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The possibility of a retaliatory strike hung over Washington for much of the day.
當天的大部分時間，報復性打擊的可能性都一直籠罩著華盛頓。
Officials in both countries traded accusations about the location of the drone
擊落無人機的地對空導彈發射于阿曼灣沿海，
when it was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile launched from the Iranian coast along the Gulf of Oman.
但兩國官員就無人機被擊落時所在的位置開始了互相指責。
Mr. Trump’s national security advisers split about whether to respond militarily.
特朗普的國家安全顧問們在是否采取軍事回應的問題上也產生了分歧。
Senior administration officials said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; John R. Bolton, the national security adviser;
多位高級政府官員透露，國務卿蓬佩奧、國家安全顧問約翰·博爾頓
and Gina Haspel, the C.I.A. director, had favored a military response.
和中情局局長吉娜·哈斯佩爾均表示支持采取軍事回應。
But top Pentagon officials cautioned
但五角大樓的高級官員警告說，
that such an action could result in a spiraling escalation with risks for American forces in the region.
那樣做可能導致美軍在該地區面臨的風險不斷升級。
Congressional leaders were briefed by administration officials in the Situation Room.
國會領導人在白宮戰情室聽取了政府官員的簡報。
The destruction of the drone underscored the already tense relations between the two countries
此次無人機被毀可謂進一步加劇了兩國之間的緊張關系。
after Mr. Trump’s recent accusations that Iran is to blame for explosions last week
因為上周剛剛發生了兩起爆炸事件，兩艘油輪途徑阿曼灣時被毀——
that damaged oil tankers traveling through the strait, the vital waterway for much of the world’s oil.
阿曼灣是石油運輸的要道，全世界大部分石油都要經由這里出入——特朗普指責爆炸事件是伊朗所為，
Iran has denied that accusation.
伊朗方面則否認了這一指控。
Iran’s announcement this week that it would soon breach one of the key limits it had agreed to
本周，伊朗還宣布，不久之后，它將不再履行它此前同意遵守的2015伊朗核協議中的
in a 2015 pact intended to limit its nuclear program has also fueled tensions.
一項限制其發展核武器的規定，這一舉措也導致了兩國緊張局勢的進一步升級。
Mr. Trump, who pulled the United States out of the 2015 pact, has vowed that he will not allow Tehran to build a nuclear weapon.
然而，促使美國退出了該協議的特朗普曾信誓旦旦地承諾，他不會允許德黑蘭制造核武器。
On Thursday, Mr. Trump insisted that the United States’ unmanned surveillance aircraft
周四，特朗普堅稱，美國的無人偵察機
was flying over international waters when it was taken down by an Iranian missile.
是在公海上空被伊朗導彈擊落的。
“This drone was in international waters, clearly,”
“那架無人機顯然處在公海上空，”
the president told reporters on Thursday afternoon at the White House
總統周四下午在白宮接受采訪時告訴記者，
as he began a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.
當時，他正要與加拿大總理賈斯汀·特魯多會面。
“We have it all documented. It’s documented scientifically, not just words.”
“我們有證據，有科學證據，并不是口頭說說而已。”
Asked what would come next, Mr. Trump said, “Let’s see what happens.”
當被問及接下來的局勢，特朗普說，“再看吧。”
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