伊朗声称在霍尔木兹海峡袭击了一个阿曼小岛，以油轮航行基础设施为目标，与此同时，美国中央司令部维持对伊朗港口的封锁，并保护商业航运免受伊朗沿南部航线的袭击。
Iran claims it struck a small Omani island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting oil tanker navigation infrastructure as CENTCOM maintains its blockade of Iranian ports and protects commercial shipping from Iranian attacks along the southern route.
三名消息人士周三向路透社证实，迪达马尔岛（也称小奎因岛）上的导航系统和通信设备遭到袭击，引发了对维持海湾石油运输所用海上基础设施脆弱性的担忧。
Three sources also confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that navigation systems and communications equipment on Didamar Island, also known as Little Quoin Island, had been attacked, raising concerns about the vulnerability of maritime infrastructure used to maintain oil shipments through the Gulf.
伊朗半官方法尔斯通讯社报道称，伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）海军袭击了该岛，指控这些系统被用于帮助船只在未经德黑兰授权的情况下通过海峡。
Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy targeted the island, alleging the systems were being used to help vessels transit the strait without Tehran's authorization.
据路透社报道，伊朗国家电视台还声称，岛上的人员和设备“正在帮助敌方进行石油走私”，革命卫队坚称实施了袭击。
Iranian state television also claimed that personnel and equipment on the island "were helping the flow of oil smuggling by the enemy," with the IRGC maintaining it had carried out the strikes, Reuters reported.
战争研究所（ISW）同时表示，确认袭击发生在11月8日，伊朗国家媒体则于11月10日宣称负责。
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) meanwhile, said it identified the attack as occurring Nov. 8, before Iranian state media claimed responsibility on Nov. 10.
战争研究所还对报道的损毁程度提出质疑，指出商业船只在袭击后继续使用南部航线。
ISW also questioned the extent of the reported damage, noting that commercial vessels continued using the southern route following the attack.
战争研究所在其评估中表示：“截至撰写本文时，这些系统及被袭击系统的损毁程度仍不清楚。”
"The extent of the damage to these systems and the systems struck remains unclear at the time of this writing," ISW said in its assessment.
路透社引用的、日期为11月8日的欧盟“哥白尼哨兵-2号”计划卫星图像，也显示岛上雷达和无线电设备附近有明显的焦痕。
Satellite imagery from the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-2 program, cited by Reuters and dated Nov. 8, also showed apparent scorch marks near radar and radio equipment on the island.
此次袭击发生之际，美军正执行护航任务，护送船只通过霍尔木兹海峡，该海峡连接波斯湾、阿曼湾和阿拉伯海。
The strike comes as U.S forces carry out missions to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
美国海军于4月实施了对伊朗港口的封锁，此前伊朗于2月在紧张局势升级之际关闭了霍尔木兹海峡。美国在6月因临时停火协议解除了封锁，但随后于7月恢复了封锁。
The U.S. Navy imposed its blockade of Iranian ports in April after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in February amid escalating tensions. The U.S. lifted the blockade in June following a temporary ceasefire agreement, but then reinstated it in July.
建议通过该水道的商业和盟国航运使用一条穿越阿曼领海的南线航道，该航道位于德黑兰直接军事控制范围之外，并由美国中央司令部监管。
Commercial and allied shipping through the waterway is advised to use a southern route through Omani territorial waters, located outside of Tehran’s direct military control and overseen by CENTCOM.
迪达马尔岛发生的最新事件，正值海湾石油出口国致力于恢复因冲突而中断的货运之际。
The latest incident on Didamar Island comes as Gulf oil exporters work to restore shipments disrupted by the conflict.
据路透社报道，在中央司令部的协助以及沙特阿拉伯经红海增加出口的推动下，地区石油出口于9月和10月恢复至战前水平的80%以上。
According to Reuters, regional oil exports recovered to more than 80% of prewar levels in September and October, aided by CENTCOM and increased Saudi exports through the Red Sea.
航运公司还依靠在阿曼和阿拉伯联合酋长国近海进行的船对船离岸转运来维持运输量。
Shipping companies have also relied on offshore tanker-to-tanker transfers near Oman and the United Arab Emirates to maintain flows.
与此同时，迪达马尔岛属于阿曼，因此据报的袭击事件格外敏感，因为德黑兰正寻求破坏该地区的海上行动。这是一个小型、无人居住的岩石岛，位于阿曼穆桑达姆半岛顶端以北约10海里处，靠近穿越海峡的主要商业航道之一。
Didamar, meanwhile, belongs to Oman, making the reported attack particularly sensitive as Tehran seeks to disrupt maritime operations in the region. It is a small, uninhabited rocky island roughly 10 nautical miles north of the tip of Oman's Musandam Peninsula, near one of the principal commercial shipping routes through the strait.
该岛长期以来一直是沿水道航行船只的导航地标，包括一座建于1914年的灯塔。
The island has long served as a navigational landmark for vessels traveling along the waterway, including through a lighthouse established in 1914.
据报，其海上基础设施包括安装在一座约25米高塔上的雷达系统，以及用于协助船只航行通过狭窄水道的无线电通讯设备。
Its maritime infrastructure reportedly includes a radar system mounted on a roughly 25-meter tower and radio communications equipment used to assist vessels navigating the narrow passage.
该岛还与霍尔木兹控制中心有关联，该中心协调该区域的海上交通。
The island has also been associated with the Hormuz Control Centre, which coordinates maritime traffic in the area.
阿拉伯海事与航行助航服务公司（AMMAS）已被确认为该地区航行辅助基础设施的提供方，包括海上灯塔、浮标及其他设备。
Arabian Maritime and Navigation Aids Services (AMMAS) has been identified as a provider of navigational support infrastructure in the region, including maritime lights, buoys and other equipment.
据报的迪达马尔岛袭击事件，还紧随美国在该水道其他地方针对伊朗目标的军事行动之后。
The reported Didamar attack also follows U.S. military operations against Iranian targets elsewhere in the waterway.
美国部队于11月2日打击了伊朗格什姆岛上的目标，官员将这些打击描述为针对伊朗地对空导弹威胁的“防御性”行动。
U.S. forces struck targets on Iran's Qeshm Island on Nov. 2, with officials describing the strikes as "defensive" actions targeting Iranian surface-to-air missile threats.
格什姆岛位于霍尔木兹海峡附近，拥有伊朗海军设施和与革命卫队相关的军事基础设施。
Qeshm Island, located near the Strait of Hormuz, is home to Iranian naval facilities and military infrastructure associated with the Revolutionary Guard.
唐纳德·特朗普总统也于11月6日承认，美军继续对伊朗目标实施有限打击。
President Donald Trump has also acknowledged Nov. 6. that American forces continue to conduct limited strikes against Iranian targets.
当记者询问关于格什姆岛附近的打击时，他说：“我不想谈论这个。我们进行小规模打击。他们建了一个小小的防空装置，我们在大约15分钟内，也许5分钟内就将其摧毁了。”
Asked by a reporter about the strikes near Qeshm Island, he said: "I don't want to talk about it. We do minor strikes. They built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five."