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Dick Cheney, the US vice-president, was one of the most enthusiastic advocates for an attack on Iraq and is also a leading hawk on Iran.

美国副总统迪克-切尼（DickCheney）是打击伊拉克的最热衷倡导者之一，在伊朗问题上，他也是一位主要的鹰派人士。

But he remained vague about thetimingofa key issue, and he said the quantity of fuel involved should be up to Iran.

但他对时间，关键事项则表示模糊，而他说其中包括的能源数量应该由伊朗决定。

The USA had not established diplomatic relations with Iran and the two countries were in tense situations.

因为美国同伊朗没有外交关系，而且两国之间关系十分紧张。

The reason seems to be that Iran was over-confident, offering too little and asking for too much.

原因似乎是伊朗过于自信，提供较少而索取太多。

And if even Iran's allies can stand behind the protesters, the United States should be able to as well.

而且，即使伊朗的盟友站在抗议者的后面美国也可以做到这一点。

Furthermore, Shia-led government that the American props up in Baghdad thinks of Iran as its best foreign friend. it's irony of ironies.

而美国人所支持的什叶派，他们最好的外国朋友却是伊朗--美国的死敌，真是讽刺之至。

Fortunately, Iran would not fight alone: it had the support of Muslims around the world.

幸运的是，伊朗并不是孤军作战：他拥有世界上所有穆斯林的支持。

These officials say the IAEA has already demanded access to the facility from Iran, and will investigate the matter vigorously .

这些官员称，国际原子能机构已经向伊朗要求进入该设施进行有力调查。

An independent and powerful country like Iran would not allow any other country to interfere in its internal affairs.

像伊朗这样独立而强大的国家绝不允许任何其它国家干涉其内政。

President Obama says Iran is only about a year away from being able to build a nuclear weapon.

奥巴马总统表示伊朗离能够制造核武器还有大概一年左右的时间。

To ask China to slam the door on Iran's energy exports is like asking America to do without Saudi oil, says Mr Berman.

他说让中国对伊朗的能源出口关闭大门就相当于让美国不进口沙特阿拉伯石油。

The American hostages in Iran had been held by the Ayatollah Khomeini for almost a year.

而且美国在伊朗的人质已经被阿亚图拉.霍梅尼囚禁了将近一年之久。

These events and the overly simplistic images of Iran in the media made me even more curious about what was taking place in that nation.

这些事件以及媒体对于伊朗过于简单化的描述，令我对那个国家发生的事情感到更加好奇。

As you know blogs are borderless media. Bloggers can write from any place in Iran and have an audience anywhere in the world.

你也知道，部落格是种没有疆界的媒体，部落客可以在伊朗的任何地方写作，而且拥有来自世界各个角落的读者。

The Pentagon said all its planes were accounted for and it had received no reports of any plane landing in Iran.

美国五角大楼说，他们所有飞机都得到清点，没有接到报告有任何飞机在伊朗降落。

But she said the necessary contacts with Iran on the issue never began because of the press of other business.

但是赖斯说，由于其它事务的紧迫性，美国跟伊朗一直没有就在德黑兰设立代表处的事宜开始进行必要的接触。

The risk would rise further over the next year and a half if Iran continued to push ahead with its military program.

而在未来一年半内，如果伊朗继续推进其军事活动，风险将更大。

Mr. Gates said that the United States did not intend to engage in hot pursuit of the operatives into Iran.

盖茨先生说美国不计划紧追活动分子到伊朗境内。

The White House said the talks touched on a wide range of topics, including North Korea, and Iran, as well as economic and security issues.

白宫说，双方在会谈中讨论了一系列问题，其中包括北韩和伊朗以及经济和安全问题。

In February 2007, Iran said it had launched a rocket capable of reaching space - before it made a parachute-assisted descent to Earth.

在2007年二月，伊朗称已发射一枚能够到达太空的火箭，并依靠降落伞回到了地面。