Iran ' s announcement that it had tested a new torpedo in war games in the strait of hormuz yesterday pushed international oil prices to their highest levels since hurricane katrina 伊朗昨日宣布在霍尔木兹海峡军事演习中试射了一种新型鱼雷,这一消息将国际油价推至卡特里娜飓风以来的最高水平。
If the nuclear dispute with iran were to escalate so that , say , the straits of hormuz were blocked and crude jumped to $ 100 a barrel , investor confidence would take a hit 如果伊朗核问题进一步升温,那么霍尔木兹海峡窘迫的形势将继续保持,原油降格将飙升至每桶100美元,投资者的信心也将会遭受重重一击。
Iran could fire hundreds of missiles at israel , attack american forces in iraq and afghanistan , organise terrorist attacks in the west or choke off tanker traffic through the strait of hormuz , the world ' s oil windpipe 伊朗可能向以色列发射数百枚导弹,袭击美国在伊拉克和阿富汗的驻军,在西方组织恐怖袭击,或切断霍尔木兹海峡的油轮通道。
We are working closely with other nations to prevent further attacks . america and coalition countries have uncovered and stopped terrorist conspiracies targeting the american embassy in yemen , the american embassy in singapore , a saudi military base , ships in the straits of hormuz and the straits the gibraltar 我们正在同其他国家密切合作,防止受到进一步的攻击。美国和联盟成员国已经发现并制止了几起恐怖主义阴谋,其攻击目标是美国驻也门使馆、美国驻新加坡使馆、在沙特阿拉伯的一个军事基地,以及在霍尔木兹海峡和直布罗陀海峡的船只。