国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Conflicting interests characterizes Washington policy towards Iran
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 29-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="conflicting">conflicting</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conflicting">conflicting</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>," <span word="Wayne">Wayne</span> <span word="White">White</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="appetite">appetite</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>.</p><p><span word="Recent">Recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="buildup">buildup</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Sultan">Sultan</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Base">Base</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ramp">ramp</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tankers">tankers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hormuz">Hormuz</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="denies">denies</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Clay">Clay</span> <span word="Ramsay">Ramsay</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="loath">loath</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span>."</p>
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