伊朗首席谈判代表穆罕默德·巴盖尔·卡利巴夫表示，美国中期选举的结果显示美国民众拒绝与伊朗进一步开战。此番表态是在唐纳德·特朗普承认伊朗冲突在共和党失利中发挥了作用之后作出的。
Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the outcome of the US midterm elections showed that Americans had rejected further war with Iran. The comment came after Donald Trump acknowledged the conflict's role in the Republican Party's losses.
伊朗首席谈判代表穆罕默德·巴盖尔·卡利巴夫表示，美国中期选举的结果传递出一个信息，即美国公众反对继续与伊朗的冲突。“我们支持这一信息，”卡利巴夫说，将这次投票定性为对战争的拒绝。
Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the result of the US midterm elections sent a message that the American public was opposed to continuing the conflict with Iran. "We endorse this message," Ghalibaf said, framing the vote as a rejection of war.
这一言论是在特朗普总统承认伊朗冲突在共和党失去参众两院控制权中发挥了作用后不久发表的。特朗普此前曾以更间接的方式暗示，这场战争已成为其党派的政治累赘。
The remark came shortly after President Donald Trump acknowledged that the Iran conflict had played a role in the Republican Party's loss of both chambers of Congress. Trump had previously signalled, more indirectly, that the war had become a political liability for his party.
伊朗官员近几周一直在通过卡塔尔与华盛顿进行间接谈判，并表示已采取措施缓和霍尔木兹海峡周边的紧张局势。德黑兰官员认为，选举结果可能会增强他们在这些谈判中的地位。
Iranian officials have been holding indirect talks with Washington through Qatar in recent weeks, and have said steps were being taken to ease tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Officials in Tehran believe the election outcome could strengthen their position in those negotiations.