Iran's economy is already under pressure from high inflation, years of Western sanctions, and war.
伊朗經濟已經因為高通膨、多年西方制裁和戰爭而承受壓力。
The Trump administration is now trying to force countries to cut all financial ties with Iran.
特朗普政府現在試圖迫使各國切斷與伊朗的所有金融往來。
The UAE stopped trade with Iran last week, which started a new US effort to isolate Tehran.
阿聯酋上週暫停與伊朗的貿易關係,這開啟了美國新一輪孤立德黑蘭的行動。
Iran's foreign trade is focused on a few countries, so it has fewer options to turn to.
伊朗的對外貿易集中在少數國家,所以它能轉向的選擇更少。
The success of the U.S. strategy depends heavily on China. China is the main buyer of Iranian oil and its largest trading partner.
美國策略的成敗很大程度上取決於中國,因為中國是伊朗石油的主要買家和最大貿易夥伴。
Russia itself is under sanctions and faces an economic crisis. So it may not be able to give Iran much financial support.
俄羅斯自己也受制裁並面臨經濟危機,可能無法給伊朗太多財政支持。
Countries like Turkey, Pakistan, and Iraq have important ties with both Iran and the U.S. So they may avoid triggering what Treasury Secretary Bessent calls secondary sanctions.
土耳其、巴基斯坦和伊拉克等國與伊朗和美國都有重要關係,因此可能避免觸發財政部長貝森特所說的二級制裁。
Bessent said that countries that do not cut economic ties with Iran will face these sanctions.
貝森特表示,不與伊朗斷絕經濟聯繫的國家會面臨這種制裁。
The UAE is Iran's biggest source of imports and also its financial channel for international payments.
阿聯酋是伊朗最大的進口來源,也是其國際支付的金融管道。
China buys most of Iran's crude oil through a secret trade network that avoids sanctions.
中國通過繞過制裁的不透明貿易網絡,購買伊朗絕大多數原油。
Rubin from Chatham House says China's manufacturing strength gives it more room to resist US pressure. He believes China will never cooperate.
查塔姆研究所的盧賓說,中國的製造業實力讓它更有空間抵抗美國壓力,他認為中國絕不會配合。
Fried was the former US ambassador to Poland. He says Beijing agreed in the past to reduce energy imports from Iran. But now it is much harder to get China to go further.
前美國駐波蘭大使弗里德說,北京過去曾同意減少從伊朗進口能源,但現在要中國走得更遠難得多。
Turkey once reached a settlement with the US because its state banks helped Iran avoid sanctions.
土耳其曾因國有銀行協助伊朗逃避制裁而與美國達成和解。
Iraq depends on imports from Iran. But its foreign currency reserves are kept at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
伊拉克依賴伊朗進口,但其外匯儲備存放在紐約的聯邦儲備銀行。
Oman was threatened by Trump because it negotiated with Iran about managing the Strait of Hormuz.
阿曼因與伊朗談判霍爾木茲海峽管理而遭特朗普威脅。
Russia and Iran are already in a "sanctioned axis." They may increase trade between them, including military technology.
俄羅斯和伊朗已處於「被制裁軸心」,可能增加包括軍用技術在內的雙邊貿易。
Analyst Galeotti says the two countries have worked together to block trade restrictions for decades.
分析師加萊奧蒂說,兩國合作阻撓貿易限制已有數十年。