美国国家情报总监警告称，伊朗正处于策划针对海外美国官员袭击的“先进阶段”，促使人员撤离，并加剧了重返全面战争的风险。
The US director of national intelligence warned that Iran was in the “advanced stages” of planning attacks against American officials abroad, prompting personnel evacuations and heightening the risk of a return to all-out war.
美国总统特朗普周日表示，他正在权衡采取军事行动以“彻底解决”，而德黑兰警告称，美国的打击不会改变其立场。随着美国和以色列大选临近，国内政治压力正影响着军事规划。
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is weighing military action to “finish it off,” while Tehran warned that American strikes wouldn’t alter its position. With US and Israeli elections looming, domestic political pressures are factoring into military planning.
《纽约时报》写道，如果内塔尼亚胡周二败选，“他可能决定发动最后一次打击，因为他可能认为继任者会犹豫是否执行”，而特朗普可能想要证明，“就其作为总司令的权力而言，他的权力并未减弱”。
If defeated Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “could decide to launch one last strike that he may believe his successor would hesitate to execute,” while Trump may want to demonstrate that “when it comes to his powers as commander in chief, his authority is undiminished,” The New York Times wrote.