伊朗称美国对其重开霍尔木兹海峡的七项条件的回应“不具说服力”，与此同时美国总统唐纳德·特朗普确认，美国对霍尔木兹海峡附近一座伊朗岛屿发动了打击。
Iran has called the US response to its seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz “unconvincing” as US President Donald Trump confirmed launching strikes on an Iranian island near the strategic waterway.
这些事态发展发生在周二，当时卡塔尔正加大外交努力，以避免美国与伊朗之间重新爆发战争，而另一艘油轮在霍尔木兹海峡遭到袭击。
The developments on Tuesday came as Qatar stepped up diplomatic efforts to avert a renewed war between the US and Iran and as another oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
这些间接谈判围绕一项伊朗提案展开：如果美国满足德黑兰的七项要求，包括解除制裁和结束美国海军封锁，伊朗将在两天内重开该水道。
The indirect talks centre on an Iranian proposal to reopen the waterway over two days, if the US meets Tehran’s seven demands, including the lifting of sanctions and ending a US naval blockade.
尽管近几日报道称谈判取得进展，但伊朗最高国家安全委员会秘书长穆赫森·雷萨伊周二表示，华盛顿的回应未达标。
Despite reports of progress in recent days, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Tuesday that Washington’s response had fallen short.
“美国对伊朗权利和要求的回应不具说服力，他们必须充分、明确地回应伊朗的七项条件并付诸行动，”他在“X”上写道。“只有在这种情况下，霍尔木兹海峡才会重开。”他的帖子发布之后，卡塔尔外交部发言人马杰德·安萨里表示，谈判仍在继续，双方“仍致力于谈判进程”。他说，卡塔尔正在促进美国和伊朗之间“实时交换提案”。
“America’s response to Iran’s rights and demands was not convincing, and they must fully and explicitly address Iran’s seven conditions and act upon them,” he wrote on“Only in this case will the Strait of Hormuz be reopened.”His post came after Majed al-Ansari, a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that talks were continuing and that both sides “remain committed to the negotiation process”. He said Qatar was facilitating the “real-time exchange of proposals between” the US and Iran.
在华盛顿特区，特朗普确认美国周二早些时候对伊朗发动了打击，他告诉福克斯新闻，这些打击针对的是一座防空设施。他将这次行动描述为一次“小规模攻击”，并说“这不是战争”。
In Washington, DC, Trump confirmed the US had struck Iran early on Tuesday, telling Fox News that the strikes had targeted an anti-aircraft facility. He described the operation as a “minor attack” and said it “wasn’t war”.
“他们建造了一座防空设施。花了大约两个月时间。我们看着它建成。一旦完工，我们昨晚就打击了它，”他说。
“They built an anti-aircraft facility. It took them about two months. We watched it get built. As soon as it was completed, we hit it last night,” he said.
伊朗媒体称，打击目标是波斯湾霍尔木兹海峡附近的吉什姆岛。当天早些时候，美国官员向美国媒体表示，这些打击是“防御性”的，是在伊朗向一架美国飞机开火之后进行的。
Iranian media said the strikes hit Qeshm Island in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in the day, US officials told US media that the strikes had been “defensive” and followed Iranian fire at an American aircraft.
袭击发生之际，美国媒体援引美国官员的话报道称，中央司令部已制定打击计划，最早可能在周三、中期选举之后开始，届时三艘美国航空母舰将部署在该地区。
The strikes came as US media, citing US officials, reported that Central Command had prepared plans for strikes that could begin as early as Wednesday, after the midterm elections, when three American aircraft carriers would be in the region.
这场关键选举可能让特朗普所在的共和党失去对众议院和参议院的控制权，外界日益担心特朗普可能在投票结束后对伊朗发动其威胁已久的攻击。美国媒体此前报道称，计划中的军事行动将是短暂而猛烈的。
The crucial elections could cost Trump’s Republicans control of both the House and the Senate, and fears have grown that Trump could carry out a threatened attack on Iran once the vote is over. US media have previously reported that the planned campaign would be short and intense.
与此同时，特朗普周二再次发出进一步军事行动的警告，称“我不想……杀死很多人”，以及“如果不得不做，我们就得做”。在早些时候接受《金融时报》采访时，他表示自己对与伊朗对峙的现状感到满意。“我们似乎正在得到我们想要的一切，”该报援引他在一次六分钟电话采访中的话说。
Trump meanwhile repeated warnings of further military action on Tuesday, saying, “I’m not looking to … kill lots of people” and “If we have to, we’ll have to.”In an earlier interview with the Financial Times, he suggested he was content with the state of the stand-off with Iran. “We seem to be getting everything we want,” the paper quoted him as saying in a six-minute telephone interview.
与此同时，伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊在周末下令军方对任何威胁立即作出回应，且不受地理限制，并更新其目标清单。伊朗官员暗示，欧洲国家和海湾海底电缆可能成为打击目标。在官员们权衡局势升级的可能性之际，商业航运遭到进一步袭击。
Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, meanwhile ordered the military at the weekend to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits, and to update its list of targets. Iranian officials have suggested that European countries and undersea cables in the Gulf could be targeted. As officials weighed the possibility of escalation, commercial shipping came under further attack.
英国海事贸易行动办公室（UKMTO）报告称，周二在阿曼沿海村庄利马东北约14海里（26公里）处，两枚不明发射物击中了一艘油轮的轮机舱。未报告有人员伤亡。
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that two unidentified projectiles struck a tanker’s engine room about 14 nautical miles (26km) northeast of Oman’s coastal village of Limah on Tuesday. No casualties were reported.
另外，伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）声称，四艘油轮在关闭导航和识别系统、并使用其所说的未经授权路线通过霍尔木兹后触雷起火，并表示其部队已扣押另外两艘船只。
Separately, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed four tankers had struck mines and caught fire after switching off navigation and identification systems and using what it described as unauthorised routes through Hormuz, and said its forces had seized two other vessels.
该说法无法得到独立核实，也无法与UKMTO报告的事件相关联。
That account could not be independently verified or linked to the incident reported by UKMTO.
据伊朗国家广播电视台Pars Today报道，伊斯兰革命卫队还声称已在哈米尔港上空摧毁两架美军LUCAS攻击无人机。
The IRGC also claimed it had destroyed two US LUCAS attack drones over Bandar Khamir, according to Iranian state broadcaster Pars Today.
美国政治学家约翰·米尔斯海默质疑另一次短期的轰炸行动能否实现华盛顿的目标，并警告称伊朗的报复可能将美国拖入更长期的对抗。
John Mearsheimer, a US political scientist, questioned whether another short bombing campaign could achieve Washington’s objectives, warning that Iranian retaliation could draw the US into a longer confrontation.
“如果为期40天的轰炸行动都没有奏效，那么为期三天的轰炸行动又怎么会奏效？”他在一段视频评论中问道，所指是最初的美以空袭行动以及有关发动一次更短的新攻势的提议。
“If the 40-day bombing campaign didn’t work, how is the three-day bombing campaign going to work?” he asked in a video commentary, referring to the initial US-Israeli air campaign and proposals for a shorter renewed offensive.
他认为，伊朗的回应可能促使美国进一步升级行动，从而加剧对全球经济的损害。
He argued that an Iranian response could prompt further US escalation, increasing the damage to the global economy.