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Trump Approves Strikes Against Iran but Delays Carrying Out the Attack.
特朗普下令打擊伊朗 但推遲了打擊的具體時間
By Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Maggie Haberman
文/邁克爾·希爾、埃里克·施密特、邁克爾·克勞利和瑪吉·哈伯曼
WASHINGTON — President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone,
華盛頓——因伊朗擊落了一架美國無人偵察機，特朗普總統批準對伊朗進行軍事打擊，以示報復，
but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions.
然而，次日緊張局勢不斷升級，特朗普便于周四晚叫停了打擊計劃。
As late as 7 p.m., military and diplomatic officials were expecting a strike,
總統的高級國家安全官員和國會領導人在白宮就打擊事宜展開了激烈的討論和辯論，
after intense discussions and debate at the White House among the president’s top national security officials and congressional leaders,
一直到周四晚7點，美國軍方和外交官員都在等待著襲擊計劃落地，
according to multiple senior administration officials involved in or briefed on the deliberations.
據多位參與或聽取了討論簡報的高級政府官員透露。
Officials said the president had initially approved attacks on a handful of Iranian targets, like radar and missile batteries.
他們說，總統最初批準要對包括雷達和導彈發射臺在內的多個目標實施打擊。
The operation was underway in its early stages when it was called off, a senior administration official said.
取消命令發出時行動之箭已經離弦，所幸尚處于早期階段，一名高級政府官員透露。
Planes were in the air and ships were in position,
這位官員稱，當時，海，空方面都已經就位，
but no missiles had been fired when word came to stand down, the official said.
只是尚且還未發射導彈。
The abrupt reversal put a halt to what would have been the president’s third military action against targets in the Middle East.
這一突然的逆轉終止了總統就任以來針對中東目標實施的第三次軍事打擊行動。
Mr. Trump had struck twice at targets in Syria, in 2017 and 2018.
2017年到2018年間，特朗普就已經兩度打擊敘利亞境內的目標。
It was not clear whether Mr. Trump simply changed his mind on the strikes
這次取消究竟是總統自己改變了對打擊的看法，
or whether the administration altered course because of logistics or strategy.
還是政府出于運籌或戰略方面的原因改變了計劃，目前尚不清楚。
It was also not clear whether the attacks might still go forward.
襲擊是否還會重啟也未可知。
Asked about the plans for a strike and the decision to hold back,
當被問及打擊計劃和取消打擊的決定時，
the White House declined to comment, as did Pentagon officials.
白宮和五角大樓官員一樣拒絕置評。
No government officials asked The New York Times to withhold the article.
沒有任何政府官員要求本報擱置這篇文章。
The retaliation plan was intended as a response to the shooting down of the unmanned, $130 million surveillance drone,
特朗普此次的報復計劃是在回應周四早晨，一架價值1.3億美元的無人偵察機
which was struck Thursday morning by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,
被伊朗的地對空導彈擊落一事，
according to a senior administration official who was briefed on the military planning
據一位聽取了有關這次軍事行動的匯報的高級政府官員透露，
and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential plans.
因為討論的是機密計劃，該官員要求本文為他匿名。
The strike was set to take place just before dawn Friday in Iran to minimize risk to the Iranian military and civilians.
襲擊原定于周五黎明前開始實施，旨在將對伊朗軍隊和伊朗平民的風險降到最低。
But military officials received word a short time later that the strike was off, at least temporarily.
但不久軍方官員就又得到消息，稱打擊計劃取消，起碼已經暫時取消。
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