In an attempt to tighten the noose on Iran's economic lifeline, the United States administration launched "Operation Economic Outcast: Total Isolation of the Iranian Regime", seeking to sever the country's financial connections around the world. Yet one of the grave consequences of this aggressive restrictive measure is the collateral damage it inflicts on the global economy.
为进一步扼住伊朗的经济命脉，美国政府启动了所谓的“经济弃民活动：全面孤立伊朗政权”，企图切断伊朗和全球景荣体系的联系。然而，这种咄咄逼人的限制措施所造成的一个严重后果之一，就是殃及全球经济。
By weaponizing the US financial prowess and targeting any entity that allegedly does business with "blacklisted" Iranian companies, the US seems ready to turn a regional conflict it started, along with Israel, into a global economic disruption and a potentially existential threat to the very "rules-based" order it claims to uphold.
通过将自身的金融实力武器化，美国对任何被指与遭其列入“黑名单”的伊朗企业开展业务的实体实施打压。如此看来，美国似乎准备将其与以色列共同挑起的一场地区冲突，演变成一场全球性经济动荡，甚至对其口口声声维护的所谓“基于规则的秩序”构成生存性威胁。
Kameng Trading Ltd, a Hong Kong-registered company, has become the latest Chinese victim of the US administration's escalating enforcement drive, after the US Treasury Department announced on Friday it would sanction the company over alleged "money-laundering" ties to an Iranian institution — claims that, as ever with such US allegations, have not been substantiated. The move comes only days after the US imposed a fresh round of Iran-related sanctions against multiple Chinese entities. The US administration has also hinted at possible sanctions against major Chinese financial institutions over their alleged "links" to Iran.
美国财政部日前宣布，将以涉嫌与一家伊朗机构存在“洗钱”联系为由，对香港注册企业楷萌贸易有限公司（Kameng Trading Ltd）实施制裁，使其成为美国政府不断升级制裁执法行动的最新中国受害者。与美国以往类似指控一样，相关说法并未得到事实证实。就在几天前，美国刚刚以涉伊朗为由对多家中国实体实施新一轮制裁。美国政府还暗示，可能因所谓与伊朗存在“联系”，对中国主要金融机构实施制裁。
The reckless moves by the US constitute a flagrant abuse of extraterritorial jurisdiction, and are in blatant violation of international law and the basic norms governing international relations. These measures not only threaten to disrupt global energy markets and exacerbate inflation, but also hurt countries that are not party to the US-Iran conflict. The punishment the US metes out against third parties is about the US leveraging its control over the global financial system to force other countries into doing what it wants.
美方这些肆意妄为的举动，是对域外管辖权的公然滥用，严重违反国际法和国际关系基本准则。这些措施不仅可能扰乱全球能源市场、加剧通胀，还将损害那些并非美伊冲突当事方国家的利益。美国之所以惩罚第三方，本质上就是利用其对全球金融体系的影响力，迫使其他国家按照美国的意愿行事。
The Chinese government has expressed firm opposition to these unilateral and unlawful sanctions, and has made it clear that it will take all necessary measures to resolutely protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese entities.
中国政府已明确表示坚决反对这种单边、非法制裁，并强调将采取一切必要措施，坚定维护中国实体的合法权益。
Over six months after the US and Israel launched "Epic Fury" against Iran, the promised "quick victory" has failed to arrive. Not a single preset goal — regime change or the dismantling of Iran's nuclear and missile programs, has been met. The White House's prediction that the war would last only "four to six weeks" now stands as proof of strategic miscalculation, shattered by a protracted stalemate that has exposed the limits of the US' military reach. Faced with this impasse and confronted with mounting domestic discontent, the US administration has reverted to its old standby of maximum economic pressure. Yet this coercive approach will likely meet the same dead end as the military campaign that preceded it.
美国和以色列对伊朗发动所谓“史诗之怒”行动已经过去半年多，曾经承诺的“速胜”却迟迟没有到来。无论是推动伊朗政权更迭，还是摧毁其核计划和导弹项目，此前设定的目标无一实现。白宫曾预测战争只会持续“四至六周”，如今这一判断已成为战略误判的明证。旷日持久的僵局不仅击碎了这一预期，也暴露出美国军事力量的局限。面对战场僵局和国内日益高涨的不满情绪，美国政府再次祭出其惯用手段，即“极限经济施压”。然而，这种胁迫手段很可能同此前的军事行动一样，最终走进死胡同。
Iran has already endured US sanctions for decades, and not been brought to its knees under external pressure. If anything, each new round of restrictions only reinforces its "defiance". Washington's calculus — that squeezing the Iranian people with sanctions will spark a popular uprising — comes at a high cost. The immediate result will be deeper suffering for the Iranian people, and along with that, more resentment toward the US.
数十年来，伊朗一直承受着美国制裁，却并未在外部压力下屈服。恰恰相反，一轮又一轮新的限制措施，只会进一步强化其抗争意志。华盛顿的算盘是，通过制裁不断挤压伊朗民众的生存空间，进而激起民众反抗，但这一做法代价高昂。最直接的后果，将是伊朗民众承受更深重的苦难，同时进一步加剧其对美国的不满和怨愤。
To coerce other countries into unquestioningly following the US' lead, the US administration is threatening to cut off disobeying nations from the dollar system, a move that will only accelerate the global push for de-dollarization.
为了迫使其他国家不加质疑地追随美国，美国政府甚至威胁将不听从其号令的国家排除在美元体系之外。然而，这种做法只会加快全球“去美元化”的步伐。
History shows that the more the US imposes unilateral sanctions, the more likely it is to incentivize the rest of the world to build work-arounds, such as creating alternative payment systems, developing parallel financial infrastructure, or conducting trade in currencies other than the dollar. The US is therefore hastening the de-dollarization of the global economy with its economic attack on Iran, undermining the very foundation of its own financial hegemony.
历史已经表明，美国越是频繁实施单边制裁，就越会促使世界其他国家寻找规避美元体系制约的替代方案，包括建立替代性支付系统、发展平行金融基础设施，以及更多使用美元以外的货币进行贸易结算。因此，美国对伊朗发动的这场经济攻势，实际上正在加速全球经济“去美元化”，进而动摇其自身金融霸权赖以存在的根基。
The US cannot bomb or sanction Iran to shape it to its liking. A true resolution to the hostilities demands a strategic pivot from coercion to diplomacy. Dialogue, not isolation, offers the only viable path to resolve the conflict.
美国既无法通过轰炸，也无法依靠制裁，把伊朗塑造成自己想要的样子。真正解决当前敌对局势，需要的是战略转向，即从胁迫转向外交。能够化解冲突的可行道路，是对话，而不是孤立。
Military options breed endless cycles of retaliation; and sanctions punish civilians and harm the world economy. Negotiation is the harder choice, yet it is the means to deliver peace and avert another cycle of conflict.
军事手段只会催生无休止的报复循环；经济制裁则会惩罚普通民众，并殃及世界经济。谈判或许是更加艰难的选择，却是实现和平、避免冲突再次陷入恶性循环的必由之路。
unilateral economic coercion /ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk kəʊˈɜːʃn/ n.单边经济胁迫
tighten the noose /ˌtaɪtn ðə ˈnuːs/ v.收紧绞索；进一步施压
economic lifeline /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˈlaɪflaɪn/ n.经济命脉
collateral damage /kəˌlætərəl ˈdæmɪdʒ/ n.附带损害；连带损失
weaponize /ˈwepənaɪz/ v.将……武器化；把……用作施压工具
financial prowess /faɪˈnænʃl ˈpraʊəs/ n.金融实力；金融优势
