伊斯坦布尔 - 2月28日，美国和以色列对伊朗发动袭击并暗杀该国最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊，震惊世界。平民伤亡迅速增加，包括当美国导弹击中一所小学时，造成150名平民死亡，其中大多是儿童。伊朗理所当然地进行报复，针对以色列和该地区的美国基地发动袭击，并阻塞霍尔木兹海峡的海上交通。
ISTANBUL - On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel shocked the world by launching strikes across Iran and assassinating the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Civilian casualties quickly mounted, including 150 civilians — mostly children — killed when American missiles struck an elementary school. Iran duly retaliated by targeting Israel and U.S. bases across the region and throttling maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
对伊朗的单边侵略缺乏国际合法性，并导致整个中东地区动荡不安。阿拉伯国家因驻扎美国基地而遭到伊朗的报复性袭击，世界各国因能源价格飙升而面临高昂的经济成本。对海湾国家而言，这种损害也体现在声誉方面，特别是在安全和保障方面。
The unilateral aggression against Iran lacked international legitimacy and destabilized the entire Middle East. Arab countries suffered retaliatory attacks from Iran because they host American bases and countries around the world faced high economic costs from spiking energy prices. The damage was also reputational for Gulf countries, in terms of safety and security.
随后，4月7日，《纽约时报》发表了一篇详细报道，揭示以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡如何说服美国总统唐纳德·特朗普发动对伊朗的袭击，这一决定如今需要从两个角度进行审视。
Then, on April 7, the New York Times published a detailed report about how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had convinced U.S. President Donald Trump to attack Iran, a decision that now needs to be examined from two perspectives.