BreakingNews·190616 - 阿曼灣油輪襲擊事件引發(fā)緊張局勢

Tensions are rising in the Middle East over the latest attacks on oil tankers. The USA is blaming Iran for the attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday. The tankers are owned by Japan and Norway. They were hit by blasts while navigating waters close to the strategically important Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Around a fifth of the world's oil passes through the Strait, which is just 68km at its narrowest point. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran was behind the "blatant assault" on the vessels. He said the U.S. would defend itself and its allies against "Iranian aggression" in the region. However, he provided no evidence that Iran was behind the attacks.

由于最近的油輪襲擊事件，中東地區(qū)的緊張局勢正在加劇。美國指責(zé)伊朗對周四阿曼灣兩艘油輪的襲擊負(fù)責(zé)。這些油輪歸日本和挪威所有。他們在伊朗和阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國之間具有重要戰(zhàn)略意義的霍爾木茲海峽附近海域航行時遭遇爆炸襲擊。世界上大約五分之一的石油要經(jīng)過海峽，海峽最窄的地方只有68公里。美國國務(wù)卿蓬佩奧說，伊朗是“公然攻擊”這些船只的幕后黑手。他說，美國將保衛(wèi)自己及其盟友，不受伊朗在該地區(qū)的“侵略”。然而，他沒有提供任何證據(jù)表明伊朗是此次襲擊的幕后黑手。

The attacks are the second such incidents carried out against tankers in the past month. Two Saudi tankers were sabotaged in the UAE port of Fujairah last month. The U.S. says the latest tankers were hit by mines and posted a video online of supposed Iranian forces removing an unexploded mine off the hull of one of the ships. Iran's Foreign Minister described the attacks as "suspicious". He said Iran's navy was investigating them. Iran called the U.S. accusations "unfounded," "inflammatory" and "Iranophobic". The Japanese owner of one of the tankers said his vessel was struck by some kind of missile and not by a mine. The United Nations cautioned that the truth needed to be "clearly established".

這是過去一個月發(fā)生的第二起針對油輪的襲擊事件。上個月，兩艘沙特油輪在阿聯(lián)酋港口Fujairah遭到破壞。美國表示，最新的油輪被地雷擊中，并在網(wǎng)上發(fā)布了一段視頻，視頻顯示伊朗軍隊正在清除一艘油輪船體上的未爆炸地雷。伊朗外交部長稱這些襲擊是“可疑的”。他說，伊朗海軍正在調(diào)查他們。伊朗稱美國的指控“毫無根據(jù)”、“煽動性”和“仇視伊朗”。其中一艘油輪的日本船東說，他的船被某種導(dǎo)彈擊中，而不是被地雷擊中。聯(lián)合國警告稱，真相需要“明確確定”。