Tolga Akbaba、Mohammad Kara Maryam 和 Rania Abushamala 报道，伊朗国防部长梅赫尔达特·阿赫拉吉·凯塔布奇周日表示，伊朗正在迅速增强其武装部队的作战能力，以便能够“不受地理限制”地作出回应。
Tolga Akbaba, Mohammad Kara Maryam and Rania Abushamala Iran is rapidly strengthening its armed forces’ combat capabilities to enable them to respond “without geographical limits,” Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi said Sunday.
阿赫拉吉在接受记者采访时表示，伊朗正在最高领袖莫杰塔巴·哈梅内伊的指示下，“坚定地”提升武装部队的智能作战能力。
Speaking to reporters, Akhlaghi said Iran was moving “resolutely” to enhance its armed forces’ smart combat capabilities under directives from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
“我们正在迅速提升武装部队的作战能力，以便能够不受地理限制地作出回应，”他说。
“We are rapidly increasing our armed forces’ combat capabilities to be able to respond without geographical limits,” he said.
他补充说，伊朗“不会措手不及，也不会被阻止，任何类型的攻击都将得到适当、果断和有效的回应。”
Iran “will not be caught off guard, nor will we be stopped, and any type of attack will receive an appropriate, decisive and effective response,” he added.
阿赫拉吉强调，伊朗“不会被威胁吓倒，不会被压力阻止，也不会依赖他人的意志来推进科学和技术进步。”他的言论是在卡塔尔和巴基斯坦继续斡旋，以重启华盛顿与德黑兰之间的谈判之际发表的，此前有报道称多哈的间接谈判取得进展。
Akhlaghi stressed that Iran “would not be surprised by threats, halted by pressure or dependent on the will of others in pursuing scientific and technological progress.”His remarks come as Qatar and Pakistan continue mediation efforts to revive negotiations between Washington and Tehran, amid reports of progress in indirect talks in Doha.
这些努力旨在就伊朗的核计划、制裁解除以及通过霍尔木兹海峡的航行安全达成谅解。
The efforts seek understandings on Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief and the security of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
自美国和以色列于2月28日对伊朗发动袭击，引发伊朗在该地区的报复以来，中东地区的紧张局势一直居高不下。
Tensions in the Middle East have remained high since the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran on Feb. 28, triggering Iranian retaliation across the region.
尽管随后进行了外交努力，并且华盛顿与德黑兰在6月签署了一份备忘录，但关于霍尔木兹海峡的安全安排和航行问题，紧张局势依然持续。
Despite subsequent diplomatic efforts and a memorandum signed by Washington and Tehran in June, tensions have persisted over security arrangements and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.