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.
美国和伊朗之间忽然战鼓雷鸣。伊朗最高安全与情报指挥官在美国空袭巴格达机场的行动中身亡，令该地区对峙的局势急剧升级。德黑兰方面不仅会将此视为一次军事打击，还会将其等同于宣战。美国的盟友们感到不安。中东棋局上的一举一动如今都有可能引发更大范围的冲突。
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