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The US is making progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over.

The US is making progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over.

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September 11th, 2026

The US is making progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over.

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In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in weakening Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz while nearly cutting off Iran's own oil exports, further accelerating the free fall of its economy.

近几周,美国成功削弱了伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡的控制,同时几乎切断了伊朗自身的石油出口,使其经济自由落体式下滑进一步加速。

However, the war that the United States and Israel launched in Februaryoriginally intended to last a few weeksis still far from over, and the stalemate is costly for both sides.

然而美国与以色列于2月发动的这场战争——原本打算持续数周——至今仍远未结束僵局对双方都代价高昂

An agreement reached in June quickly fell apart, and since then there has been no sign of any diplomatic progress.

6月达成的一项协议迅速瓦解此后未见任何外交进展迹象

Low-intensity fighting continues, and the United States appears to have no exit strategy.

低烈度战斗持续不断美国似乎没有退出战略

The mounting economic pressure on Iran has not yet sparked an uprising, but if its leaders are pushed into a corner, they may opt for military escalation rather than capitulation.

对伊朗不断加大的经济压力尚未引发起义但如果其领导人被逼入绝境他们可能选择军事升级而非屈服

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

与此同时,他们在也门的胡塞盟友加大了对沙特阿拉伯的袭击助推油价回升

The international benchmark Brent crude price soared above $100 a barrel this week, while the price of diesel, heavily used in transport and agriculture, hit a record, potentially exacerbating inflation.

国际基准布伦特原油价格本周飙升至每桶100美元以上运输和农业大量使用的柴油价格创下纪录可能加剧通货膨胀

US President Donald Trump acknowledged that petrol prices could remain persistently high during the midterm congressional elections.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普承认汽油价格可能在中期国会选举期间持续高企

"Unfortunately, although the United States has achieved limited success in weakening Iran's control over the strait and has dealt a devastating blow to the Iranian economy, it has not won the war against Iran," said Mona Yacoubian, a Middle East expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

“遗憾的是,美国在削弱伊朗对海峡的控制方面虽取得有限成功,并对伊朗经济造成毁灭性打击,但并未在与伊朗的战争中获胜,”华盛顿战略与国际研究中心中东问题专家莫娜·雅库比安表示。

There is no sign that Iran is backing down; on the contrary, it has shown a willingness not only to strike back but also to escalate wherever possible.

伊朗没有退让的迹象,反而表现出不仅愿意反击还愿意在一切可能的地方升级

This war is likely to be protracted, with no clear victor.

这场战争很可能旷日持久没有明确的胜利者

In the early stages of the war, Iran effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuzthrough which a fifth of the world's oil and gas trade passes in peacetimeand used the shock to the global economy as a bargaining chip.

伊朗在战争初期有效封锁了霍尔木兹海峡——和平时期全球五分之一石油和天然气贸易都经由这里——并将对全球经济的冲击作为筹码

At the same time, it continued to export its own oil, mainly to China.

与此同时继续出口自己的石油主要销往中国

However, in recent weeks, the situation has reversed.

然而近几周来形势发生了逆转

According to data compiled by Homayoun Falakshahi, an oil expert at the global trade monitoring agency Kpler, the US blockade has brought Iran's exports to a near standstill, while the US military has facilitated an increase in exports from the Gulf states.

根据全球贸易监测机构Kpler石油专家霍马永·法拉卡沙希汇编的数据美国的封锁几乎使伊朗的出口陷入停滞美军则促进了海湾国家出口的增加

He found that Iran's oil exports had fallen from an average of 1.85 million barrels per day last spring to roughly 255,000 barrels per day in August.

他发现伊朗的石油出口量已从去年春季日均185万桶下降至8月的约25.5万桶

Meanwhile, exports of non-Iranian oil rose from 300,000 barrels per day at the peak of the war to 8.4 million barrels per day in September, and exports via alternative routes pushed that figure even higher, to 10.8 million barrels per day.

与此同时非伊朗石油的出口量则从战争高峰期的日均30万桶增加至9月的840万桶而通过替代路线的出口更使这一数字攀升至1080万桶

On Sunday, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright welcomed similar figures, saying, "We may have reached two-thirds or more of pre-conflict flows."

美国能源部长克里斯·赖特周日对类似数据表示赞赏我们可能已达到冲突前流量的三分之二或更多”。

According to Farakashahi's data, pre-war non-Iranian exports stood at approximately 14 million barrels per day.

根据法拉卡沙希的数据战前非伊朗出口量约为每日1400万桶

However, the increase in traffic depends on a large-scale US deployment in the strait, which has stretched military resources to the limit.

然而流量的增加有赖于美国在海峡的大规模部署,这已使军事资源捉襟见肘

This unpopular war has cost American taxpayers more than 37.5 billion dollars and resulted in the deaths of 18 US service members, and it is expected to put pressure on Republicans in the November elections.

这场不得人心的战争已使美国纳税人损失超过375亿美元并导致18名美国军人死亡预计将在11月的选举中对共和党人造成压力

The ever-tightening blockade, together with new sanctions imposed by the United States, has dealt a heavy blow to Iran's economy, driving up prices and causing longer queues at petrol stations.

不断收紧的封锁以及美国实施的新制裁,已对伊朗经济造成沉重打击,推高了物价,并导致加油站外排起更长的队伍。

Yet so far there is no sign that this is forcing the country's increasingly hardline leaders to make concessions on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's controversial nuclear programme, or its support for armed groups in the region.

然而,迄今为止,尚无迹象表明,这正迫使该国立场日益强硬的领导人在霍尔木兹海峡、伊朗备受争议的核计划或其对该地区武装组织的支持上作出让步。

"Washington's main problem is that it still lacks a theory of victory: more ships are passing through, Iran is being hurt, but none of this has produced a political outcome," said Ali Vaez, an Iran expert at the International Crisis Group think tank.

“华盛顿的主要问题在于,它仍然缺乏一种胜利理论:更多船只正在通过,伊朗正在受损,但这些都没有产生政治结果,”国际危机组织智库的伊朗问题专家阿里·瓦埃兹说。

Iran kept attacking ships in the strait, which provoked limited American strikes on its coastal areas, and Iran then responded with missile attacks on Arab countries hosting US troops.

伊朗持续袭击海峡中的船只招致美国对其沿海地区进行有限打击,随后伊朗以导弹袭击驻有美军的阿拉伯国家作为回应。

Trump, for his part, recently dismissed the conflict as "a minor skirmish."

特朗普最近轻描淡写地称这场冲突“小事一桩”

However, as the supply of advanced American interceptor missiles grows increasingly strained, Iran may be tempted to escalate its attacksor to respond through regional proxies.

然而,随着美国先进拦截导弹的供应日趋紧张,伊朗可能会受到诱惑而升级袭击——或通过地区代理人进行回应。

This week, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a wave of attacks on Saudi oil facilities, in a conflict that dates back more than a decade but has intensified in recent weeks.

伊朗支持的胡塞武装本周对沙特石油设施发动了一波袭击这场冲突可追溯至十多年前近几周有所升温

The Houthis are also attacking Saudi shipping, threatening its oil exports as well as a vital trade route that runs through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

胡塞武装还在袭击沙特的航运威胁其石油出口以及一条经由曼德海峡通往红海和苏伊士运河的关键贸易路线。

Farakashahi said that the Houthis had damaged Saudi Arabia's Jizan refinery, which is a major supplier of diesel and jet fuel to Europe.

法拉卡沙希说胡塞武装破坏了沙特的吉赞炼油厂该炼油厂欧洲柴油航空燃油大型供应方

According to Kpler data, the volume of Saudi oil shipped to Asia via the Bab el-Mandeb Strait plummeted from about 3.4 million barrels per day in June to just 128,000 barrels per day in August, although it recovered slightly to about 700,000 barrels per day in September.

根据Kpler的数据经由曼德海峡运往亚洲的沙特石油量已从6月的每日约340万桶骤降至8月的仅12.8万桶尽管9月已小幅回升至每日约70万桶

"Tehran has repeatedly stated that it will respond to growing US pressure by climbing the escalation ladder rather than backing down," wrote Danny Citrinowicz, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies and a former Israeli intelligence official who once focused on Iran, in a post on X.

“德黑兰一再表示,它将以在升级阶梯上攀升而非退让来回应美国日益增大的压力,”以色列国家安全研究所高级研究员、曾专注于伊朗问题的前以色列情报官员丹尼·西特里诺维奇在X上写道。

"Iran will not easily accept an indefinite naval blockade, nor will it allow Washington to keep imposing economic costs without paying any price itself," he wrote.

“伊朗不会轻易接受无限期的海上封锁,也不会容许华盛顿持续施加经济代价而自身不付出任何代价,”他写道。

Klaus's reporting career in the Middle East has spanned more than two decades, during which he has held postings in Cairo, Jerusalem, and Baghdad.

克劳斯在中东的报道生涯已逾二十载,其间曾先后任职于开罗、耶路撒冷和巴格达。

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