美國伊朗對峙升級！阿聯酋領海4艘商船遭到蓄意破壞

Four merchant ships reported to have been "sabotaged" off UAE

據報道，四艘商船在阿聯酋領海附近遭到「破壞」

來源：《衛報》 翻譯：世界播

An oil tanker approaches the oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP

一艘油輪駛近阿拉伯聯合大公國富查伊拉的石油基礎設施。拍攝：Kamran Jebreili /美聯社

The United Arab Emirates has said that four commercial ships off its eastern coast 「were subjected to sabotage operations」, just hours after Iranian and Lebanese media outlets aired false reports of explosions at a nearby Emirati port.

阿拉伯聯合大公國表示，四艘商船在阿聯酋東海岸附近「遭到了蓄意破壞行動」，就在幾小時前，伊朗和黎巴嫩媒體發布了有關附近一個阿聯酋港口發生爆炸的虛假報道。

Emirati officials on Sunday declined to elaborate on the nature of the sabotage or say who might have been responsible. However, the reported incident came after the US warned ships that 「Iran or its proxies」 could be targeting maritime traffic in the region, and as America deploys an aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter alleged threats from Tehran, though no official has given details of them.

阿聯酋官員周日拒絕詳細說明這起破壞事件的性質，也拒絕透露可能是誰幹的。然而，在報道這起事件之前，美國警告相關船隻，「伊朗或其代理人」可能針對該地區的海上交通（包括石油基礎設施、商船和郵輪等）發起攻擊，與此同時，美國在波斯灣部署了一個航空母艦戰鬥群和B-52轟炸機，以對抗來自德黑蘭的所謂威脅，不過沒有官員願意透露詳細信息。

Tensions have risen in the year since Donald Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, restoring American sanctions that have pushed Iran』s economy into crisis. Last week, Iran warned it would begin enriching uranium at higher levels in 60 days if world powers failed to negotiate new terms for the deal.

自唐納德?特朗普讓美國退出2015年伊朗與世界大國達成的核協議以來，緊張局勢在一年內有所加劇，美國恢復了對伊朗的制裁。美國的制裁已將伊朗經濟推入危機。上周，伊朗警告稱，如果世界大國不能就協議的新條款進行談判，伊朗將在60天內開始進行更高水平的鈾濃縮。

The statement from the UAE』s foreign ministry put the commercial ships near the country』s territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, east of the port of Fujairah. It said it was investigating the incident 「in cooperation with local and international bodies」. It said there were 「no injuries or fatalities on board the vessels」 and 「no spillage of harmful chemicals or fuel」.

阿聯酋外交部發表聲明稱，這些商船靠近阿曼海灣的領海，該水域位於富查伊拉港以東。該部門表示，它正在「與當地和國際機構合作」調查這起事件。聲明稱，「船上沒有人員傷亡」，也「沒有有害化學物質或燃料泄漏」。

The US Navy』s 5th Fleet, which oversees the region, did not immediately offer comment on the incident. Emirati officials declined to elaborate while their investigation is ongoing.

負責該地區事務的美國海軍第五艦隊沒有立即就此事發表評論。阿聯酋官員拒絕在調查進行期間予以詳細說明。

Earlier on Sunday, Lebanon』s pro-Iran satellite channel Al-Mayadeen, quoting 「Gulf sources」 falsely reported that a series of explosions had struck Fujairah』s port. State and semi-official media in Iran picked up the report from Al-Mayadeen, which later published the names of vessels it claimed were involved in the incident.

Associated Press, after speaking to Emirati officials and local witnesses, found the report about explosions at the port to be unsubstantiated.

美聯社在與阿聯酋官員和當地目擊者交談後發現，有關該港口爆炸的新聞屬於虛假報道。

Fujairah』s port is located about 85 miles from the Strait of Hormuz, through which a third of all oil at sea is traded. The facility handles oil for shipping, as well as general and bulk cargo. It is seen as strategically located, serving shipping routes in the Persian Gulf, the Indian subcontinent and Africa.

富查伊拉的港口距離霍爾木茲海峽約85英里，三分之一的海上石油通過霍爾木茲海峽進行交易。該港口是石油以及一般和散裝貨物運輸的通道。它被視為重要戰略位置，為波斯灣、印度次大陸和非洲的航運路線服務。

The reported sabotage incident came after the US Maritime Administration warned on Thursday that Iran could target commercial sea traffic.

上周四，美國海事管理局警告稱，伊朗可能會以商業海上運輸為其威脅的目標。而就在這之後，發生了報道中的那起破壞事件。

「Since early May, there is an increased possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could take action against US and partner interests, including oil production infrastructure, after recently threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz,」 the warning read. 「Iran or its proxies could respond by targeting commercial vessels, including oil tankers, or US military vessels in the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, or the Persian Gulf.」

美海事局在其警告中稱：「自5月初以來，在最近威脅要封鎖霍爾木茲海峽之後，伊朗及其地區代理人對涉及美國及其合作夥伴利益的設施和人員(包括石油生產基礎設施)採取軍事行動的可能性越來越大。伊朗或其代理人可能會以商業船隻為打擊目標，其中也包括油輪，或在紅海、巴伯-曼德海峽或波斯灣的美國軍艦。」

It』s unclear if that is the same perceived threat that prompted the White House to order the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers to the region on 4 May.

目前還不清楚此威脅也是否是促使5月4日白宮下令美國「亞伯拉罕?林肯」號航空母艦戰鬥群和B-52轟炸機前往該地區的原因。

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