在与伊朗的冲突中，美军正在努力保护其海外基地，这场冲突已脱离自封的战争部长皮特·赫格塞斯的控制。
The U.S. military is struggling to protect its overseas bases amid a conflict with Iran that has spun out of self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s control.
在中东各地的基地遭受一系列破坏性袭击后，由于担心伊朗即将发动袭击，驻扎在英国的美国远程轰炸机于周日逃回美国本土基地。
After a string of damaging attacks on bases throughout the Middle East, U.S. long-range bombers stationed in the United Kingdom fled back to their American home bases on Sunday amid fears of an impending Iranian strike.
一名美国官员将这一威胁描述为使用“多架无人机”攻击皇家空军费尔福德空军基地的“复杂阴谋”，这可能会演变成一场军事和公关噩梦。美国官员暗示伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队可能招募了英国国民在这一阴谋中扮演角色，这让五角大楼感到非常不安，以至于他们采取了非同寻常的措施，从该基地撤走了12架B-1轰炸机，这些轰炸机在美国战争中发挥了关键作用。另一名官员称其为“复杂计划”，是伊朗不对称战争“混合战略”的一部分，迫使五角大楼采取严厉措施。
A U.S. official described the threat as a “sophisticated plot to attack” Royal Air Force Fairford air base with “multiple drones” that could have turned into a military and public relations nightmare. The U.S. official suggested that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps may have recruited U.K. nationals to play roles in the plot, which so unnerved the Pentagon that they took the extraordinary step of removing 12 B-1 Bombers from the base that has played a key role in the U.S. war. A second official called it a “complex plan” and part of a “hybrid strategy” of asymmetric warfare by Iran that forced the Pentagon to take drastic measures.
“存在一些威胁，”唐纳德·特朗普总统周一在被问及轰炸机时承认，并补充说，离开飞机只会引发袭击。
“There were some threats,” President Donald Trump admitted on Monday when asked about the bombers, adding that leaving the aircraft would only tempt an attack.
在美国在世界各地的前哨基地遭受越来越多的攻击之际，伦敦西北部基地的美国飞机无法保护。
The inability to safeguard U.S. aircraft at a base northwest of London comes at a time of mounting attacks on U.S. outposts around the world.
复杂的伊朗无人机和弹道导弹袭击造成美军伤亡，使更多美军受到伤害，并损坏或摧毁了中东地区的许多前哨基地。一些关键基地遭受了如此大的破坏，以至于美国的行动被根本中断，据第二位官员称，“该地区的基地态势可能永远无法恢复”。袭击还针对美国盟友运营的联合设施。今年3月，伊朗对塞浦路斯阿克罗蒂里的英国空军基地发动了无人机袭击，造成美军长期依赖的设施受损。伊朗还瞄准了美英联合基地位于印度洋迪戈加西亚岛的基地，该岛已成为美国战争努力的中心。
Complex Iranian drone and ballistic missile strikes have killed and injured U.S. troops, placed many more in harm’s way, and damaged or destroyed numerous outposts across the Middle East. Some crucial bases have sustained so much damage that U.S. operations have been radically disrupted and, according to the second official, “base posture in the region may never recover.”The strikes have also targeted joint facilities operated by U.S. allies. In March, Iran launched a drone attack on a British air base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, causing damage to a facility the U.S. military has long relied on. Iran also targeted a joint U.K.–U.S. base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia that has become increasingly central to the U.S. war effort.
特朗普所谓的“小旅行”已成为美国军方的一个溃烂伤口。尽管特朗普和赫格塞斯几个月来声称伊朗军队已被消灭，但伊朗已袭击了中东地区超过15个基地。美国官方伤亡人数为19人死亡，近900人受伤，其中大部分死亡发生在特朗普政府声称战争已经结束后7月份以来。真正的伤亡人数更高，并且一直通过一位国防官员所说的“掩盖”而被掩盖和操纵。
What Trump called a “little excursion” has become a festering wound for the U.S. military. Despite months of claims by Trump and Hegseth that Iran’s military was annihilated, Iran has attacked more than 15 bases across the Middle East. The official U.S. casualty toll stands at 19 dead and close to 900 wounded, most of the dead occurring since July, after the Trump administration claimed the war had ended. The real casualty toll is higher and has been consistently obscured and manipulated through what one defense official called a “cover-up.”
第一位美国官员表示，伊朗正在采取“孤注一掷”的战略，指望伊朗吸收经济崩溃的时间比美国承受失败的战争以及昂贵而困难的霍尔木兹海峡海军封锁和护航计划的时间还要长，在应对全球经济动荡的同时，燃油价格居高不下（尚未降至前）尽管其他海湾国家的石油流动已恢复正常，但战争水平仍在继续。
The first U.S. official said Iran is engaged in a “go for broke” strategy, banking that it can absorb economic ruin longer than the U.S. can sustain a failing war and an expensive and difficult Naval blockade and escort program in the Strait of Hormuz, while dealing with global economic upheaval from stubbornly high fuel prices that have not shrunk to pre-war levels despite the oil flow from other Gulf Nations returning to normal.
就在轰炸机从费尔福德撤出几天前，英国政府逮捕了六名涉嫌袭击同一基地的嫌疑人。英国总理安迪·伯纳姆表示，有“强烈迹象”表明伊朗在这一事件中发挥了作用。这些人后来被保释，引发特朗普的批评。
The withdrawal of the bombers from Fairford came just days after the British government arrested six suspects in connection with a suspected attack on that same base. U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were “strong indications” that Iran played a role in the incident. The men were later released on bail, prompting criticism by Trump.
伊斯兰革命卫队7月警告说，“任何用于对伊朗领土发动袭击的基地都是我们部队的合法目标。”据伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社报道，周一，伊朗军队总司令阿米尔·哈塔米少将“强调需要采取任何能够破坏敌人计算的创造性行动”。美国官员提到了针对欧洲其他基地的其他威胁，包括德国的拉姆施泰因空军基地。
The IRGC warned in July that “any base used to launch attacks on Iranian territory is a legitimate target for our forces.”On Monday, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s army, Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami, “stressed the need for any creative act capable of disrupting the enemy’s calculations,” according to a report by Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency. The U.S. officials referenced additional threats against other bases in Europe, including Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
这不是美国第一次争先恐后地保护其资产免受所谓的伊朗威胁。7月，由于美国担心伊朗可能袭击空军一号，特朗普本人偷偷溜进一辆餐车，乘坐军用飞机逃离土耳其。特朗普早些时候曾表示，他是安卡拉北约峰会期间伊朗的“头号目标”。
This isn’t the first time the U.S. has scrambled to protect its assets from a supposed Iranian threat. In July, Trump himself snuck into a catering truck and fled Turkey on a military aircraft due to U.S. fears of a possible Iranian attack on Air Force One. Trump had earlier said he was Iran’s “No. 1 target” during the NATO summit in Ankara.
与他们的总司令不同的是，当伊朗在中东袭击期间压垮美国防空系统时，美国军队一直无法逃离他们的基地和船只。五角大楼监察长最近的一份报告显示，伊朗的袭击“在冲突期间损坏和摧毁了美国驻科威特、巴林、卡塔尔、阿联酋、沙特阿拉伯、伊拉克、阿曼和约旦基地的数百座建筑物和结构”。据空军参谋长肯·威尔斯巴赫将军称，今年早些时候，仅空军人员就遭受了1，200多次“红色警报”--这是导弹、飞机或地面部队即将发动袭击的官方代码。
Unlike their commander-in-chief, U.S. troops have been unable to flee their bases and ships when Iran has overwhelmed U.S. air defenses during attacks in the Middle East. A recent Pentagon inspector general report revealed Iranian strikes “damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan during the conflict.”Air Force personnel, alone, endured more than 1,200 “alarm reds” — the official code for imminent attack by missiles, aircraft, or ground forces — during just 38 days earlier this year, according to Air Force chief of staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach.
3月1日，科威特舒艾巴港遭到无人机袭击，造成六名美军死亡，这是战争期间伊朗对美国人员发动的最致命的袭击;另有数十人受伤。据一名“国防官员”透露，今年7月，伊朗对约旦穆瓦法克萨尔蒂空军基地的袭击，造成三名防空部队士兵死亡，尽管他们在袭击期间“没有积极参与防空活动”，因为他们没有被授权透露这些信息。
A March 1 drone attack on the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait killed six U.S. troops, the deadliest known Iranian strike on U.S. personnel during the war; dozens more were wounded. In July, an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan killed three soldiers from air defense units although they were “not actively engaged in anti-aircraft activity” during the attacks, according to a “defense official” who spoke on background because they were not authorized to disclose the information.
多架美国军用飞机也在袭击中受损，其中包括一架A-10 Thunderbolt和八架F-15战斗机。根据监察长报告，这些是迄今为止在战争中被摧毁或损坏的数十架美国飞机之一，其中包括四架F-15战斗机、12架KC-135加油机和多达30架MQ-9死神无人机。
Multiple U.S. military aircraft were also damaged in the attack, including an A-10 Thunderbolt and eight F-15 fighters. These were among dozens of U.S. aircraft so far destroyed or damaged in the war, including four F-15 fighter aircraft, 12 KC-135 refueling aircraft, and as many as 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to the inspector general report.
英国皇家三军研究所3月份的一份分析显示，仅在战争的前16天，美国及其盟国就烧毁了超过11，000枚弹药，其中包括大量防御导弹。根据战略与国际研究中心的一项分析，大约65%的爱国者拦截器在2月至7月期间耗尽，战前拦截器总数为2，330枚，只剩下不到830枚。萨德拦截器数量从450多枚下降到不到270枚。
The U.S. and its allies burned through more than 11,000 munitions, including large amounts of defensive missiles, in the first 16 days of the war alone, according to a March analysis by the Royal United Services Institute. About 65 percent of Patriot interceptors were expended between February and July, leaving fewer than 830 remaining from a pre-war total of 2,330, according to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The number of THAAD interceptors dropped from more than 450 to less than 270.
Adm.美国中央司令部司令布拉德·库珀上个月淡化了此类导弹库存耗尽的风险，他在哥伦比亚广播公司的《60分钟》节目中表示，他并不担心美军的安全。当被问及如何防御伊朗袭击时，他回答说：“我一点也不担心。”当被问及如果美军在未来的袭击中丧生或受伤，库珀是否会辞职时，中央司令部没有回答。
Adm. Brad Cooper, the chief of U.S. Central Command, downplayed the risks of depleted stockpiles of such missiles last month, telling CBS’s “60 Minutes” that he wasn’t worried for the safety of U.S. troops. “I’m not concerned at all,” he replied when asked about defending against Iranian attacks. CENTCOM did not reply when asked if Cooper would resign if U.S. troops were killed or wounded in future attacks.
战争开始时，伊朗的导弹和无人机袭击摧毁了巴林麦纳麦的海军设施，麦纳麦是美国在该地区最重要的后勤中心。五角大楼几个月来声称，这些袭击没有对军事行动产生重大影响，但代理海军部长曹洪上个月承认，“他们摧毁了巴林”。《华尔街日报》此前的一项调查发现，在巴林海军支援活动重建美国海军第五舰队总部、军营和通信塔可能花费超过4亿美元，第一位美国官员告诉《拦截报》，如果有人尝试，这一数字可能被低估。海军中央司令部将有关成本估计的问题提交给中央司令部，但中央司令部没有回应。
An Iranian missile and drone attack at the start of the war destroyed Navy facilities in Manama, Bahrain, the most critical U.S. logistics hub in the region. The Pentagon claimed for months that the strikes did not significantly impact military operations but acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao admitted last month that “they blew the hell out of Bahrain.”A Wall Street Journal investigation previously found that rebuilding the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters, barracks, and communication towers at Naval Support Activity Bahrain may cost more than $400 million, which the first U.S. official told The Intercept could be an underestimate if it’s ever attempted. Naval Forces Central Command referred questions about the cost estimate to CENTCOM, which did not respond.
随着第五舰队所在地被摧毁，该地区的其他港口也在伊朗导弹和无人机的射程之内，海军发现自己面临着维持一支由超过24艘船只组成的舰队的艰巨挑战，其中包括两艘大型航空母舰和众多导弹驱逐舰和巡洋舰、攻击潜艇或随时部署的补给船。这意味着海军舰艇需要从迪戈加西亚基地运送食物和燃料超过2，000英里。
With the home of the Fifth Fleet knocked out and other ports in the region within range of Iranian missiles and drones, the Navy found itself facing the daunting challenge of maintaining a flotilla of more than 24 ships — including two massive aircraft carriers and numerous guided-missile destroyers and cruisers, attack submarines, or supply ships deployed at any one time. This means Navy ships need to haul food and fuel more than 2,000 miles from the base on Diego Garcia.
监察长报告指出，“海军基地和支援港口的转移构成了重大挑战”，并特别指出“将后勤支援和基础设施转移到迪戈加西亚的问题”以及“需要14至18天后勤周期的延长海上运输的挑战”。因此，水手和海军陆战队员不断面临危险。杰拉尔德·R号驱逐舰福特航母攻击群完成了创纪录的11个月部署，其中还包括入侵委内瑞拉。
The inspector general report noted that the shift in “naval bases and support ports posed significant challenges,” pointing specifically to the “issue with shifting logistics support and infrastructure to Diego Garcia” and the challenges of “extended sea transit requiring 14- to 18-day logistics cycles.”Sailors and Marines have been subjected to constant danger as a result. The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group completed a record-breaking 11-month deployment that also included the invasion of Venezuela. (Under normal conditions, a carrier would visit port about once a month to allow its crew to rest.)
（在正常情况下，航空公司大约每月会访问港口一次，让船员休息。）根据总统单位的引用，该船在部署到中东期间受到“敌方导弹和单向攻击无人机的持续威胁”。
The ship was, according to a Presidential Unit Citation, under “persistent threat from enemy missiles and one-way attack drones” during its deployment to the Middle East.
据中央司令部称，最近，伊斯兰革命卫队用弹道导弹瞄准了另一艘航空母舰和导弹驱逐舰。上个月，伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡对一艘商船发动袭击，海军陆战队员受伤;两名美国官员表示，这些海军陆战队员可能遭受了脑外伤等伤害。
More recently, the IRGC targeted another aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer with ballistic missiles, according to Central Command. And Marines were injured in an Iranian attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last month; the two U.S. officials said those Marines potentially suffered brain trauma, among other injuries.
在与伊朗陷入困境的战争中，美军上周从邻国伊拉克撤军，结束了美国二十多年的军事占领和行动，这些占领和行动引发了一波又一波的流血和平民苦难。伊斯兰革命卫队在一封宣扬民族抵抗力量的信函中宣布：“美国被驱逐出伊拉克是……该国坚定独立的结果。”巴格达的政界人士也庆祝了撤军，伊拉克总理阿里·扎伊迪正式宣布10月1日为“主权和独立日”。
Amid the floundering war with Iran, U.S. forces withdrew from neighboring Iraq last week, ending two-plus decades of U.S. military occupation and operations that unleashed waves of bloodshed and civilian suffering. “The expulsion of America from Iraq was the result of … the country’s steadfastness in its independence,” the IRGC announced, in a missive touting the power of national resistance. Politicians in Baghdad also celebrated the withdrawal, with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi officially declaring October 1 a “Day of Sovereignty and Independence.”
尽管特朗普政府提出了这一说法，但伊朗战争仍在继续扩大。上个月，也门伊朗支持的胡塞武装几乎占领了也门整个红海海岸，包括曼德海峡（红海南部入口）关键航线沿线的海岸线。周二，胡塞武装声称打死或打伤了200多名寻求夺回领土的沙特支持的武装分子。
Despite the Trump administration’s claims, the Iran war continues to expand. Last month, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi forces seized virtually all of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including the shoreline along the crucial shipping lanes of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is the southern entrance to the Red Sea. On Tuesday, the Houthis claimed to have killed or wounded more than 200 Saudi-backed fighters seeking to retake territory.