Editorial丨The key to ending conflict lies with the US

主要观点总结

文章讲述了美国国务卿Blinken在中东地区的行程以及该地区面临的紧张局势。尽管Blinken试图调解矛盾，但以色列国防军对伊朗目标的空袭行动加剧了地区紧张局势，引发对全面战争的担忧。文章批评了美国对以色列的支持，并呼吁美国采取行动结束冲突，减少人道主义灾难。

关键观点总结

关键观点1: Blinken的中东之行并未缓和局势

国务卿Blinken在以色列、卡塔尔和沙特阿拉伯的访问并未达到预期效果，未能有效缓和该地区的紧张局势。

关键观点2: 以色列和伊朗的冲突担忧

以色列国防军对伊朗目标的空袭引发了人们对两国冲突升级为全面战争的担忧。

关键观点3: 国际社会呼吁美国采取行动

文章批评了美国对以色列的支持和鼓励该地区暴力的行为，呼吁美国采取行动结束冲突以减少人道主义灾难。

关键观点4: 冲突的人道主义成本高昂

文章指出，冲突已经造成了大量人员伤亡，特别是在加沙地带和黎巴嫩等地，呼吁美国采取负责任的行动以结束冲突。

文章预览

For the umpteenth time those who have been counting on the United States to play a competent peace-broker's role in the Middle East have been disappointed, because US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to the region last week not only failed to defuse the situation there but also prompted Israel Defense Forces to launch "precise and targeted" air strikes on targets in several places in Iran on Saturday, a day after he returned to the US. Blinken's weeklong visit to Israel, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, his 11th visit to the Middle East in one year ostensibly to mediate peace between the warring sides, ended in what in every sense of the term is a failure. The IDF's attack on Iranian targets has raised fears that the yearslong confrontation between the two powerful militaries could turn into an all-out regional war, drawing in the US and possibly other powers. Saturday's strikes, the IDF said, were in retaliation to Iran's missile attacks on Israel on Oct 1. Since launching a massive mi ………………………………