有得到指揮官的名字，因為他不會說英語，而且依靠大使館的
阿富汗
同事幫助溝通。三天過去了。
“我和大約 20 多人交談過，”他說。“每一位軍官——軍人或文職人員——我都發現我在問我的孩子。”
他說，與他交談過的一位文職官員告訴他，索海爾可能是他自己疏散的。“他們說‘我們沒有資源把孩子留在這裡。’”
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35 歲的 Mirza Ali、32 歲的 Suraya 和他們其他 17、9、6 和 3 歲的孩子乘坐疏散航班飛往卡塔爾，然後飛往德國，最終降落在美國。這家人現在在德克薩斯州的布利斯堡，其他阿富汗難民在美國的某個地方等待重新安置。他們在這裡沒有親戚。
米爾扎阿里說，他看到其他家庭同時將他們的孩子越過喀布爾機場圍欄交給士兵。一個穿著尿布的小嬰兒被她的手臂舉過剃刀線的視頻在社交媒體上瘋傳。後來她與父母團聚。
米爾扎阿里說，自從他的孩子失踪以來，約會就變得模糊不清。他遇到的每一個人——援助人員、美國官員——他都會告訴他們關於 Sohail 的事情。“每個人都承諾他們會盡力而為，但他們只是承諾，”他說。
一個阿富汗難民支持組織製作了一個帶有 Sohail 照片的“失踪嬰兒”標誌，並在他們的網絡中傳播，希望有人能認出他。
一位熟悉情況的美國政府官員表示，所有涉及的機構都已收到此案，包括美國基地和海外地點。這名官員說，最後一次看到孩子是在喀布爾機場的混亂中被交給一名美國士兵，但“不幸的是沒有人能找到孩子”。
由於分居發生在海外，國防部發言人和負責監督重新安置工作的美國國土安全部發言人將有關此事的詢問轉交給了國務院。美國國務院沒有回應置評請求。
蘇拉雅也通過翻譯發言，她說她大部分時間都在哭，她的其他孩子也心煩意亂。
“我所做的就是為我的孩子著想，”蘇拉雅說。“所有給我打電話的人，我的母親、父親、姐姐，他們都安慰我說‘別擔心，上帝是仁慈的，你的兒子會被找到的。’”
Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghanistan airlift still missing
Mirza and Suraya Ahmadi handed their two-month-old baby Sohail to a US soldier in August as crowds scrambled outside the gates of the Kabul airport.
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Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media.
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It was a split-second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on Aug. 19 in a chaotic crowd outside the gates of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan when a US soldier, from over the tall fence, asked if they needed help.
Fearing their two-month-old baby Sohail would get crushed in the melee, they handed him to the soldier, thinking they would soon get to the entrance, which was only about 16 feet (5 meters) away.
But at that moment, Mirza Ali said, the Taliban - which had swiftly taken over the country as US troops withdrew - began pushing back hundreds of hopeful evacuees. It took the rest of the family more than a half-hour to get to the other side of the airport fence.
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Once they were inside, Sohail was nowhere to be found.
Mirza Ali, who said he worked as a security guard at the US embassy for 10 years, began desperately asking every official he encountered about his baby's whereabouts. He said a military commander told him the airport was too dangerous for a baby and that he might have been taken to a special area for children. But when they got there it was empty.
A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media (credit: Jawad Sukhanyar)
"He walked with me all around the airport to search everywhere," Mirza Ali said in an interview through a translator. He said he never got the commander's name, as he didn't speak English and was relying on
Afghan
colleagues from the embassy to help communicate. Three days went by.
"I spoke to maybe more than 20 people," he said. "Every officer - military or civilian - I came across I was asking about my baby."
He said one of the civilian officials he spoke to told him Sohail might have been evacuated by himself. "They said 'we don't have resources to keep the baby here.'"
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Mirza Ali, 35, Suraya, 32, and their other children, 17, 9, 6 and 3 years old, were put on an evacuation flight to Qatar and then to Germany and eventually landed in the United States. The family is now at Fort Bliss in Texas with other Afghan refugees waiting to be resettled somewhere in the United States. They have no relatives here.
Mirza Ali said he saw other families handing their babies over the Kabul airport fence to soldiers at the same time. One video clip of a small baby in a diaper being hoisted by her arm over razor wire went viral on social media. She was later reunited with her parents.
Ever since his baby went missing dates are a blur, Mirza Ali said. Every person he comes across - aid workers, US officials - he tells them about Sohail. "Everyone promises they will do their best, but they are just promises," he said.
An Afghan refugee support group created a "Missing Baby" sign with Sohail's picture on it and are circulating it among their networks in the hopes that someone will recognize him.
A US government official familiar with the situation said the case had been flagged for all the agencies involved, including the US bases and overseas locations. The child was last seen being handed to a US soldier during the chaos at the Kabul airport but "unfortunately no one can find the child," the official said.
A Department of Defense spokesperson and a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security, which is overseeing resettlement efforts, referred queries on the matter to the State Department, since the separation took place overseas. The State Department did not respond to a request for comment.
Suraya, who also spoke through a translator, said she cries most of the time and that her other children are distraught.
"All I am doing is thinking about my child," Suraya said. "Everyone that is calling me, my mother, my father, my sister, they all comfort me and say 'don't worry, God is kind, your son will be found.'"
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