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The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the war with Iran is not over yet.

The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the war with Iran is not over yet.

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September 11th, 2026

The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the war with Iran is not over yet.

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In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, while at the same time effectively halting Iran's own oil exports and accelerating the precipitous decline of its economy.

ここ数週間で、米国はイランによるホルムズ海峡の支配を緩めることに成功し、同時にイラン自身の石油輸出を事実上停止させ、その経済の急落を加速させている。

However, the war that the United States and Israel launched in Februarywhich was supposed to be over within weeksis still far from concluded, and this stalemate is proving costly for both sides.

しかし2月に米国とイスラエルが開始した戦争——数週間で終わるはずだった——は依然として終結にはほど遠くこの膠着状態は双方にとって高くついている

The agreement reached in June quickly collapsed, and since then there has been no sign of diplomatic progress.

6月に達成された合意はすぐに崩壊しそれ以降外交的な進展の兆しは見られない

Low-intensity fighting continues, and the United States does not appear to have an exit strategy.

低強度の戦闘が続いており米国には出口戦略があるようには見えない。

The mounting economic pressure on Iran has not yet triggered a rebellion, and if the leadership is pushed into a corner, it may opt for military escalation rather than surrender.

イランへの経済的圧力の高まりは未だ反乱を引き起こすには至っておらず、指導者たちが追い詰められた場合降伏ではなく軍事的なエスカレーションを選ぶ可能性がある

Meanwhile, the Houthis' allies in Yemen have stepped up their attacks on Saudi Arabia, helping to drive oil prices back up.

一方イエメンのフーシ派の同盟国はサウジアラビアへの攻撃を強化し石油価格の再上昇を後押ししている

Brent crude, the international benchmark, surged past $100 a barrel this week, and diesel, which is widely used in transport and agriculture, has reached record highs, potentially stoking inflation.

国際的な指標であるブレント原油価格は今週1バレル100ドルを超えて急騰し輸送や農業で多用されるディーゼルは記録的な高値に達しておりインフレを煽る可能性がある

US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that petrol prices are likely to remain elevated until November, when the midterm elections are held.

ドナルド・トランプ米大統領は中間選挙が行われる11月までガソリン価格が高止まりする可能性が高いことを認めている

"Unfortunately, although the United States has achieved limited success in easing Iran's control of the strait and inflicting a devastating blow on the Iranian economy, it is by no means winning the war against Iran," said Mona Yacoubian, a Middle East expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

残念ながら米国はイランの海峡支配を緩和しイラン経済に壊滅的な打撃を与えるという限定的な成功を収めてはいるものの、イランとの戦争で勝利しているわけではない」と、ワシントンの戦略国際問題研究所の中東専門家モナ・ヤクービアン氏は述べた

Iran shows no sign whatsoever of yielding; on the contrary, it has demonstrated a willingness not only to retaliate but also to escalate wherever possible.

イランは屈する気配を全く見せておらず、むしろ反撃するだけでなく可能なあらゆる場所でエスカレートさせる意欲を示している

This war is likely to drag on, with no clear victor emerging.

この戦争は長期化し明確な勝者は出ない可能性が高い

Within days of the war's outbreak, Iran effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the oil and gas traded worldwide in peacetime passes, and exploited the resulting global economic shock as leverage.

イランは平時に世界で取引される石油とガスの5分の1が通過するホルムズ海峡を戦争開始から数日で事実上封鎖しそれによって引き起こされた世界的な経済ショックを leverage として利用した

At the same time, it continued its own oil exports, primarily to China.

一方で主に中国向けに自国の石油輸出を続けた

However, over the past few weeks, that balance has been reversed.

しかしここ数週間でその均衡は逆転した

According to figures compiled by Homayoun Falakshahi, an oil expert at the global trade monitoring agency Kpler, the US blockade has effectively halted Iran's exports, while the US military is supporting Gulf states in expanding their exports.

世界的な貿易監視機関Kplerの石油専門家であるホマユン・ファラクシャヒ氏がまとめた数字によれば米国の封鎖によりイランの輸出は事実上停止し米軍は湾岸諸国による輸出拡大を支援している

According to him, Iran's oil exports fell from 1.85 million barrels per day last spring to approximately 255,000 barrels per day by August.

同氏によればイランの石油輸出は昨春の日量185万バレルから8月には約25万5000バレルにまで減少した

Meanwhile, exports of non-Iranian oil rose from 300,000 barrels per day at the height of the war to 8.4 million barrels per day by September, and with exports via alternative routes, that figure reached 10.8 million barrels.

一方非イラン産石油の輸出は戦争が最高潮だった時期の日量30万バレルから9月には840万バレルに増加し、代替ルートを通じた輸出によりその数は1080万バレルに達した

On Sunday, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright proudly cited similar figures, saying, "We're probably at more than two-thirds of the pre-war flow."

米国のクリス・ライトエネルギー長官日曜日同様の数値を誇らしげに挙げ、「戦争前の流れの3分の2以上にはなっているだろう」と述べた

According to Farakshahi, non-Iranian exports before the war stood at about 14 million barrels per day.

ファラクシャヒ氏によれば戦争前の非イラン産輸出日量約1400万バレルだった

However, this increase in shipping volume depends on a large-scale deployment of US forces to the strait, which is straining military resources.

しかしながらこの輸送量の増加海峡への大規模な米軍展開依存しており軍の資源を圧迫している

This unpopular war has already imposed a burden of more than 3.75 billion dollars on American taxpayers and has claimed the lives of 18 US soldiers, so it is expected to weigh heavily on the Republican Party in the November elections.

この不人気な戦争すでに米国の納税者に375億ドル以上の負担を強いており、米軍兵士18人の命奪っているため11月の選挙で共和党に重くのしかかると予想される

The tightening of the blockade and fresh US sanctions have already dealt a severe blow to Iran's economy, driving up prices and making the queues outside petrol stations even longer.

封鎖の強化と米国の新たな制裁は、すでにイラン経済に大きな打撃を与え、物価を押し上げ、ガソリンスタンド前の行列をさらに長くしている。

Nevertheless, to date, as the country's leaders grow increasingly intransigent, there is no sign of persuading them to make concessions over the Strait of Hormuz, the disputed nuclear programme, or their support for regional armed groups.

しかしながら現時点まで同国の指導者たちがますます強硬になる中でホルムズ海峡係争中の核計画、あるいは地域の武装グループへの支援をめぐり彼らに譲歩を促す兆しは見られない

"Washington's main problem is that it still lacks a theory of victory.

「ワシントンの主な問題は、依然として勝利の理論を欠いていることだ。

More ships are passing through, and Iran is suffering damage, yet none of this has produced any political outcome," said Ali Vaez, an Iran expert at the International Crisis Group.

より多くの船が通過し、イランは痛手を負っているが、そのいずれも政治的な結果を生み出していない」と、国際危機グループのイラン専門家、アリ・ヴァエズ氏は述べた。

Iran continues to attack ships in the strait, the United States carries out limited strikes on its coastal areas, and Iran responds with missile attacks on Arab countries that host American forces.

イランは海峡で船舶への攻撃を続け米国がその沿岸地域に限定的な攻撃を行いそれに対してイランは米軍を受け入れているアラブ諸国へのミサイル攻撃で応じている

President Trump recently dismissed this conflict as "no big deal."

トランプ大統領は最近この紛争を「大したことではない」と一蹴した

However, as the supply of advanced US interceptor missiles becomes strained, Iran may be tempted to escalate its attacks or to respond through regional proxy forces.

しかし、米国の高度な迎撃ミサイルの供給が逼迫する中、イランは攻撃をエスカレートさせるか、地域の代理勢力を通じて対応する誘惑に駆られる可能性がある。

This week, the Iran-backed Houthis launched a series of attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

イランが支援するフーシ派は今週サウジアラビアの石油施設に対する一連の攻撃を開始した

This forms part of a conflict that has persisted for over a decade, yet it has been escalating relentlessly over the past few weeks.

これは10年以上にわたって続く紛争の一環であるがここ数週間で激化の一途をたどっている

The Houthis have also attacked Saudi vessels, threatening the country's oil exports and, by extension, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait a vitally important trade route leading to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

フーシ派はさらにサウジの船舶をも攻撃し、その石油輸出ひいては紅海スエズ運河へと通じるバブ・エル・マンデブ海峡という極めて重要な貿易ルートを脅かしている

According to a report by Farakshahi, the Houthis damaged Saudi Arabia's Jizan refinery, a major supplier of diesel and jet fuel to Europe.

ファラクシャヒ氏の報告によればフーシ派は欧州へのディーゼルおよびジェット燃料主要供給元であるサウジアラビアのジザン製油所損傷させた

According to Kpler statistics, the volume of Saudi oil passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait en route to Asia plummeted from about 3.4 million barrels per day in June to just 128,000 barrels per day in August, though it recovered gradually to roughly 700,000 barrels per day in September.

Kplerの統計によるとバブ・エル・マンデブ海峡を通過してアジアに向かうサウジの石油量は、6月の日量約340万バレルから8月には日量わずか12万8000バレルへと急減したものの9月には日量約70万バレルまで緩やかに持ち直した

"Tehran has repeatedly signaled that, rather than bowing to mounting US pressure, it will respond by climbing the escalation ladder," Danny Citrinowicz, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies and a former Israeli intelligence officer responsible for Iran, wrote on X.

テヘランは米国の圧力の高まりに対して屈するのではなくエスカレーションのはしごを上がることで対応するというシグナルを繰り返し送っている」と、イスラエル国家安全保障研究所の上級研究員でイランを担当する元イスラエル情報将校のダニー・シトリノヴィッチ氏はXに書いた

"Iran will neither simply accept an indefinite naval blockade nor allow Washington to unilaterally impose economic costs without bearing any costs itself," he wrote.

「イランは無期限の海上封鎖を単純に受け入れることも、ワシントンが自らコストを負担することなく一方的に経済的コストを課すことを許すこともないだろう」と同氏は書いた。

Correspondent Klaus has continued his reporting activities across the Middle East for more than 20 years, and has been stationed in the cities of Cairo, Jerusalem, and Baghdad.

クラウス記者は20年以上にわたって中東各地で取材活動を続け、カイロ、エルサレム、バグダッドの各都市に駐在していた。

September 11th, 2026

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