据半官方的伊朗学生通讯社报道，伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬周日表示，他希望自己这位遭到美国制裁的国防部长被提名人能够“生还”，并声称他自己也在美国的“暗杀名单”上。佩泽希齐扬在议会审议梅赫达德·阿赫拉基·克塔布奇（Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi）出任国防部长提名的会议上发表视频讲话时，作出了上述表态。
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday he hopes his US-sanctioned defense minister nominee can “survive,” claiming that he is also on a US “assassination list.”Pezeshkian made the remarks in a virtual address to parliament during a session considering Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi’s nomination as minister of defense, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
佩泽希齐扬表示，阿赫拉基受到美国制裁，并声称他也位于美国的“暗杀名单”之上。他表达了希望该被提名人能“照顾好自己”，在国家各机构的支持下“活下来”，并继续致力于加强伊朗国防能力的愿望。
Pezeshkian said Akhlaqi is under US sanctions and claimed that he is also on a US “assassination list.”He expressed hope that the nominee would “take care of himself” and, with support from the country’s institutions, “remain alive” and continue working to strengthen Iran’s defense capabilities.
佩泽希齐扬敦促议员们给阿赫拉基投下强有力的信任票，并表示他在伊朗武装部队中广受支持，包括军队、伊斯兰革命卫队、国防部以及安全机构。
Pezeshkian urged lawmakers to give Akhlaqi a strong vote of confidence, saying he enjoys support across Iran’s armed forces, including the army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the defense ministry and security institutions.
阿赫拉基是一名长期任职的高级国防部官员，此前曾领导伊朗航空航天工业组织以及与该国弹道导弹计划有关联的沙希德·巴盖里工业集团（SBIG）。因参与伊朗的导弹相关活动，他一直受到美国的制裁。
Akhlaqi, a longtime senior defense ministry official, previously headed Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization and the Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group (SBIG), which has been linked to the country’s ballistic missile program. He has been subject to US sanctions over his involvement in Iran’s missile-related activities.
阿赫拉基被提名接替前国防部长阿齐兹·纳西尔扎德，后者在今年早些时候美以对伊朗的袭击中身亡。
Akhlaqi was nominated to replace former Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed during US-Israeli attacks on Iran earlier this year.
佩泽希齐扬表示，伊朗不寻求攻击其他国家，但会对任何针对其领土的袭击做出强力回应。
Pezeshkian said Iran does not seek to attack other countries but would respond strongly to any attack against its territory.
“我们的国防不仅仅是导弹；我们的国防是人民以及我们在国内拥有的团结和凝聚力，”他说。
“Our defense is not only missiles; our defense is the people and the unity and cohesion we have in the country,” he said.
他补充说，面对他所说的攻击伊朗的国家的压力和“霸凌”，德黑兰不会退缩。
He added that Tehran would not back down in the face of what he described as pressure and “bullying” by countries that attack Iran.