美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周六表示，伊朗可能在11月3日美国中期选举前（现距选举仅数周）升级行动，理由是德黑兰认为这样做会损害美国利益。他还声称华盛顿可以迅速结束对抗。
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran may step up its actions ahead of the US’ Nov. 3 midterm elections – now just weeks away – arguing that Tehran believes doing so would hurt the US. He also claimed that Washington could end the confrontation quickly.
“他们可能会在选举前多做一点事，以为这会伤害我们，”特朗普在南部田纳西州的讲话中说道，该州长期是总统所在共和党的大本营，特朗普前往那里举行竞选集会。
“They'll probably do a little bit extra before the election, thinking it's going to hurt us,” Trump said in remarks in the Southern state of Tennessee, a longtime stronghold of the president’s Republican Party, where Trump traveled to hold a campaign rally.
“但我们可以非常快地结束它，”他补充道，声称尽管他所谓的伊朗海军被摧毁，他对伊朗表现了克制。
“But we could end it really quick,” he added, claiming he had shown restraint toward Iran despite what he called the destruction of the Iranian navy.
“他们不知道我对他们有多好，”他说，声称自2月下旬持续战争开始以来，已有159艘伊朗舰船被击沉。
“They don't know how nice I've been to them,” he said, claiming that 159 Iranian ships have been sunk since late February, the start of the ongoing war.
特朗普还畅想了这一热点地区霍尔木兹海峡：“我们正考虑将其更名为特朗普海峡。”特朗普此前表示，与伊朗的战争可能在11月3日中期国会选举后不久结束，这场持续的战争已成为选举中的关键议题。
Trump also mused about the flashpoint Strait of Hormuz: “We're thinking about renaming it to the Trump Strait.”Trump previously said the war with Iran might end just after the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections, in which the ongoing war has emerged as a key issue.
总统本人不参加中期选举，但他正在为共和党同僚助选，致力于帮助他们保持对参众两院中一院或两院的控制权。
The president is not running in the midterms, but he is campaigning for fellow Republicans, working to help them keep control of one or both houses of Congress.
美国和以色列于2月28日对伊朗发动战争，促使德黑兰以导弹和无人机袭击该地区作为回应，并实际上关闭了霍尔木兹海峡。
The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Feb. 28, prompting Tehran to respond with missile and drone attacks in the region and effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz.
战争已持续七个多月，由于通过这一战略水道的商业石油运输实际上停摆，推高了全球能源价格。
The war has continued for more than seven months, driving up global energy prices as commercial oil traffic through the strategic waterway has effectively halted.
美国和伊朗在6月签署了一项框架协议，此前巴基斯坦和卡塔尔进行斡解努力以停止敌对行动并为谈判铺平道路。
The US and Iran signed a framework agreement in June, following mediation efforts by Pakistan and Qatar to halt hostilities and pave the way for negotiations.
此后，由于在霍尔木兹海峡的安全与航行等问题上存在分歧，协议执行陷入停滞。
Implementation of the deal has since stalled amid disagreements, including on security and navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.