Michael Gordon

National Security Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal

Author Degrade and Destroy. Co-author The Endgame, Cobra II and The Generals' War. National Security Correspondent, Wall Street Journal [email protected]

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美国调查伊朗核计划损毁程度及残存情况

5 days ago | buff.ly | Michael Gordon |Lara Seligman |Laurence Norman

特朗普(Trump)政府官员周日表示，针对伊朗核基础设施的空袭和导弹袭击破坏性极大，可能已经让伊朗的核计划耽误数年。但如果伊朗在美军发动袭击前设法转移了部分高浓缩铀库存和其他设备，以色列和美国可能会发现，他们数十年来针对德黑兰核活动的斗争也许要无限期持续下去。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
特朗普在空袭伊朗前数小时下达最终命令

5 days ago | buff.ly | Michael Gordon |Josh Dawsey |Alex Ward

美国总统特朗普(Trump)曾表示，在下令攻击前，他会给伊朗最多两周来听从美国的要求。然后在上周六下午，特朗普在他位于新泽西州的私人俱乐部里下达了最终命令，在几小时内发动打击。一位政府高级官员说： “目标是制造一个所有人都意想不到的局面。”Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
How the U.S. B-2 Bombing Attack Unfolded

5 days ago | wsj.com | Michael Gordon |Lara Seligman |Laurence Norman

The U.S.’s surprise attack was launched a minute after midnight Saturday morning when seven B-2 stealth bombers took off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri carrying 14 30,000 pound bunker bombs. The bombers flew for 18 hours, refueling multiple times in flight, and linking up with an array of advanced U.S. fighters.
トランプ氏、イラン爆撃数時間前に最終承認

5 days ago | jp.wsj.com | Michael Gordon |Josh Dawsey |Alex Ward

【ワシントン】ドナルド・トランプ大統領は、イランに対し米国の要求に応じるまで2週間の猶予を与えると表明していた。だが21日の午後、ニュージャージー州のプライベートクラブで数時間後に攻撃を開始する最終承認を下した。　「誰も予期していない状況をつくり出すことが目的だった」と政府高官は述べた。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Trump Gave Final Go-Ahead for Iran Attack Hours Before Bombs Fell

6 days ago | wsj.com | Michael Gordon |Josh Dawsey |Alex Ward

WASHINGTON—President Trump had been saying he would give Tehran up to two weeks to yield to U.S. demands before ordering an attack. Then Saturday afternoon at his private club in New Jersey, he gave the final go-ahead to strike in a few hours. “The goal was to create a situation when everyone wasn’t expecting it,” said a senior administration official.
Bombing Inflicted Severe Damage, Pentagon Says

1 week ago | wsj.com | Lara Seligman |Michael Gordon

At a Pentagon briefing Sunday morning, Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said all three Iranian nuclear sites sustained severe damage, but a full assessment would take time. The mission was called Operation Midnight Hammer. No Iranian shots were fired at U.S. bombers on their way to the targets or on the way out. Iranians fighters did not fly, and Iran’s surface-to-air missile systems didn’t detect U.S. aircraft, Caine said.
Exclusive | Trump Privately Approved Attack Plans for Iran but Has Withheld Final Order

1 week ago | wsj.com | Alex Ward |Lara Seligman |Michael Gordon

Trump Says Iran Should Have Made a Nuclear Deal EarlierPlay video: Trump Says Iran Should Have Made a Nuclear Deal Earlier
Exclusive | Trump Privately Approved of Attack Plans for Iran but Has Withheld Final Order

1 week ago | wsj.com | Alex Ward |Lara Seligman |Michael Gordon

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. WASHINGTON—President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off on giving the final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, three people familiar with the deliberations said. Since his private instructions in the White House Situation Room to the military, Trump has disclosed publicly that an attack is an option.
以色列加紧重塑中东格局，几乎未受制约

1 week ago | buff.ly | Shayndi Raice |Michael Gordon |Andrew Dowell

就在一年前，以色列还处境艰难——深陷加沙战争的泥潭，四周是伊朗支持的敌人，并承受着来自美国的要求停止战争的压力。而如今，以色列正在按照自己的方式重塑中东，并迫使特朗普(Trump)政府跟进采取行动，目前以色列领导人正加大对伊朗的攻击力度。这些举动可能会颠覆全球市场，重塑地缘政治格局，并可能将美国拖入一场地区冲突。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Israel Races to Reshape the Middle East With Few Checks

1 week ago | wsj.com | Andrew Dowell |Shayndi Raice |Michael Gordon

A year ago, Israel was struggling—bogged down in Gaza, surrounded by Iranian-backed enemies and under pressure from Washington to stop the fighting. Now, it is reshaping the Middle East on its own terms and forcing the Trump administration to play catch-up as Israeli leaders ramp up attacks against Iran. The moves could upend global markets and remake geopolitics—and potentially draw the U.S. into a regional conflagration. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.