唐纳德·特朗普总统于2月28日宣布对伊朗进行“重大作战行动”，美以两国联合发动大规模打击，目标涵盖军事、政府及基础设施。
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
美伊双方代表团于6月展开谈判，旨在基于两国签署的谅解备忘录达成停战协议。
Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.
随着美伊持续交火，谈判陷入僵局，霍尔木兹海峡成为主要冲突点。
Those talks broke down as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump then said in August that the U.S. would launch a "crushing economic operation" to force Tehran into submission.
特朗普随后在8月表示，美国将发起一场“毁灭性的经济行动”，以迫使德黑兰屈服。
Those talks broke down as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump then said in August that the U.S. would launch a "crushing economic operation" to force Tehran into submission.