美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥与英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德于周一就霍尔木兹海峡的海上安全、伊朗相关动向的协调以及解决俄乌冲突的途径进行了会谈。
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband held talks Monday on maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz, coordination over Iranian actions and efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war.
美国国务院发言人汤米·皮戈特称，鲁比奥与米利班德“重申了双方共同维护霍尔木兹海峡航道安全的决心，强调必须追究伊朗的行为责任，并继续携手保障美国在英国境内的资产安全”。
Rubio and Miliband “reiterated their shared commitment to safeguarding transit in the Strait of Hormuz and the importance of holding Iran to account for its actions and of continued collaboration to secure US assets in the United Kingdom,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.
此次会谈的背景是，英国首相安迪·伯纳姆于周一指控称，针对位于格洛斯特郡、由美国空军使用的英国皇家空军费尔福德基地的所谓袭击阴谋“几乎可以肯定”是由伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队策划的，而伊朗方面对此予以否认。
The conversation followed accusations by UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who said Monday that an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire used by the US Air Force, was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an allegation Tehran rejects.
与此同时，包括美英两国在内的29个国家也于周一联合谴责所谓伊朗针对盟国领土的行动，并认同英国对该空军基地袭击事件的判断。
Meanwhile, 29 countries, including the US and UK, also issued a joint condemnation Monday of what they described as Iranian operations against allied territory, endorsing Britain’s assessment of the air base incident.
鲁比奥还强调了华盛顿与伦敦之间广泛的战略同盟关系，指出双方将携手“稳定全球能源市场，并通过谈判方式终结俄乌冲突”。当前，作为全球五分之一以上石油运输必经之地的霍尔木兹海峡，其控制权问题仍是美伊冲突的核心焦点。此外，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普此前刚宣布了一项允许俄罗斯柴油出口至美国及全球市场的协议。
Rubio also underscored the broader strategic alliance between Washington and London, highlighting cooperation to “stabilize global energy markets while also bringing the Russia-Ukraine conflict to an end through a negotiated settlement.”The diplomatic exchange came as control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint that normally carries more than one-fifth of global petroleum shipments, remains a central flashpoint in the ongoing conflict with Iran. It also followed an announcement by US President Donald Trump of a deal allowing Russian diesel exports to the US and global markets.