The drumbeat of conflict between the US and Iran has become suddenly deafening. The killing of Iran’s top security and intelligence commander in a US air strike on Baghdad airport is a startling escalation of the stand-off in the region. Tehran will see it not just as a military body blow but tantamount to a declaration of war. America’s allies are disconcerted. Every move on the Middle East chessboard will now carry with it the serious risk of triggering a broader conflagration.
美國和伊朗之間忽然戰鼓雷鳴。伊朗最高安全與情報指揮官在美國空襲巴格達機場的行動中身亡，令該地區對峙的局勢急劇升級。德黑蘭方面不僅會將此視為一次軍事打擊，還會將其等同于宣戰。美國的盟友們感到不安。中東棋局上的一舉一動如今都有可能引發更大范圍的沖突。
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