阿里·纳特尔（Ari Natter）、安玛丽·霍尔登（Annmarie Hordern）、乔纳森·费罗（Jonathan Ferro）和丽莎·阿布拉莫维奇（Lisa Abramowicz）报道称，前美国总统乔·拜登的一位白宫能源顾问周四表示，伊朗发生军事升级在11月中期选举之后比在投票之前“更有意义”。
A military escalation in Iran “makes more sense” after November’s midterm elections than before those votes happen, a White House energy adviser to former President Joe Biden said Thursday.
曾担任拜登政府全球基础设施和能源安全高级总统协调员的阿莫斯·霍克斯坦（Amos Hochstein）在彭博电视上表示：“中期选举在很大程度上关乎战争导致的总统软弱无能；加倍暴露出这种软弱对我来说似乎有点可疑。”
“The midterms are largely about the weakness of the president that is a result of the war; doubling down on that weakness seems to be a little bit suspect for me,” Amos Hochstein, who served as special presidential coordinator for global infrastructure and energy security under Biden, said on Bloomberg Television.
此前有报道称白宫已要求五角大楼制定针对伊朗的打击选项，并可能在中期选举前实施，该消息本周早些时候曾推动油价上涨。
Hochstein was asked about a report the White House has asked the Pentagon to draw up strike options against Iran that could be executed before the midterm elections, news that sent the price of oil higher earlier this week.