在唐纳德·特朗普宣布暂停每年40亿美元对以色列援助数小时后，《纽约时报》报道了美国、以色列及其盟友针对伊朗的联合行动有了新进展。
Hours after Donald Trump announced that the $4 billion annual aid to Israel would be halted, the New York Times reported a development with respect to the US, Israel and their allies' joint operation against Iran.
据《纽约时报》报道，以色列情报机构已与美国及其在中东的其他盟友分享情报，称伊朗据称正计划对它们使用化学武器。报道称，以色列已警告美国官员，认为伊朗正在研发可用于导弹携带化学武器的技术。以色列情报机构还认为，德黑兰正在探索其他投送化学武器的方式。
According to the New York Times, Israel's intelligence agencies have shared with the US and its other allies in the Middle East that Iran is allegedly planning to use chemical weapons against them. The report claims that Israel has warned US officials that they think Iran is developing technology with which it can use chemical weapons in missiles. Tehran is also exploring other ways of delivering chemical weapons, Israeli intelligence believes.
此前有报道称，以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡曾敦促特朗普对伊朗发动新一轮打击，此番报道即在此背景下出现。但随着中期选举临近，特朗普在伊朗战争问题上的立场发生了重大转变。
The report comes in the backdrop of earlier reports about Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging the Trump to launch a renewed attack on Iran. But as the midterms came close, Trump's stance on the war in Iran changed significantly.
周一，即中期选举投票前一天，特朗普表示和平谈判“可能发生”，他在接受Axios采访时称，中期选举后他“不急于”打击伊朗。另外，JD·万斯表示，他已与德黑兰就潜在和平协议进行了“良好对话”。
Several flights across Europe disrupted after receiving hoax bomb threatsOn Monday, the day before polling for the midterms, Trump indicated that peace talks "could happen," telling Axios in an interview that he is "in no rush" to strike Iran after the midterm elections. Separately, JD Vance said that he has had "good conversations" with Tehran about a potential peace deal.
但在美国周一袭击霍尔木兹海峡附近的格什姆岛目标后，伊朗在中期选举背景下淡化了达成协议的希望。
But Iran has downplayed hopes of a deal in the backdrop of the midterms after the US struck targets on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.US officials divided on seriousness of Iran's chemical weapon threatThe New York Times reports US officials are split on the seriousness of the threats conveyed by Israel.
《纽约时报》报道，美国官员对以色列传达的化学武器威胁的严重性存在分歧。一些人认为，这可能是内塔尼亚胡所谓的诡计的一部分，旨在促使美国重启对伊朗的联合打击。
Some feel that it could be part of Netanyahu's alleged ploy to get the US to restart joint strikes on Iran.
其他人则认为这确实可能构成严重威胁。特朗普开玩笑说，如果美国人“厌倦了他”，他可以搬到以色列并成为那里的总理。报道称，认为以色列情报通报“不严肃”的是海湾国家官员以及华盛顿的一些官员。《纽约时报》采访的一些美国官员认为，鉴于有报道称美国计划在中期选举后重启对伊朗的打击，该威胁可能具有一定的严肃性。
Others feel that it could indeed be a serious threat. Trump jokes he could move to Israel and become their prime minister if Americans get ‘tired of him’Those who feel that Israel's intelligence briefing is "unserious" are the officials in the Gulf countries and some in Washington, the report states. Some of the US officials that the NYT spoke to felt that the threat could have some seriousness to it given that there were reports of US planning renewed strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections.
在以色列，以色列新闻媒体《以色列时报》就威胁的具体细节向特拉维夫政府方面进行了询问。对方拒绝提供任何细节。“以色列正在密切关注来自伊朗恐怖政权的每一个威胁，并已准备好应对它们，”以色列政府一位官员告诉《以色列时报》。
In Israel, Israeli news outlet The Times of Israel, reached out to the administration in Tel Aviv about the specifics of the threat. They declined to provide any details.“Israel is following closely every threat from the Iranian terror regime, and is ready to confront them,” an official in the Israel administration told The Times of Israel.