白宫正在对唐纳德·特朗普周一晚上的集会讲话进行说明，解释称总统并非暗示希望伊朗袭击美国城市，而是希望阻止德黑兰获得这种能力。
The White House is clarifying Donald Trump’s comments at a Monday night rally, explaining that the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack U.S. cities but instead wants to prevent Tehran from having that capability.
比尔·巴罗：白宫对特朗普周一晚上的集会讲话作出说明，指出总统并无意暗示希望伊朗袭击美国城市，其真实意图是防止伊朗拥有此类能力。
BILL BARROW The White House clarified Donald Trump’s comments at a Monday night rally explaining that the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack U.S. cities but instead wants to prevent Tehran from having that capability.
白宫通讯主任史蒂文·张周二在社交媒体上表示，总统的言论遭到了误解与歪曲，引发了一场“脱离事实的媒体炒作”。特朗普在内布拉斯加州的讲话中谈及伊朗战争及其导致的油价上涨——这一问题如今已成为共和党在中期选举中的不利因素。当时他提到了伊朗有可能袭击美国本土的可能性。
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on social media Tuesday that the president’s comments have been misunderstood and misrepresented in a “media freakout” that is “not rooted in reality.”Trump was discussing the Iran war and the resulting high gas prices that have become a midterm liability for Republicans during his remarks in Nebraska when he mentioned the possibility of an Iranian attack on U.S. soil.
谈及这场战争及其经济后果时，特朗普说道：“为确保世界安全、确保我国安全，这点代价微不足道。他们可以摧毁一座城市——就让他们摧毁洛杉矶吧，让他们摧毁圣地亚哥吧。这点代价实在算不了什么。”这段讲话体现了特朗普在竞选集会上的惯常风格：他常常连续讲话一小时甚至更久，偶尔才照着提词器上的预先准备好的内容念几句，语气也较为随意。
“It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe,” he said of the war and its economic fallout. “They can take out a city. Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay.”The commentary, including Trump’s casual mention of the two California cities, was delivered in the familiar meandering style that he uses at campaign rallies, when he speaks for extended periods — often an hour or more — and is only occasionally following prepared remarks on a teleprompter.
包括加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森在内的批评人士立刻抓住他的言论大做文章。这位有望在2028年竞选总统的民主党州长称特朗普“精神错乱且极其危险”，指责他“公然鼓动外国敌人去摧毁洛杉矶和圣地亚哥”。史蒂文·张在周二的回应中强调，显然特朗普并未呼吁发生此类袭击。
Critics, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom seized on his statements. The governor, a Democrat who could run for president in 2028, called Trump “deranged and dangerous” for, in Newsom’s framing, “saying our foreign enemies should ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego.”Cheung, in his response Tuesday, said it was obvious that Trump was not calling for such an attack.
“媒体对特朗普总统言论的过度反应并无事实依据，”他说道。“他明确指出的是，如果未能阻止伊朗发展核武器，美国的多个城市就会面临威胁。正因有总统的努力，美国才更加安全。”
“The media freakout over President Trump’s comments is not rooted in reality,” he said. “He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn’t been stopped. America is safer because of the President.”
张亦海补充道，伊朗“既没有核武器，也没有海军、空军，更没有足够的资金”。不过，至少有一位共和党人士认同纽瑟姆的解读。
Cheung added that Iran “has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money.”Still, at least one Republican politician shared Newsom’s interpretation.
“作为一名海军退伍军人，我服役是为了保护美国民众，而不是把美国城市视为战争代价而置之不理，”圣地亚哥都会区某选区的共和党国会候选人吉姆·德斯蒙德在社交媒体上写道，并强调“任何美国家庭都不应被当作附带损害对象。”特朗普在竞选期间经常批评美国各城市，尤其是那些民主党支持率极高的大城市。在最近于北卡罗来纳州举行的一场集会上，他称该州的城市为“血迹斑斑的杀戮场”。根据联邦调查局的统计数据，北卡罗来纳州的暴力犯罪率处于全美各州的中等水平。
“As a Navy veteran, I served to protect Americans, not write off American cities as an acceptable price of war,” Jim Desmond, the Republican congressional nominee in a metro San Diego district, wrote on social media, adding that “no American family should ever be treated as collateral damage.”Trump has often criticized U.S. cities as he campaigns, especially the largest areas that lean heavily Democratic. At a recent North Carolina rally, he described the state’s cities as “blood-soaked killing fields.”North Carolina’s violent crime rate ranks in the middle third of states, according to FBI statistics.
伊朗方面则声称自己并未谋求发展核武器，但已将铀浓缩至接近武器级水平，而这种纯度显然不具备任何民用价值。
Iran has said that it’s not pursuing nuclear weapons, but has enriched uranium to near-weapons-grade levels that have no civilian purpose.