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The US reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has begun to yield results, yet the war against Iran is still in full swing.

The US reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has begun to yield results, yet the war against Iran is still in full swing.

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September 11th, 2026

The US reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has begun to yield results, yet the war against Iran is still in full swing.

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In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz while all but completely severing Iran's own oil exports, thereby hastening the plunge of its economy into free fall.

近數週以來,美國業已成功鬆動伊朗對荷莫茲海峽之掌控,同時幾近徹底截斷伊朗自身之石油出口,從而加速其經濟陷入自由落體之勢。

Nevertheless, the war that the United States and Israel launched in February, which was originally expected to last only a matter of weeks, remains far from over to this day, and this deadlock has proved costly for both sides.

然而美國與以色列於二月所發動原預期僅歷時數週的戰爭迄今仍遠未告終此一僵局對雙方而言皆所費不貲

The agreement concluded in June collapsed almost immediately, and since then no sign whatsoever of diplomatic progress has been discernible.

六月所締結之協議旋即崩解其後再無任何外交進展之跡象可尋。

Low-intensity fighting drags on unabated, and the United States appears to have no exit strategy to speak of.

低烈度戰鬥持續不休而美國似亦無退出策略可言

The mounting economic pressure on Iran has not yet ignited an uprising, and should its leaders be driven into a corner, they may well opt for military escalation rather than capitulate.

對伊朗日益加劇的經濟壓力迄今尚未引爆起義而倘若其領導人遭逼入絕境他們或將選擇軍事升級而非俯首投降

Meanwhile, its Houthi allies in Yemen have intensified their offensive against Saudi Arabia, fuelling a rebound in oil prices.

與此同時葉門胡塞盟友已加劇對沙烏地阿拉伯的攻勢助長油價回升

The international benchmark Brent crude price soared this week to over $100 a barrel, while the price of diesel, which is widely used in transport and agriculture, set an all-time high, threatening to stoke inflation.

國際基準布倫特原油價格於本週飆漲至每桶逾100美元廣泛應用於運輸與農業之柴油價格締造歷史新高恐將引發通貨膨脹

US President Donald Trump has already conceded that petrol prices may remain stubbornly high throughout the midterm elections.

美國總統唐納·川普業已坦承汽油價格恐於期中選舉期間持續居高不下

"Regrettably, the United States has not emerged victorious in its war with Iran, notwithstanding that it achieved limited success in loosening Iran's grip on the strait and inflicted devastating damage on the Iranian economy," remarked Mona Yacoubian, a Middle East specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

「不幸的是,美國在與伊朗的戰爭中並未取勝,儘管它在鬆動伊朗對海峽的控制方面取得了有限成功,並對伊朗經濟造成了毀滅性打擊,」華盛頓戰略與國際研究中心的中東問題專家莫娜·雅庫比安表示。

Far from showing any sign of backing down, Iran has revealed an inclination not merely to retaliate but also to escalate the conflict wherever it is able to do so.

伊朗非但未見退讓之跡反顯露出不僅願予反擊更願在力所能及之處將衝突升級意向

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

此役恐將曠日持久而無明確之勝負歸屬

At the very outset of the war, Iran effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuzthrough which, in peacetime, a full fifth of the world's oil and natural gas trade passesand wielded the resulting shock to the global economy as a bargaining chip.

伊朗於戰爭伊始便卓有成效地封鎖了荷莫茲海峽——和平時期全球五分之一的石油與天然氣貿易悉數取道於此——並將對全球經濟所造成的震盪援為談判籌碼

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

與此同時仍持續出口本國石油主要銷往中國

Yet over the past few weeks, the situation has been reversed.

然而近數週以來局勢已然逆轉

According to data compiled by Homayoun Falakshahi, an oil expert at the global trade monitoring agency Kpler, the American blockade measures have all but paralysed Iran's exports, while the US military has enabled the Gulf states to expand their exports.

依據全球貿易監測機構Kpler石油專家霍馬永·法拉卡沙希所彙編之數據美國的封鎖舉措已幾近使伊朗出口陷入癱瘓而美軍則促成海灣國家擴大出口

He observed that Iran's oil exports had plummeted from 1.85 million barrels per day in the spring of last year to a mere 255,000 barrels per day by August.

他觀察到伊朗的石油出口量已由去年春季每日185萬桶銳減至八月約莫25.5萬桶之譜

As for oil exports from non-Iranian sources, these climbed from 300,000 barrels per day at the height of the war to 8.4 million barrels per day in September, while exports conducted via alternative routes pushed this figure up further to 10.8 million barrels per day.

至於非伊朗來源的石油出口則自戰爭高峰期每日30萬桶攀升至九月的840萬桶而藉由替代路線所進行的出口更使此一數字推升至1080萬桶

On Sunday, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright likewise touted comparable figures, asserting that "we may have reached two-thirds or even more of pre-conflict flows."

美國能源部長克里斯·賴特於週日亦標榜了與之相仿的數據聲稱我們或已達致衝突前流量的三分之二乃至更多」。

According to the data provided by Farakashahi, non-Iranian oil exports before the war stood at approximately 14 million barrels per day.

依據法拉卡沙希所提供的數據戰前非伊朗石油之出口量約為每日1400萬桶

However, the increase in traffic depends in fact on the United States' large-scale deployment in the strait, a move that has left military resources severely overstretched.

然而流量之增長實繫於美國在海峽之大規模部署此舉已令軍隊資源左支右絀

This unpopular war has already cost American taxpayers more than 37.5 billion dollars and claimed the lives of 18 American service members, and it is expected to exert pressure on Republicans in the November elections.

這場不得人心之戰爭已耗費美國納稅人逾375億美元並致使18名美國軍人殞命預料將於十一月選舉中對共和黨人構成壓力

Increasingly stringent blockade measures and a fresh round of American sanctions have dealt a severe blow to Iran's economy, not only driving up prices but also causing the queues outside petrol stations to grow ever longer.

日益嚴峻的封鎖舉措與美國新一輪制裁已對伊朗經濟構成沉重打擊,不僅推升了物價,更導致加油站外排隊人龍愈發綿長。

Yet, to date, there is no indication whatsoever that this will suffice to compel the country's increasingly intransigent leadership to make concessions on such issues as the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's highly contentious nuclear programme, or indeed its support for armed groups across the region.

然而,迄今為止,尚無任何跡象表明,此舉將足以迫使該國立場日益強硬的領導層,在荷莫茲海峽、伊朗備受爭議的核計畫,抑或其對該地區武裝團體之支持等諸般議題上作出讓步。

"Washington's crux lies in the fact that it still lacks a theory of victory capable of achieving complete success: although more ships are continuing to pass through and Iran is likewise suffering the consequences, none of this has yielded any political outcome," said Ali Vaez, an Iran specialist at the International Crisis Group think tank.

「華盛頓的癥結在於,它迄今仍缺乏一套足以克竟全功的勝利理論:儘管更多船隻正持續通行,伊朗亦正承受苦果,凡此種種卻均未催生任何政治成果,」國際危機組織智庫的伊朗問題專家阿里·瓦埃茲表示。

Iran persisted in attacking vessels in the strait, thereby provoking limited American strikes against its coastal areas, and responded in turn by launching missile attacks on Arab states hosting US forces.

伊朗持續襲擊海峽中的船隻遂招致美國對其沿海地區發動有限打擊,繼而以飛彈襲擊駐有美軍的阿拉伯國家作為回應。

Trump recently dismissed this conflict disparagingly as "a mere trifle."

川普近日將此衝突輕描淡寫地斥為小事一樁」。

However, as supplies of sophisticated American-made interceptor missiles grow increasingly scarce, Iran may be tempted to escalate its offensiveor else to respond through regional proxies.

然而,隨著美製精密攔截飛彈之供應日趨拮据,伊朗或將受誘而升級其攻勢——抑或藉由區域代理人遂行回應。

This week, the Iran-backed Houthi forces launched a series of offensives against Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, constituting a component of a conflict that can be traced back over a decade yet has intensified markedly in recent weeks.

伊朗所扶植的胡塞武裝於本週對沙烏地阿拉伯的石油設施發動了一連串攻勢此乃一場可上溯至十餘年前邇來數週愈演愈烈之衝突的組成部分

The Houthis have also attacked Saudi shipping, imperiling its oil exports and jeopardizing trade routes that pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Straita critical chokepoint leading to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

胡塞武裝亦襲擊沙烏地航運對其石油出口構成威脅並危及取道曼德海峽——此一通往紅海與蘇伊士運河之關鍵咽喉要道——的貿易路線

Farakashahi pointed out that the Houthis have already dealt a severe blow to Saudi Arabia's Jizan refinerya facility that serves as a crucial supply hub for European diesel and aviation fuel.

法拉卡沙希指出胡塞武裝業已重創沙烏地之吉贊煉油廠——該廠歐洲柴油與航空燃油之重要供應樞紐

Data from Kpler indicates that the volume of Saudi oil shipped to Asia via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait plummeted from roughly 3.4 million barrels per day in June to a mere 128,000 barrels in August, although September saw a modest rebound to approximately 700,000 barrels per day.

Kpler數據顯示取道曼德海峽輸往亞洲之沙烏地石油量,已由六月每日約340萬桶急遽萎縮至八月僅12.8萬桶儘管九月略見回彈至每日約70萬桶

"Tehran has repeatedly made clear that it will respond to mounting US pressure by continuing to climb the escalation ladder rather than opting to back down," wrote Danny Citrinowicz, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies and a former Israeli intelligence official, on X, where he specializes in Iranian affairs.

德黑蘭業已屢次表明其將藉由在升級階梯上持續攀升以回應美國與日俱增之壓力,而非選擇退讓,」以色列國家安全研究所高級研究員前以色列情報官員丹尼·西特里諾維奇於X上寫道其專攻伊朗問題

"Iran will by no means acquiesce in an indefinite maritime blockade, nor will it permit Washington to keep imposing economic costs while itself paying no price whatsoever," he wrote.

「伊朗斷不會欣然接受無限期之海上封鎖,亦不會容許華盛頓持續施加經濟代價而自身毋須付出任何代價,」他寫道。

Klaus has devoted himself to Middle East journalism for more than two decades, having been posted successively to Cairo, Jerusalem, and Baghdad.

克勞斯深耕中東新聞領域逾二十載曾先後派駐開羅耶路撒冷巴格達

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