United States President Donald Trump has backpedaled on a planned "lock and loaded" attack on Iran after claiming Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries had sought it and that the perimeters of a deal have been agreed to, including the Strait of Hormuz reopening.美国总统唐纳德・特朗普收回了蓄势待发、准备打击伊朗的计划。他声称，德黑兰以及其他中东国家请求美方暂缓行动，双方已经商定协议大致框架，其中包括重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。 Trump's latest walk back came after a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud late Saturday amid a wave of warnings from Iran that vowed a decisive response and retaliation that would go beyond the region.伊朗接连发出警告，誓言将做出决定性反击，报复范围将不限于中东地区。在这一背景下，特朗普于周六晚间同沙特王储穆罕默德・本・萨勒曼・本・阿卜杜勒 - 阿齐兹・阿勒沙特通电话，随后最新表态改口。 According to an update from the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday, the Saudi Crown Prince "stressed the need to prioritize dialogue to reduce escalation" in his phone call with Trump.沙特通讯社周日发布消息称，沙特王储在与特朗普通话时 “强调应当优先开展对话，缓和紧张局势”。 He also stressed the importance of making every possible effort to achieve calm that paves the way for diplomatic solutions, preserves the region's security and stability, and prevents a wider conflict whose repercussions would affect regional and international security and stability.他同时强调，应当尽一切努力实现局势降温，为外交解决途径创造条件，维护地区安全稳定，避免冲突进一步扩大；大范围冲突带来的影响将冲击地区乃至全球安全与稳定。 In a social media post, Trump had said the US "is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II".特朗普此前在社交媒体发文称，美国 “已经蓄势待发，准备对伊朗伊斯兰共和国采取行动，动用的军事威慑力量与战力规模为二战以来所罕见”。 "Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal have been agreed to. This would include the immediate, complete, and total opening of the Hormuz Strait, and an end to Iran's nuclear threat," said Trump.特朗普表示：“尽管具备上述条件，但伊朗与其他中东国家刚刚请求我们暂缓发动袭击，各方已经敲定协议大致框架。协议内容包括立即全面彻底开放霍尔木兹海峡，同时消除伊朗核威胁。” "Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the world and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a deal. The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment. Get to work, everybody, and get it done," he added.他补充道：“基于这一提请，为了全世界长远利益，同时为保障伊朗能够持续繁荣发展，我同意取消袭击行动，但前提是各方能够迅速达成协议。以色列与我共同作出这一表态。各方行动起来，促成协议落地。” But Iran's military sources denied on Sunday Trump's claim that Tehran had asked Washington to call off its strikes, calling his remarks "a new lie", Xinhua News Agency reported.据新华社报道，伊朗军方消息人士周日否认特朗普有关德黑兰请求美方取消打击行动的说法，称特朗普这番言论是 “又一个谎言”。 Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref said the government has planned for the next two years, "even for the worst conditions".伊朗第一副总统穆罕默德・礼萨・阿雷夫表示，伊朗政府已经做好未来两年各项预案，“即便是应对最坏局面”。 Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said on Sunday that Iran's response to a potential attack will not be limited to the Persian Gulf area, Mehr News Agency reported.伊朗迈赫尔通讯社消息，伊朗议会国家安全与外交政策委员会成员易卜拉欣・礼萨伊周日表示，倘若遭遇袭击，伊朗的反击范围不会局限于波斯湾区域。 "We will respond to all enemy bases and to the source of the attacks, from wherever they originate," Rezaei was quoted as saying by Mehr.迈赫尔通讯社援引礼萨伊的话报道：“我们将打击所有敌方基地，直击袭击发起源头，无论源头身处何地。” A similar warning was issued by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to his Turkish and Pakistani counterparts on Sunday of the consequences of US' "aggressive and destabilizing" actions, and stressed Iran's readiness to defend itself.伊朗外长阿巴斯・阿拉格齐周日分别致电土耳其与巴基斯坦外长，发出同类警告，阐述美国 “具有侵略性、破坏局势稳定” 的行动将引发的后果，并强调伊朗做好了自卫准备。 Rasha Al Joundy, a senior researcher at the Dubai Public Policy Research Centre, told China Daily that Trump "wants to reach a deal" and that any threat "is part of his strategy to push Iran for an end to the war".迪拜公共政策研究中心高级研究员拉莎・琼迪在接受《中国日报》采访时表示，特朗普 “有意促成协议”，各类军事威胁 “都是施压伊朗、推动结束冲突的策略手段”。 "But what was on the table before this war is different than what is on the table after it (mainly, the Strait of Hormuz). I believe this issue is consuming more negotiation time than anything else, including the nuclear stockpile," said Al Joundy.琼迪称：“冲突爆发前后谈判桌上的议题已经发生改变，核心分歧就是霍尔木兹海峡问题。我认为该议题占用的谈判时间超过其他所有事项，甚至比核库存问题更棘手。” She said that all Gulf Cooperation Council countries — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar — have an interest in ending the war and that they "did not stop trying to be involved for this purpose".她表示，海湾阿拉伯国家合作委员会全体成员国 —— 沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国、巴林、阿曼、科威特、卡塔尔，都希望冲突落幕，各国 “始终持续为此奔走斡旋”。 "Saudi Arabia's normalization (of ties) with Israel could give it some political leverage with Trump but the US has many economic, strategic interests with all the GCC countries and it will not yield fruit unless the war ends," said Al Joundy.琼迪指出：“沙特同以色列实现关系正常化，或许能让沙特在特朗普面前拥有一定政治筹码；但美国同所有海合会成员国存在大量经济与战略利益，冲突不结束，相关利益安排便难以取得进展。” "The real work in these talks is reaching a balance between what the US can accept and what Iran thinks it can get, and what the GCC is willing to support. Taking into account that Israel should accept whatever scenario being reached," she added.她补充道：“谈判真正的难点在于寻求平衡点，兼顾美方的接受底线、伊朗期望获取的条件以及海合会各国愿意支持的方案，同时以色列必须接受各方最终达成的任何安排。” This is not the first time Trump has retreated from his threats, popularizing the term TACO, which is short for "Trump Always Chickens Out".这并非特朗普首次收回军事威胁，网络衍生出缩写 TACO 广为流传，全称意为 “特朗普总会临阵退缩”。 Prior to this, his most recent about-turn was on June 11 after threatening to attack Iran "very hard", including the threat of seizing Kharg Island and taking over total control of the country's oil facilities. Trump cited US discussions with Iran's top leadership for the reversal of his decision.在此之前，他最近一次态度反转发生在 6 月 11 日。彼时他扬言要对伊朗实施 “猛烈打击”，威胁夺取哈尔克岛、全面掌控伊朗石油设施。特朗普当时称，美方同伊朗高层开展沟通，因此更改决定。 A similar situation happened on April 1, when the US president warned that the Washington would "bomb Iran into the Stone Age" after it refused to capitulate on Hormuz and days later on April 7, Trump said "a whole civilization will die tonight" in a threat that prompted a global outcry. The following day, Pakistan secured a fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.4 月 1 日也曾出现相似局面。因伊朗拒绝在霍尔木兹海峡议题上妥协，这位美国总统警告，华盛顿将 “把伊朗炸回石器时代”。数日之后的 4 月 7 日，特朗普又放出威胁，称 “一整个文明今夜或将覆灭”，引发国际社会强烈抗议。次日，巴基斯坦从中斡旋，促成美伊达成脆弱停火协议。 perimeter /pəˈrɪmɪtə(r)/n. 界限，范围retaliation /rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn/n. 报复，反击escalation /ˌeskəˈleɪʃn/n. （局势）升级ceasefire /ˈsiːsfaɪə(r)/n. 停火，休战
