The US launched limited strikes(空袭；打击) on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday, hours after the vice-president, JD Vance, said he was optimistic that diplomatic efforts to end the war were moving in the right direction(朝着正确方向发展).
周一晚间，美国对伊朗格什姆岛发动了有限空袭。就在数小时前，副总统JD·万斯还表示，他对通过外交努力结束战争持乐观态度，认为事态正朝着正确方向发展。
The strikes, disclosed(披露；公开) by Iranians on social media and confirmed by US Central Command (Centcom), came on the eve(前夕) of crucial midterm elections in which Donald Trump’s Republican party is expected to be punished by voters. Diplomatic mediators believe it will be clear within two days whether the basis for continued indirect talks between the US and Iran exists.(外交调解人认为，两天内就能明确美伊继续间接谈判的基础是否存在。)
这些空袭由伊朗民众在社交媒体上披露，并经美国中央司令部（Centcom）证实，发生在美国关键中期选举的前夕。预计特朗普所在的共和党将在选举中受到选民的惩罚。外交调解人认为，两天内就能明确美伊继续间接谈判的基础是否存在。
The US tried to downplay the significance of the attacks by stressing they were limited and not the precursor of a much-anticipated major assault on Iran that Trump has promised after the midterms if the US adjudges Iran’s nuclear program continues as a threat to the west.(美国试图淡化袭击的重要性，强调袭击有限，并非特朗普承诺的、备受期待的对伊大规模进攻的前奏——前提是美国判定伊朗核计划继续威胁西方。)
美国试图淡化这些袭击的重要性，强调袭击是有限的，并非特朗普所承诺的、备受期待的对伊朗大规模进攻的前奏。特朗普曾表示，如果美国判定伊朗核计划继续对西方构成威胁，他将在中期选举后发动大规模进攻。