一架美军军机周六在阿曼湾向一艘商船开火，使该船瘫痪，这是与伊朗持续冲突中的最新举动。
A U.S. military aircraft fired at a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday disabling the ship, in a latest move in the ongoing conflict with Iran.
美国中央司令部（Centcom）在社交平台上发帖宣布：“中央司令部部队于11月7日在阿曼湾使一艘商船瘫痪，此前该船的平民船员无视多次警告，多次试图违反针对伊朗的海上封锁。”
“CENTCOM forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 7, after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to violate the naval blockade against Iran multiple times,” the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced in a post on social platform“The cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port,” the post read.
帖文称：“这艘货船在访问了一个伊朗港口后，试图驶离区域水域。”
In a press release on Saturday, Centcom said enforcement actions since July “have resulted in U.S. forces redirecting 147 commercial vessels that complied and disabled five merchant ships that refused to comply.”
中央司令部在周六的一份新闻稿中表示，自7月以来的执法行动“已导致美军重新引导了147艘遵守规定的商船，并使五艘拒绝遵守的商船瘫痪。”
Centcom recently launched a podcast titled “Inside Centcom,” which kicked off on Thursday with an inaugural episode featuring the command’s head Adm.
中央司令部最近推出了一档名为“走进中央司令部”的播客，该播客于周四首播，首期节目邀请了该司令部司令布拉德·库珀海军上将和舰队资深军士长拉蒂夫·康普顿（即中央司令部资深士官长）。康普顿表示，该播客旨在深入介绍司令部的运作方式，并让美国民众“有机会认识组成我们团队的这些了不起的人。”
Brad Cooper and Fleet Master Chief Lateef Compton, Centcom’s senior enlisted leader. The podcast, Compton said, is meant to provide insights into how the command operates and give the American people “an opportunity to get to know the incredible people that make up our team.”
周五，美国对伊朗发动了新的防御性打击，瞄准该国的防空系统，特朗普总统将其描述为“小规模”。这是共和党在中期选举中遭遇惨重失利以来，美国首次对伊斯兰共和国发动打击。
On Friday, the U.S. launched new defensive strikes against Iran targeting the country’s air defense systems, which President Trump described as “minor.”This was the first strike against the Islamic Republic since the Republicans were dealt with stunning losses in the midterm elections.
这场已进入第九个月的伊朗战争，是中期选举的核心焦点。多位共和党官员将该党的失败归咎于这场战争。
The ongoing war in Iran, which now in its ninth month, was a central focus in the midterm elections. Several GOP officials placed blame on the war following the defeat faced by their party.
副总统万斯在中期选举后的一篇长篇社交媒体帖子中表示：“我们输掉选举的原因是战争。总统本人昨晚也这么说了。”“如果你想争辩说这值得，失去参议院未来6年的控制权是值得的，那就去辩论吧。辩论说这是值得付出的代价。无论赞同与否，这至少是诚实的。”他接着说。
Vice President Vance, in a lengthy social media post following the midterms, said, “The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.”“If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that’s at least honest,” he continued.
总统也承认了战争对选举的影响，并在选举之夜接受《华尔街日报》采访时表示，这是共和党面临失利的部分原因。
The president also acknowledged the war’s impact on the elections and told The Wall Street Journal in an election night interview that it was part of the reason the GOP was faced with losses.
共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹（得克萨斯州）指出生活成本是一个“首要问题”，因为在“孤星州”见证了民主党赢得全州范围选举的历史性翻转后，他在发言中也提到了战争。
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) pointed to cost of living as a “top issue” after the Lone Star State witnessed a historic flip with Democrats winning statewide elections but acknowledged the war in his remarks.
“食物太贵了。汽油太贵了。柴油太贵了。保险太贵了。生活太贵了，”克鲁兹说。“关税让所有东西都变得太贵，而伊朗战争拖得太久了。”在中期选举前发布的一项盖洛普民调中，大约47%的选民表示战争将是他们投票时“极其”重要的议题，30%的人表示这将是“非常”重要的议题。
“Food is too high. Gas is too high. Diesel is too high. Insurance is too high. Life is too high,” Cruz said. “Tariffs have made everything too expensive, and the Iran war has dragged on too long.”In a Gallup poll, released before the midterms, roughly 47 percent voters said the war would be an “extremely” important issue when casting their ballot and 30 percent said it would be “very” important.