在共和党中期选举惨败后，世界正屏息以待，等待特朗普总统对伊朗的下一步行动。
The world is watching with bated breath for President Donald Trump’s next move on Iran following a stunning GOP midterms loss.
纳特·斯旺森表示，这次失利是对伊朗战略的“验证”，该战略旨在让特朗普从战争中感受到“痛苦”和“尴尬”。斯旺森曾担任第二届特朗普政府伊朗谈判团队的国务院代表。伊朗人“此前没有做出让步，现在当然也不会做出让步”，他补充道。
The loss is a “validation” of Iran’s strategy to make Trump feel “pain” and “embarrassment” from the war, said Nate Swanson, who served as a State Department representative on the second Trump administration’s Iran negotiating team. The Iranians “weren’t making concessions before, and they’re certainly not going to make them now,” he added.
“美国处于非常有利的地位，控制着霍尔木兹海峡，伊朗经济正在崩溃。伊朗希望尽快达成和解，正如总统所说，这可能会发生，”一名白宫官员表示，并补充说特朗普“掌握着所有筹码，将做任何对美国最有利的事情”。特朗普承认战争导致其政党在中期选举中惨败，但他保留了所有选项。
“The United States is in a very strong position with control of the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian economy collapsing. Iran wants a settlement, as soon as possible, and as the President stated, it could happen,” a White House official said, adding that Trump “holds all the cards and will do whatever is best for the United States.”Trump, who acknowledged the war contributed to his party’s midterm rout, has kept his options open.
曾在奥巴马政府任职的外交关系委员会的查尔斯·库普钱表示，鉴于美国选民对这场冲突及其经济影响的“原始呐喊”，特朗普目前不太可能重启全面战争。但他警告说，不可预测的特朗普随时可能决定“完成任务”。
Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations, who served in the Obama administration, said for the time being Trump is unlikely to return to full-scale war, given the “primal scream in the American electorate” over the conflict and its economic impact. But he cautioned that an unpredictable Trump could always decide “to finish the job.”