U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a stern, one-word warning to Iran on Friday as the world braced for Tehran to exact revenge for a deadly Israeli airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus, Syria.
美国总统乔·拜登（Joe Biden）周五（4月12日）向伊朗发出了严厉的警告，目前全世界都在紧张观望德黑兰是否会报复以色列对其在大马士革使馆大院的致命空袭。

“Don’t,” Biden said to reporters following a speech on domestic policy at an event in New York City.
“不要这样做，” 拜登在纽约市的一次活动中说。拜登参加这次活动是为了发表关于国内政策的演讲。

“We are devoted to the defense of Israel,” the president said in response to questions from reporters. “We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel, and Iran will not succeed."
“我们致力于保卫以色列，”拜登总统在回答记者提问时说。“我们将支持以色列。我们将帮助保卫以色列，伊朗是不会成功的。”

Biden’s comments followed similar expressions of support from top U.S. defense and diplomatic officials over the past several days and come as the U.S. military takes steps to ensure growing hostilities between Israel and Iran do not engulf the Middle East in a wider war.
拜登发表上述言论之前，美国高级国防和外交官员在过去几天也表达了类似的支持，而美国军方正采取措施确保以色列和伊朗之间日益加剧的敌对行动不会将中东卷入更广泛的战争。

"We are moving additional assets to the region to bolster regional deterrence efforts and increase protection for U.S. forces," a U.S. defense official told VOA Friday. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, declined to share additional details.
“我们正在向该地区转移更多资产，以加强地区威慑努力并加强对美军的保护，”一名美国国防官员周五告诉美国之音(VOA）。这位不愿透露姓名的官员拒绝透露更多细节。

Even as U.S. officials warned Iran against seeking revenge, a key Iranian proxy sprang into action.
尽管美国官员警告伊朗不要寻求报复，但伊朗的一个重要代理人已经开始行动。

Lebanese Hezbollah late Friday fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel.
黎巴嫩真主党星期五晚间向以色列北部发射了数十枚火箭弹。

The Israel Defense Forces said it detected about 40 rockets crossing from Lebanon into Israel, some of which were intercepted by air defense systems.
以色列国防军表示，以军侦测到大约40枚火箭弹从黎巴嫩进入以色列，其中一些被防空系统拦截。

The IDF also said it was able to intercept two explosive drones that Hezbollah militants had used to target Israel earlier Friday.
以色列国防军还表示拦截了真主党武装分子周五早些时候用来袭击以色列的两架爆炸式无人机。

It is unclear whether the rocket and drone attacks by Hezbollah were part of an effort by Iran to retaliate for the Israeli strike on Iran’s diplomatic compound earlier this month, which killed three senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, including General Ali Reza Zahdi, who led Iran’s elite Quds force.
目前尚不清楚真主党的火箭和无人机袭击是否是伊朗报复以色列本月早些时候对伊朗外交大院的袭击的一部分，那次空袭打死了三名伊斯兰革命卫队高级指挥官，其中包括领导伊朗精锐部队圣城军的阿里·礼萨·扎赫迪（Ali Reza Zahdi）将军。

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned Wednesday that Israel "must be punished and will be punished” for the April 1 attack, days after one of his advisers said Israeli embassies are "no longer safe."
伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·哈梅内伊（Ayatollah Ali Khamenei）周三警告说，以色列因4月1日的袭击“必须受到惩罚，并且将会受到惩罚”，此前一天哈梅内伊的一名顾问表示以色列的驻外使馆“不再安全”。

U.S. diplomatic officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have been reaching out to counterparts in Turkey, China and Saudi Arabia, urging them to make clear to Tehran “that escalation is not in anyone’s interest,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters Thursday.
美国国务院发言人马修·米勒（Matthew Miller）周四告诉记者，包括国务卿安东尼·布林肯（Antony Blinken）在内的美国外交官员一直在与土耳其、中国和沙特阿拉伯的外交官员接触，敦促他们向德黑兰明确表示“局势升级不符合任何人的利益”。

But the U.S. push for de-escalation has been accompanied by expressions of strong support for Israel in the face of potential Iranian aggression.
但是，面对伊朗潜在的侵略，美国在推动缓和局势的同时，也表达了对以色列的强烈支持。

“We are in constant communication with our Israeli counterparts about making sure that they can defend themselves,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters early Friday, describing Iran’s threat to retaliate as “very credible.”
白宫国家安全委员会发言人约翰·科比（John Kirby）周五早些时候告诉记者，“我们一直在与以色列同行保持沟通，以确保他们能够自卫，”他称伊朗的报复威胁是“非常可信”的。

“We take our commitment to helping Israel with their self-defense very seriously,” Kirby said. “It is an ironclad commitment.”
“我们非常认真地致力于帮助以色列进行自卫，”科比指出。“这是一个坚定的承诺。”

During a call Thursday with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also offered Washington’s backing to Israel.
在周四与以色列国防部长约阿夫·加兰特（Yoav Gallant）的通话中，美国国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀（Lloyd Austin）也表示华盛顿支持以色列。

“Secretary Austin assured Minister Gallant that Israel could count on full U.S. support to defend Israel against Iranian attacks,” according to a Pentagon readout of the conversation.
“奥斯汀部长向加兰特部长保证，以色列可以指望美国的全力支持来保卫以色列免受伊朗的袭击，”五角大楼发表的谈话新闻稿说。

The U.S. statements and the movement of additional resources to deter Iranian aggression, however, have done little so far to ease growing concerns.
然而，美国的声明和为阻止伊朗侵略而增加的资源调动，迄今对缓解人们日益增长的担忧几乎没有发挥什么作用。

“We are very worried about potential escalation in a situation that seems to be escalating on a daily basis,” said United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
“我们非常担心局势可能升级，而局势似乎每天都在升级，”联合国发言人斯特凡·杜加里克（Stephane Dujarric）说。

“Our message, which has been sent publicly and privately, is to avoid any escalation and work toward de-escalation of the tensions,” Dujarric told reporters Friday.
“我们公开和私下发出的信息是避免任何升级，并努力缓和紧张局势，” 杜加里克周五告诉记者。

VOA’s Patsy Widakuswara and Margaret Besheer contributed to this report.
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