华盛顿 —— 伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊周二晚为特朗普总统的国会盟友遭遇惨败而欢呼。
WASHINGTON — Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei celebrated the resounding Tuesday night defeat of President Trump’s allies in Congress.
“美国崩溃的进程已加速，”这位残缺且躲藏起来的哈梅内伊幸灾乐祸地说，共和党遭遇惊人的全线溃败，许多特朗普的政治顾问将此归因于与伊朗的战争，这场战争导致能源价格上涨和通胀。
“The process of the US’s collapse has accelerated,” the maimed and in-hiding Khamenei gloated on Republicans suffered a stunning wipeout that many of Trump’s political advisers attributed to the war with Iran, which caused higher energy prices and inflation.
特朗普表示，选举不会影响他对伊朗的政策，尽管掌控众参两院的民主党人很可能会施压要求他结束冲突。
Trump has said the election won’t impact his approach toward Iran, despite the likelihood that Democrats in control of the House and Senate will heap pressure on him to end the conflict.
目前由共和党控制的众参两院今年曾投票要求特朗普结束冲突，民主党掌握多数后可以采取更多施压手段，包括可能扣留资金、阻挠关键提名以及试图弹劾现任官员。
The current Republican-held House and Senate voted this year to require Trump to end the conflict, and Democratic majorities can do more to pressure the president, including potentially withholding funds, blocking key nominations and attempting to impeach current office-holders.
哈梅内伊必须批准任何与美国的协议，尽管他的外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格齐周日表示“非常密集”的和平谈判正在进行，哈梅内伊仍在伤口上撒盐。
Khamenei, who must approve any deal with the US, twisted the knife despite his foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, saying Sunday that “very intensive” peace talks were underway.
特朗普周一表示，中期选举后他不会恢复对伊朗的大规模军事行动。
Trump said Monday that he won’t resume major operations against Iran after the midterms.
周二，他出人意料地公布计划，终止每年40亿美元对以色列的美国援助，以色列曾与美国一道袭击伊朗，特朗普称此举是为了剥夺反对犹太国家的政客的一个谈资。
On Tuesday, he surprisingly unveiled plans to end $4 billion in annual US aid to Israel, which attacked Iran alongside the US, saying it was to deny a talking point to politicians opposed to the Jewish state.