美国对伊朗战争的前景悬而未决，此前唐纳德·特朗普及其共和党在中期选举中遭遇惨败。但这位81岁的总统远未从其对伊朗的强硬言论中退缩。
The future of the US war in Iran hangs in the balance after Donald Trump and his Republican Party suffered a rout in the midterm elections. But the 81-year-old president has far from wavered from his aggressive rhetoric against Iran.
周四（11月5日），特朗普在椭圆形办公室对记者表示，美国已“蓄势待发”，准备在伊朗发动潜在行动，并指出美军正在制造比“我们以往制造过的任何时候都多”的武器。
On Thursday (November 5), speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said that the US is “locked and loaded” to launch a potential operation in Iran, noting that the US military is building more weapons than “we've ever built before.”"
“我们目前正在为军队制造比以往任何时候都多的武器，”特朗普说。“如果我们不得不完成伊朗的其余事务，我们非常蓄势待发。”
We're building more weapons right now in our military than we've ever built before," Trump said. "If we have to do the rest of the Iran thing, we're very much locked and loaded."
针对先前的一个问题，特朗普表示，攻击伊朗尚未排除在外，但他对此仍未做决定。
In response to a previous question, Trump said that an attack on Iran is not off the table yet, but he is still undecided about it."
“我们将做出决定，”特朗普谈及美国在西亚国家未来的行动时说。“我们是想进一步行动并直接‘认证’它？所谓‘认证’，意思是这事再也不会发生。我认为他们需要25年才能重建国家。”
We'll make a decision," Trump said about future US actions in the West Asian country. "Do we want to go further and just certify it? By certifying it, meaning it'll never happen again.
“如果可能，我宁愿不摧毁该国的其余部分，但也许我将不得不这么做。你们很快就会知道。”
I think it'll take them 25 years to rebuild the country."I would rather not destroy the rest of the country, if possible, but maybe I'll have to.
特朗普的言论此前，他似乎部分同意副总统JD·万斯的观点，后者将共和党中期选举惨败的很大责任归咎于伊朗战争及其对美国人的经济影响。特朗普表示，他部分同意万斯的看法，但为战争辩护，称如果面临同样的选择，他“会再做一遍”。特朗普对伊朗核提案保持沉默即使特朗普关于伊朗战争的强硬言论持续不断，调解人正在幕后努力促成美国与伊朗达成协议。
You'll know soon enough." Trump's comments came after he seemed to partially agree with Vice President JD Vance, who laid much of the blame for the Republicans' midterm rout on the Iran war and its economic impact on Americans. Trump said he agreed partly with Vance but defended the war, saying he would "do it again" if faced with the same choice. Trump stays mum on Iran's nuclear proposalEven as Trump's aggressive rhetoric about the Iran war continues, mediators are working in the backrooms to forge a deal between the US and Iran.
周四，路透社报道，伊朗通过卡塔尔向美国提出了其核计划方案，作为和平谈判讨论的一部分。此前美国中期选举前的媒体报道称，美国在选举后将对伊朗发动重大攻击，据称是以以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的授意。路透社周四援引两名知情人士的话报道，伊朗将核方案和平协议的条款分开提出。核方案取决于其余七项条款是否被接受。在周四的新闻发布会上，特朗普被问及路透社关于核方案的报道。他表示，伊朗“没有经过美国批准就不会做任何事”。
On Thursday, Reuters reported that Iran has sent a proposal to the US about its nuclear program via Qatar as part of the discussions around a peace deal. The peace talks picked up pace after news reports before the US midterms claimed that the US was planning a major attack on Iran after the elections, allegedly at the behest of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Reuters reported Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter, that Iran sent the nuclear proposal separately from the conditions of the peace deal. The nuclear proposal hinges on whether the rest of the seven conditions of the deal are accepted. At Thursday's presser, Trump was asked about the reports of the nuclear proposal by Reuters. He said that Iran is "not doing anything without US approval."