美国有线新闻 CNN 美国增兵沙特和阿联酋 伊朗警告对伊军事打击将引发全面战争

美国增兵沙特和阿联酋 伊朗警告对伊军事打击将引发全面战争

The nation of Iran says it had nothing to do with the recent attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. But Saudi Arabia and the United States say Iran was behind it, and America is taking more steps to try and isolate¹ the Middle Eastern country. The Trump² Administration announced new sanctions — penalties on Iran's economy — last Friday. The goal? To cut off international money flowing into Iran. And the U.S. government says Iran is reacting in desperation to these moves by quote "attacking its neighbors".

The American military announced that it's sending more troops and missile defense³ equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — two countries across the Persian Gulf⁴ from Iran. Iran's foreign minister says if any attacks are made in revenge for the Saudi oil strike, they'll result in, quote "all out war". Though he also says Iran hopes to avoid conflict. There is a group that says it's responsible for the attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Houthi rebels, who've been fighting for control of Yemen, say the attacks were made because Saudi Arabia has been fighting the Houthis in defense of Yemen's government.

But Saudi Arabia says the weapons used on the oil plants were Iranian made and that they were likely launched from north of Saudi Arabia in the direction of Iran, instead of from the southwest in the direction of Yemen. Tensions have been simmering in the Middle East since the U.S. government pulled out of a controversial nuclear deal with Iran last year. The recent attack on Saudi oil facilities has made things worse.

1 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。