美国向中东增派了一艘航空母舰及数千名士兵，这一举动预示着与伊朗的冲突可能进一步升级。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在最近一次采访中表示，恢复军事打击行动“有可能发生”，此前他曾拒绝了伊朗提出的重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的提议。
The US dispatched another aircraft carrier and thousands more troops to the Middle East, signaling a potential escalation in the Iran war. US President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that a resumption of military strikes was “possible,” after last month rejecting an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
据路透社报道，德黑兰方面也正在准备应对美国可能的攻击措施。一位专家分析称，伊朗似乎“决心不会仅以象征性手段回应象征性行动，而是选择升级冲突以期重新建立威慑力”。受此消息影响，国际油价上涨了4%。虽然上个月从海湾地区输出的原油量已接近战前水平，但分析人士提醒称，整体供应的恢复态势仍十分脆弱。——普拉尚特·拉奥
Tehran, meanwhile, is preparing its own response to any American attacks, Reuters reported. Iran seems “determined not to respond symbolically to a symbolic move and instead to escalate in the hope of reestablishing deterrence,” one expert said. Oil surged 4% on the news: Crude flows out of the Gulf last month were almost back to prewar levels, but analysts cautioned that any recovery in overall supply was fragile. — Prashant Rao