英语新闻丨美国加大对伊朗单边制裁力度

The United States imposed a new wave of sanctions on Iran on Monday, which it said would cut off the economic lifeline that sustains the country. Experts said the move appears unlikely to force Tehran to bow down, but will further strain the global economy.

美国8月24日宣布对伊朗实施新一轮制裁，称将切断维系该国运转的经济命脉。专家表示，此举似乎不太可能迫使德黑兰屈服，反而将进一步对全球经济造成压力。

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a news release on Monday that the new sectoral sanctions target five critical sectors: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.
美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特在8月24日发布的新闻稿中表示，新一轮行业制裁针对五个关键领域：数字资产、技术、黄金、航空和航运。

According to the department, starting on Monday, "the actions of Treasury and other agencies will tighten the noose and block every potential source of revenue that funds the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian regime".
据财政部称，自8月24日开始，“财政部及其他机构的行动将收紧绞索，切断所有可能为伊斯兰革命卫队和伊朗政权提供资金的收入来源”。

The department added that countries and entities continuing to do business with Iran will face heightened secondary sanctions risks.
财政部还表示，继续与伊朗做生意的国家和实体将面临更高的次级制裁风险。

"Every country has a defined timeline to shut down activities we have identified. If they do not take action, we will do so unilaterally through Treasury authorities," it said. "Any entity that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system."
“每个国家都有明确的时间表来停止我们已认定的活动。如果他们不采取行动，我们将通过财政部的授权单方面采取行动，”声明称。“任何代表伊朗协助洗钱的实体将被从美元体系中移除。”

China firmly opposed on Tuesday these illegal unilateral sanctions, which it said lack any basis in international law and the authorization of the United Nations Security Council.
中国8月25日坚决反对这些非法单边制裁，指出这些制裁缺乏国际法依据和联合国安理会授权。

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular news conference that China's cooperation with Iran has always been conducted within the framework of international law and should not be disrupted.
外交部发言人林剑在例行记者会上表示，中国与伊朗的合作始终在国际法框架内进行，不应受到干扰。

The country will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its own rights and interests, he added.
他表示，中方将采取一切必要措施，坚定维护自身合法权益。

The spokesman stressed that economic warfare and maximum pressure will not help resolve the issue, but only further escalate tensions, create spillover risks, disrupt the global economic and financial order, and harm the legitimate rights and interests of other countries.
发言人强调，经济战和极限施压无助于解决问题，只会进一步加剧紧张局势，制造外溢风险，扰乱全球经济和金融秩序，损害其他国家的合法权益。

The top priority now is to ease the tensions and return to dialogue and negotiation as soon as possible, Lin said.
林剑表示，当务之急是尽快缓和紧张局势，回到对话谈判的轨道上来。

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in his meeting on Monday in Tehran with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir that the US must change its tone and approach in dealing with Iran, Mehr News agency reported.
据梅尔通讯社报道，伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽希齐扬周一在德黑兰与巴基斯坦陆军参谋长阿西姆·穆尼尔会晤时表示，美国必须改变与伊朗打交道的方式和语气。

In a separate meeting with Munir on Monday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that Tehran remains determined to pursue implementation of the provisions of the US-Iran peace memorandum of understanding signed in June, Tasnim News Agency reported.
据塔斯尼姆通讯社报道，伊朗议会议长穆罕默德·巴吉尔·卡利巴夫8月24日在与穆尼尔的另一次会晤中表示，德黑兰仍决心推动落实6月签署的美伊和平谅解备忘录的条款。

Washington and Tehran have been at odds since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the hostage crisis, in which Iranian students seized the US embassy in Tehran and took US diplomats hostage. Washington has imposed a slew of sanctions on Tehran and steadily expanded them over the past four decades.
自1979年伊斯兰革命和人质危机以来，华盛顿与德黑兰一直存在分歧。当时伊朗学生占领了美国驻德黑兰大使馆并扣押了美国外交官。过去四十年来，华盛顿对德黑兰实施了一系列制裁，并不断扩大范围。

Experts said the latest move is likely to add fresh layers of disruption and complexity to the global economy and diplomatic efforts, particularly as Tehran maintains close communication with regional neighbors and mediators such as Oman and Pakistan.
专家表示，此举可能会给全球经济和外交努力带来更多干扰和复杂性，尤其是德黑兰与阿曼和巴基斯坦等地区邻国和调解人保持着密切沟通。

Jawaid Iqbal, vice-chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in India, told China Daily that the US has been blowing hot and cold over the past several weeks with regard to Iran.
印度巴巴·古拉姆·沙阿·巴德沙大学副校长贾瓦伊德·伊克巴尔对《中国日报》表示，过去几周美国对伊朗的态度反复无常。

"This in itself is proof that the US is not in a position to dictate its peace terms with Iran," Iqbal said. "The latest threat of sanctions shows that Washington is trying to somehow extricate itself from a messy situation of its own making."
“这本身就证明美国没有能力强迫伊朗接受其和平条件，”伊克巴尔说。“最新的制裁威胁表明，华盛顿正试图以某种方式摆脱自己制造的混乱局面。”

"Iran, on the other hand, will not bow down to Washington's terms and conditions so easily. It knows that by retaliating against America's regional allies, it can submerge the entire Gulf into chaos, which will in turn create turmoil in the world economy," he added.
“另一方面，伊朗不会轻易屈服于华盛顿的条件。它知道通过对美国地区盟友进行报复，可以使整个海湾地区陷入混乱，进而给世界经济带来动荡，”他补充道。

Deniz Istikbal, an assistant professor and economics researcher at Istanbul Medipol University in Turkiye, noted that the economic dimension of the Iran-US conflict is intensifying, posing challenges for the global economy.
土耳其伊斯坦布尔梅迪波尔大学助理教授、经济学研究员德尼兹·伊斯提克巴尔指出，伊朗与美国冲突的经济层面正在加剧，对全球经济构成挑战。

Conducting business with Iran is becoming increasingly challenging, as Washington seeks to isolate Tehran and push the government to the negotiating table by exerting financial pressure, he said.
他表示，随着华盛顿试图通过施加金融压力孤立德黑兰并将伊朗政府推向谈判桌，与伊朗开展业务正变得越来越困难。

"These developments are making the conflict increasingly costly for the global economy, while interest rates are rising and inflation is once again becoming a major concern.
“这些事态发展使冲突对全球经济的代价越来越大，同时利率正在上升，通胀再次成为主要担忧。”

"Ultimately, the cost of the conflict is creating additional burdens for the entire world, particularly for energy-importing countries, leading to higher taxation and increased borrowing needs," Istikbal noted.
“最终，冲突的代价给整个世界带来了额外负担，特别是对能源进口国而言，导致税收增加和借贷需求上升，”伊斯提克巴尔指出。

sectoral sanctions /ˈsektərəl ˈsæŋkʃənz/行业制裁

digital assets /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl ˈæsets/数字资产

tighten the noose /ˈtaɪtən ðə nuːs/收紧绞索

unilateral sanctions /ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl ˈsæŋkʃənz/单边制裁

spillover risks /ˈspɪləʊvə rɪsks/外溢风险

maximum pressure /ˈmæksɪməm ˈpreʃə/极限施压

at odds /æt ɒdz/存在分歧

blowing hot and cold /ˈbləʊɪŋ hɒt ənd kəʊld/反复无常

extricate /ˈekstrɪkeɪt/摆脱

submerge /səbˈmɜːdʒ/使陷入

turmoil /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/动荡