国际英语资讯:U.S. envoy calls on world to urge Iran to de-escalate tensions
<p><span word="KUWAIT">KUWAIT</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 23-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Hook">Hook</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span>, <span word="Hook">Hook</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>."</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="Hook">Hook</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="affirming">affirming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>' <span word="postures">postures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>," <span word="Hook">Hook</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span> <span word="presides">presides</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="Hook">Hook</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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