当地时间5月18日，身为法国前第一夫人的卡拉·布吕尼·萨科齐，出现在第77届戛纳电影节展映影片《艾米莉亚·佩雷斯》（Emilia Perez）的首映礼的红毯上，轻而易举地引发了关注。

对于萨科齐夫人来说，戛纳红毯实在是太熟悉了，这位闪耀在8、90年代世界T台的超模，是这个电影节雷打不动的受邀嘉宾。    Israeli officials are planning to ask US President Joe Biden for his formal blessing to provide an Iron Beam laser-based air defense system to Gulf Arab states including the United Arab Emirates and possibly Saudi Arabia, Israel’s Channel 12 has reported.,The unsourced Hebrew-language report, cited by the Times of Israel, indicated the delivery of the system to the Gulf countries would assist with the US-led push to ramp up air defense cooperation between Tel Aviv and a loose regional coalition including Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.,The Jewish State does not have formal diplomatic relations with the latter two country, and Riyadh has repeatedly stated that it would not establish formal ties with Israel until the Palestinian question and the creation of a Palestinian state was settled.,On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US and Middle Eastern sources, that the Pentagon had organized a hush-hush meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in March to discuss ways to improve air defense cooperation against Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. The meeting was said to have been chaired by then-US Central Command chief Frank McKenzie, and attended by top military commanders from Israel and the Arab countries who were invited.,Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who announced the formation of a regional anti-Iranian air defense alliance last week, appeared to signal the veracity of WSJ’s reporting on Monday, saying Israel was “building” a “wide partnership with additional countries in the region to ensure a secure, stable and prosperous Middle East,” and that “among other things, this also includes aerial defense.”,Israel Creating 'Middle East Air Defense Alliance' Under US' Wing, Defense Minister Says20 June, 11:03 GMT,“We will strengthen this, as a stable Middle East is an international, regional and Israeli interest of the highest order,” Gantz said.,Iran’s military also appeared to issue an indirect response to WSJ’s report, with Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri warning Monday that Tehran “will not tolerate” the threats posed by Israel and its cooperation with CENTCOM, and “will definitely react to them.”,Israel has long touted the purported advanced capabilities of its so-called ‘Iron Beam’ laser-based air defense system, a prototype of which was unveiled last year. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the “game-changer” weapon would shift the balance in Israel’s favor, with the estimated $2 in electricity required per burst to intercept enemy rockets just a drop in the bucket compared to the tens of thousands of dollars a rocket might cost. Bennett expressed hope that the system would come online by 2023.,‘Iron Beam’: Israel’s New Laser Air Defence System ‘Will Bankrupt Enemies’, Bennett Says1 June, 11:44 GMT,Last week, Breaking Defense reported that Israel would ask Biden for more money Iron Beam’s development, on top of the $3.3 billion in annual US subsidies already received by the Israeli military and defense establishment. The outlet’s sources indicated that Israel will likely ask the US president to shell out about $300 million in additional cash.,“The relations between the US and Israel are solid. The issues that will be on the table during the visit are of utmost importance to both the US and Israel. I’m confident that the talks will be fruitful to both sides,” a senior defense source told the outlet.,During his trip to the Middle East next month, Biden is expected to tour an Israeli airbase and get a firsthand look at the prototype laser weapons being developed by Israeli defense giants Rafael and Elbit Systems.,Lasers for use against aircraft, missiles, drones, ships, and ground equipment have been on the drawing board of weapons developers since the Cold War, with engineers spending decades mulling over the prospects of replacing conventional missile and shell projectiles with the futuristic beam pulse. But energy-directed weapons have long faced what have previously been deemed unsolvable issues, such as the immense amounts of power required to operate them, as well as interaction between combat lasers and natural phenomena such as rain, fog, smog or dust, all of which dissipates their strength.,Last month, US weapons maker Raytheon reported that its own laser weapon, fitted aboard an Army Stryker vehicle, had successfully downed incoming mortar rounds in testing.,Raytheon Laser Weapon on Stryker Vehicle Succeeds at Shooting Down Incoming Mortar Shells19 May, 22:19 GMT。

穿着金色无肩带晚礼裙，将脖子上的钻石凸显出来的卡拉，看上去超模风姿依旧，曼妙的身姿和浓密的长发不输新生代的模特们。真是很难让人相信，她都已经56岁了，而且还在四年前被检查出患有乳腺癌。

当然，人前的光鲜亮丽也是要在背后付出辛苦的，对于这一点卡拉倒也诚实，她称随着年龄的增长对身材的焦虑也是越来越大了，为此她不得不每天锻炼2个小时来维持。

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除了在红毯上亮相，卡拉还要参加电影节期间的一系列晚宴。虽说不是电影演员，但显然身为法国名流的她在这一段时间也是相当忙碌的。

不过虽然佩戴着奢华的珠宝，穿着高级定制的晚礼裙，但卡拉的内心也是无法完全平静的，因为她现在是正在被检方调查的嫌疑人。

卡拉是法国前总统尼古拉·萨科齐的夫人，众所周知，萨科齐因为在2012年大选期间非法使用竞选资金案等问题，于去年年末被判处一年有期徒刑缓刑，缓期执行。

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但调查并没有完全结束，现年69岁的萨科齐还被指控非法干扰证人，该案涉及他从已故利比亚领导人奥马尔·穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲那里收受金钱来资助他的一项竞选活动的指控。

D | 而原本作为证人的卡拉，在本月初被检方定为了嫌疑人。

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不过卡拉并没有被提出具体的指控，并且仍旧被允许自由出行，但她是案件的11名被告之一，涉嫌“试图误导法国的司法系统”。案子将于明年初开庭。

据法国媒体报道称，卡拉被视为嫌疑人的原因之一，是她删除了与被称为“八卦女王”的米歇尔·马尔尚（Michèle Marchand）的所有的交流信息。至于为何要删除，目前正在调查中。

看着就如同普通中年妇女的米歇尔，在法国娱乐圈有着非凡的影响力，尽管她是一些明星的经纪人，但她的作用要比明星更大。

而且米歇尔的“八卦能力”不只在娱乐圈起作用，在政坛也是如此，两位法国前总统萨科齐、奥朗德，都被她爆出过私生活的“大瓜”。

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至于卡拉和米歇尔会有什么让她不得不删除的“勾当”，目前还很难确定，而且两个人在公开场合并没有交集。但有一点已经被证实，那就是卡拉涉嫌帮助米歇尔和她的团队获得“核酸检测报告”，以便他们顺利地前往黎巴嫩，“采访”法籍黎巴嫩裔商人齐亚德·塔基丁 (Ziad Takieddine）。

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让人匪夷所思的是，齐亚德曾作为“污点证人”向法庭承认，他曾两次向萨科齐的幕僚长交付了三个装有总计500万欧元现金的手提箱。但后来齐亚德突然撤回了他的说法。这不免让人怀疑萨科齐方面可能向他施压了。

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值得注意的是，米歇尔和现在的第一夫人布里吉特·马克龙有着亲密的友谊，两个人曾被看到一起逛街。

不仅如此，现年71岁的布里吉特的很多证明形象，都是米歇尔帮忙打造的。