伊朗外交部发言人埃斯梅尔·巴加伊周日表示，伊朗从未离开谈判桌，并指责美国坚持单方面要求并试图强加于人。
Mustafa Melih Ahishali, Sami Sohta and Rania Abushamala Iran has never left the negotiating table, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Sunday, accusing the US of insisting on unilateral demands and attempting to impose them.
巴加伊在接受德国广播电视联盟（ARD）采访时，谈及谈判、霍尔木兹海峡安全以及针对英国空军基地的所谓袭击行动。
Speaking to German broadcaster ARD, Baqaei addressed negotiations, security in the Strait of Hormuz and alleged operations against air bases in Britain.
“伊朗从未离开谈判桌。问题在于美国坚持其单方面要求并试图强加于人，”他说。
“Iran has never left the negotiating table. The problem lies in America’s insistence on its unilateral demands and its attempts to impose them,” he said.
他补充道：“伊朗与据称针对英国空军基地实施的行动绝无关联。”
“Iran has absolutely no connection to the operations allegedly carried out against air bases in Britain,” he added.
转而谈及霍尔木兹海峡，巴加伊称该水道“不安全”，并将责任归咎于美国和以色列。
Turning to the Strait of Hormuz, Baqaei said the waterway was “not safe,” holding the US and Israel responsible.
“美国和以色列滥用这一水道，因为它们继续利用整个地区对伊朗实施军事打击和非法侵略行为，”他说。
“The US and Israel have abused this waterway because they continue to use the entire region to carry out their military attacks and unlawful acts of aggression against Iran,” he said.
巴加伊表示，只要这种局势持续下去，伊朗将别无选择，只能采取必要措施保护其领土完整、国家安全和人民。
Baqaei said that as long as the situation continued, Iran would have no choice but to take the necessary measures to protect its territorial integrity, national security and people.
美国和以色列于2月28日对伊朗发动战争，德黑兰随即对以色列及该地区各国的美国资产发动袭击，随后于4月达成停火。6月签署了一份备忘录，旨在60天内达成和平协议，但未能成功，因为伊朗向通过“未协调”航线穿越海峡的船只开火，引发美军军事行动。
The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Feb. 28, and Tehran responded with attacks on Israel and US assets in countries across the region before a ceasefire was reached in April. A memorandum was later signed in June to conclude a peace deal in 60 days, but to no avail, as Iran fired on vessels passing through an “uncoordinated” route in the strait, prompting US military action.
美国对伊朗港口实施海上封锁，同时声称海峡是开放的，目前正权衡对伊斯兰共和国重新发动打击。
The US, which maintains a naval blockade of Iranian ports and claims the strait is open, is now weighing renewed strikes on the Islamic Republic.
伊朗近期提出，如果华盛顿解除封锁、放宽对伊朗石油出口的限制、释放冻结资产，并结束包括黎巴嫩在内的所有战线的敌对行动，将在七天内重新开放海峡。
Iran recently offered to reopen the strait within seven days if Washington lifted its blockade, eased restrictions on Iranian oil exports, released frozen assets and ended hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon.