据周五美国国家情报总监杰伊·克莱顿发给国务卿马尔科·卢比奥的一份备忘录，伊朗加大了在中东及其他国家针对美国人员的力度。备忘录警告称，“伊朗人针对美国公民的致命谋划已进入后期阶段”。一名美国官员证实了这份由Axios率先报道的备忘录的真实性。这一情报传出前几天，有消息人士告诉NBC新闻，美军一直在悄然缩减其在中东各地基地的驻军。
Iran has increased efforts to target U.S. personnel in the Middle East and other countries, according to a memo sent by the Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday. The memo warned that “the lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against U.S. citizens have reached advanced stages.”A U.S. official confirmed the authenticity of the memo first reported by Axios. The intelligence comes days after sources told NBC News the U.S. military has quietly been scaling back its troop presence at bases across the Middle East.
据一名美国国务院官员称，国务院已下令进一步削减美国在该地区多个外交机构的人员，包括黎巴嫩、阿联酋、卡塔尔和约旦。自战争爆发以来，这些机构已被置于“限制行动”状态，并以有限的人员运作。克莱顿在备忘录中告诉卢比奥，这一风险“涉及的人员多于目前获准接收此信息的人员”，并补充说：“我们将尽一切努力尽可能降低情报密级，以便你们自行决定与国务院人员分享。”
The State Department ordered a further reduction in staff at multiple diplomatic posts in the region, including Lebanon, UAE, Qatar and Jordan, according to a State Department official. Those posts have already been placed on a “Restricted Operations” status and have been functioning with limited staffing since the start of the war. Clayton told Rubio in the memo that the risk is “relevant to more individuals than are currently cleared to receive this information,” adding: “We will make every effort to downgrade as much intelligence as possible so you can share it with State Department personnel at your discretion.”
美军和外交人员的削减，类似于国防部和国务院在2月与伊朗开战前后启动的基地和使馆缩编。“至于我们使馆的人员配置，我们会不断评估有关安全环境的新信息，”一名美国官员说。“胡塞武装袭击的威胁以及伊朗针对美国官员的恐怖阴谋，正在为我们对该地区处于限制状态使馆的人员调整决定提供依据。”总统唐纳德·特朗普本周表示，他正在考虑对伊朗采取另一次行动。此前数月，美国对霍尔木兹海峡的航运进行了打击，而在实现长期停火方面进展有限。
The reduction of American forces and diplomatic personnel is similar to drawdowns at bases and embassies that the Defense Department and the State Department initiated around the start of the war with Iran in February. “When it comes to our staffing at embassies, we constantly evaluate new information about the security environment,” a U.S. official said. “The threat of Houthi attacks and of Iranian terror plots targeting U.S. officials are informing our decisions on staffing adjustments for embassies on Restricted Status in the region.”President Donald Trump said this week that he was considering another operation against Iran, after months of strikes on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and limited progress toward a long-term ceasefire.
“我们可能会再来一次小小的‘史诗之怒’，”他周五在佛罗里达州的一场集会上说，指的是美国对首轮打击的命名。“如果他们聪明的话，他们就会说，咱们谈正事吧，”他补充道。他发表这番言论之前，美国军方高级官员向特朗普提交了在伊朗发动新一轮打击的选项。据一名美国官员和一名了解这些选项的前美国官员透露，近几周提交给特朗普的军事选项包括对伊朗核设施（例如“镐山”）的隧道或入口发动大规模打击，或对其战略岛屿发动大规模打击。
“We may do another little Epic Fury,” he told a rally in Florida on Friday, referring to the U.S. name for the initial wave of strikes. “If they’re smart, they’ll just say, let’s get down to business,” he added. His comment came after senior U.S. military officials presented Trump with options for new strikes in Iran. Among the military options presented to Trump in recent weeks are major strikes against the tunnels or entrances of Iran’s nuclear facilities, such as at Pickaxe Mountain, or against its strategic islands, according to one of the U.S. officials and a former U.S. official with knowledge of the options.
他们表示，其中一些选项包括以哈尔克岛和霍尔木兹海峡的格什姆岛为目标——哈尔克岛拥有伊朗绝大部分石油产量，是该国的经济命脉。伊朗上个月曾提出一项新协议，将在数日内重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。特朗普公开拒绝了这一提议，且未给出具体理由，称伊朗想要达成协议“是因为他们输得太惨了”。他还指责伊朗试图在中期选举前推高油价。
They said some of the options include targeting Kharg Island — which is home to the vast majority of Iran’s oil production, making it an economic lifeline for the country — and Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had proposed a fresh deal last month to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days. Trump publicly rejected that proposal without giving a specific reason, saying Iran wanted a deal “because they’re losing so badly.”He also accused Iran of seeking to drive up oil prices ahead of the midterm elections.
“我们不关心美国的中期选举，”伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格齐说。“我们关心的是我们的国家利益。”据这两名美国官员称，周三，美国在中东的多个外交机构的使团团长接到通知，称其机构将开始以缩减的人员规模运作。美国国务院周三还宣布，美国驻沙特阿拉伯大使馆处于“奉命撤离”状态，意味着该使馆将仅由紧急工作人员运作。
“We don’t care about U.S. midterm elections,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. “We care about our national interests.”On Wednesday, the chiefs of mission at multiple U.S. diplomatic posts in the Middle East were notified that their posts would begin operating with reduced staff, the two U.S. officials said. The State Department also announced Wednesday that the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia is under “ordered departure,” meaning it will operate only with emergency staff.
“国务院人员及其家属的安全与保障仍是我们的最高优先事项，我们将继续采取一切必要措施来保护和支持他们，”国务院发言人汤米·皮戈特在
“The safety and security of Department personnel and their families remain our highest priority, and we will continue to take all necessary steps to protect and support them,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott wrote on