特里沙·托马斯 罗马——巴基斯坦国防部长周二表示，该国将动用“一切可用手段”保卫沙特阿拉伯免受伊朗支持的胡塞武装的袭击，这是伊斯兰堡迄今为止关于其可能直接介入不断扩大的地区冲突的最明确表态之一。
TRISHA THOMAS ROME — Pakistan will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday, offering one of Islamabad’s clearest indications yet that it could become directly involved in the widening regional conflict.
国防部长赫瓦贾·穆罕默德·阿西夫拒绝透露巴基斯坦军队是否已经参与了空袭。不过他表示，根据与沙特阿拉伯和土耳其达成的新共同防御条约，巴基斯坦的军事能力将可供沙特阿拉伯使用。
Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declined to say whether Pakistani forces had already participated in airstrikes. He said, however, that Pakistan’s military capabilities would be available to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
阿西夫在访问罗马期间对记者表示：“我不会陷入细节，但显然，当我表示我们受此协议约束以保卫沙特阿拉伯时，这意味着我们掌握的任何手段也将同样提供给沙特阿拉伯。我认为这是一个明确的表态。”当时有人问及巴基斯坦是否参与了针对也门境内伊朗作战人员的空袭。
“I’m not going into detail, but obviously when I say that we are bound by this arrangement to defend Saudi Arabia, that means whatever means are available at our disposal, they’ll be available to Saudi Arabia also. I think that’s a categoric statement,” Asif told reporters during a visit to Rome when asked whether Pakistan had been involved in airstrikes against Iranian operators in Yemen .
他的回答并未明确证实巴基斯坦是否参与了任何打击行动。他也未透露近期屡遭胡塞武装袭击的沙特阿拉伯是否曾请求援助。
His response did not explicitly confirm Pakistani participation in any strikes. He also did not say whether Saudi Arabia, which has been repeatedly attacked by the Houthis in recent weeks, had asked for assistance.
在此番言论发表几天前，巴基斯坦、土耳其和沙特阿拉伯的陆军长官曾在利雅得会晤，讨论应对胡塞武装袭击的对策。
His comments came days after the army chiefs of Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia met in Riyadh to discuss responses to Houthi attacks.
阿西夫表示，胡塞武装加剧了对沙特阿拉伯的导弹和无人机袭击，并扩大了其在也门红海沿岸的控制范围。
Asif said the Houthis had intensified missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and expanded their control along Yemen’s Red Sea coast .
胡塞武装近期攻占了战略港口城市穆卡及数个红海岛屿，将其势力范围延伸至曼德海峡。曼德海峡是一条海上通道，全球约12%的贸易经此通过。他们还与伊拉克的盟友民兵一起袭击了沙特石油设施，并试图阻止沙特油轮使用该海峡。
The Houthis recently captured the strategic port city of Mokha and several Red Sea islands, extending their reach toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a maritime route through which about 12% of global trade passes. They, along with allied militias in Iraq, also have attacked Saudi oil facilities and sought to prevent Saudi tankers from using the strait.
阿西夫将胡塞武装描述为侵略者，并表示巴基斯坦对沙特阿拉伯的承诺是明确无误的。
Asif described the Houthis as aggressors and said Pakistan’s commitment to Saudi Arabia was unambiguous.
“沙特阿拉伯的敌人就是巴基斯坦的敌人。这一点应该非常明确，”他表示。
“Any enemy of Saudi Arabia is enemy of Pakistan. That should be very clear,” he said.
沙特阿拉伯、巴基斯坦和土耳其于8月7日签署了《麦加联合防御协定》，宣布对任一成员国的攻击将被视为对三国的共同攻击。这些国家将该协定描述为防御性质，并表示其不针对任何特定国家。
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on Aug. 7, declaring that an attack on one member would be treated as an attack on all three. The countries have described the pact as defensive and said it is not directed against any particular state.
该协定将石油资源丰富的沙特阿拉伯、北约成员国土耳其以及拥有核武器的巴基斯坦联合在一起。阿西夫未提及核武器，也未暗示核武器是巴基斯坦对沙特阿拉伯承诺的一部分。
The agreement brings together oil-rich Saudi Arabia, NATO member Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan. Asif did not mention nuclear weapons or suggest they were part of Pakistan’s commitment to Saudi Arabia.
沙特阿拉伯与胡塞武装之间的战斗为该联盟带来了早期的考验。该协定的全文尚未公布，其指挥和作战结构仍在制定中。阿西夫表示，三国正在建立秘书处，并搭建联盟的框架。
The fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis has created an early test for the alliance. The pact’s full text has not been released, and its command and operational structures are still being developed. Asif said the three countries were establishing a secretariat and putting the alliance’s framework in place.
他表示，其他国家已表达加入的兴趣，但目前没有立即扩大联盟的计划。
Other countries have expressed interest in joining, he said, but there were no immediate plans to expand the alliance.
阿西夫称，该联盟反映了成员国的一种信念，即随着涉及伊朗的冲突在该地区蔓延，现有的安全安排未能保护海湾国家。
Asif said the alliance reflected a belief among its members that existing security arrangements had failed to protect Gulf countries as the conflict involving Iran spread across the region.
“一旦你发动冲突，你就无法控制该冲突的结果。你也无法控制该冲突的走向，”他说。
“Once you start a conflict, you cannot control the outcome of that conflict. You cannot control the trajectory of that conflict,” he said.
伊朗长期向胡塞武装提供武器和其他援助，尽管德黑兰否认指挥其军事行动。阿西夫暗示，胡塞武装和一些伊拉克民兵组织现在可能正以相当大的独立性行动，不再受伊朗控制。“这些代理人中的一些，它们变成了失控的势力，”他说。
Iran has long supplied the Houthis with weapons and other assistance, though Tehran denies directing their military operations. Asif suggested the Houthis and some Iraqi militias might now act with substantial independence from Iran. “Some of these proxies, they become rogue,” he said.
尽管巴基斯坦愿意在军事上支持沙特阿拉伯，但阿西夫表示，伊斯兰堡也在推动谈判以结束涉及伊朗的更广泛冲突，并支持恢复关于德黑兰核计划的谈判协议。
Despite Pakistan’s willingness to support Saudi Arabia militarily, Asif said Islamabad also was pressing for negotiations to end the broader conflict involving Iran and supported reviving a negotiated agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program.
今年早些时候，巴基斯坦曾试图把自己打造成一个调解者，与地区内其他国家合作以结束冲突。尽管美国与伊朗已通过调解者恢复了间接会谈，但阿西夫并未透露巴基斯坦参与最新努力的具体细节。
Pakistan sought to establish itself as a mediator earlier this year, working with other countries in the region to end the conflict. While indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have resumed through mediators, Asif provided no details on Pakistan’s involvement in the latest efforts.
4月，巴基斯坦在伊斯兰堡主持了罕见的伊朗与美国直接会谈。双方于6月达成了一项临时协议，并承诺力争在60天内达成最终协议，但随着敌对行动的恢复，该期限已过。
In April, Pakistan hosted rare direct talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad. The two sides reached an interim agreement in June and committed to trying to reach a final deal within 60 days, but the deadline passed after hostilities resumed.
巴基斯坦、土耳其和沙特阿拉伯的高级外交官近日也在联合国大会期间举行会晤，讨论落实新的防务条约以及协调应对针对麦加及沙特其他地点的袭击。
Top diplomats from Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia also met recently on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to discuss implementing the new defense pact and coordinating a response to attacks targeting Mecca and other sites in Saudi Arabia.