杰拉尔德·伊姆雷 开普敦，南非 —— 南非总统府周二表示，一份关于伊朗军舰今年为何违背该国总统指示、参加南非海岸附近海军演习的调查报告已告完成。
GERALD IMRAY CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A report into why Iranian warships took part in naval drills off South Africa’s coast this year against the instructions of the country’s president has been finalized, his office said Tuesday.
总统府在一份声明中表示，该报告已呈交南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨，但将在其审阅期间保密。
The report has been received by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa but will remain confidential while he reviews it, his office said in a statement.
伊朗于1月在开普敦海域与中国、俄罗斯军舰共同参加演习，正值美伊关系紧张之际，此举招致美国对南非允许伊朗军舰参演的严厉批评。
The participation of Iran in drills also involving Chinese and Russian ships off Cape Town in January came at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, and sparked harsh U.S. criticism of South Africa for allowing Iranian warships to take part.
演习期间，伊朗爆发大规模抗议活动，随后的镇压造成7000多人死亡。一个月后，美国和以色列对伊朗发动军事打击，拉开战争序幕。
The drills took place during mass protests in Iran and a crackdown that killed more than 7,000 people. The U.S. and Israel launched military strikes against Iran a month later to start the war.
拉马福萨于2月下令由一名退休法官牵头进行调查，称存在“未遵从指示”的情况，即已抵达南非参加预定演习的伊朗舰艇本不应参演。
Ramaphosa ordered the investigation , led by a retired judge, in February, saying there was a “failure to heed the instruction” that Iranian vessels that had already traveled to South Africa for the planned exercises not take part.
调查旨在查明拉马福萨的命令是否被南非国防军高级将领或国防部官员无视。总统府当时表示，总统下令调查报告直接呈交他本人而非国防部，以确保调查独立性。
The investigation looked at whether Ramaphosa’s order was ignored by high-ranking members of the South African armed forces or officials at the Defense Ministry. The president ordered that the investigation report to him and not the Defense Ministry to ensure it was independent, his office said at the time.
南非与伊朗的外交关系一直是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普批评的焦点，也是其政府指责非洲最大经济体奉行反美外交政策的原因之一。
South Africa’s diplomatic relations with Iran have been a point of criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump and one of the reasons why his administration has accused Africa’s biggest economy of having an anti-American foreign policy.
拉马福萨下令伊朗不参加为期一周的海军演习，被视为试图避免与美国进一步产生外交后果。
Ramaphosa’s instruction that Iran not take part in the weeklong naval drills was seen as an attempt to avoid further diplomatic fallout with the U.S.
由南非、中国、俄罗斯和伊朗参与的海军演习是在金砖国家框架下组织的，美国将其视为对美国地缘政治和经济影响力的挑战。
The naval drills involving South Africa, China, Russia and Iran were organized under the BRICS bloc , which the U.S. has viewed as a geopolitical and economic challenge to American influence.
近年来，金砖国家已扩大至11个成员国，伊朗是2024年加入的四个新成员之一。美联社非洲新闻：
BRICS has expanded to 11 member countries in recent years, with Iran among four new members that joined in 2024. AP Africa news: