白宮對伊朗導彈試射發出警告大綱

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Wednesday denounced Iran's ballistic missile launch and said Tehran is putting at risk the nuclear agreement it reached in 2015 with the United States and other major powers.

Retired General Michael Flynn condemned the missile launch, declaring it "just the latest in a series of incidents" in which Iran has threatened the U.S. and its regional allies over the past six months. He said leaders in Tehran were emboldened to take such action now because the nuclear agreement is "weak and ineffective," and because the other nations involved in the agreement failed to take action to rein in Iran's military ambitions.

During a briefing at the White House, Flynn accused former President Barack Obama and other members of his administration of not being tough enough on Tehran.

“The Obama administration failed to respond adequately to Tehran's malign actions — including weapons transfers, support for terrorism and other violations of international norms,” Flynn said. “The Trump administration condemns such actions by Iran that undermine security, prosperity and stability throughout and beyond the Middle East and place American lives at risk.”

Flynn added, "As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice." He did not explain his comment further, and threaten any specific action against Tehran.

Late Wednesday, senior White House officials said Iran's ballistic missile launch and its support for Houthi rebels in Yemen are provocative, are destabilizing the region and are threatening multiple countries, including U.S. allies. The officials said the United States will respond “appropriately.”

Asked what kind of action the U.S. might take, the officials would only say they have a large range of options available. However, senior White House officials said the Iranian missile launch and a possible U.S. response are separate from the Iran nuclear deal, and that the White House is not accusing Iran of violating the original agreement.

Iran confirmed Wednesday that it carried out a missile launch Sunday, but said this did not violate the nuclear agreement by six world powers and Tehran in 2015. U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231, adopted after the nuclear deal was reached, called on Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles, but it did not specifically ban such activity.

美國總統川普的國家安全顧問週三譴責伊朗的彈道導彈發射，並表示這威脅到德黑蘭2015年與美國和其他大國達成的核協議。

退役將軍弗林譴責伊朗的導彈發射，稱這只是伊朗在過去六個月威脅美國及其區域盟友的“一系列事件中最新的一起”。他說，伊朗領導人現在之所以大膽採取這種行動，是因爲核協議“薄弱和無效”，而且參與協議的其他國家沒有采取行動束縛伊朗的軍事野心。

在白宮的簡報會上，弗林指責前總統奧巴馬和他的政府成員對德黑蘭的態度不夠強硬。

他說：“奧巴馬政府沒有對德黑蘭的惡意舉動作出充分反應，這些舉動包括武器轉讓、支持恐怖主義和其他違反國際準則的行爲。”弗林說：“川普政府譴責伊朗的這種行動，這破壞中東及以外地區的安全、繁榮和穩定，威脅到美國公民的生命安全。”

弗林補充說，“今天，我們正式對伊朗提出警告。”他沒有進一步作出解釋，也沒有威脅要對德黑蘭採取什麼樣的具體行動。

白宮高級官員星期三稍晚時候說，伊朗的彈道導彈發射和它對也門胡塞反叛分子的支持是挑釁性的，正在破壞該地區的穩定，並威脅到包括美國盟國在內的多個國家。官員們說，美國將“適當地”作出反應。

當被問及美國可能採取什麼樣的行動時，有關官員只表示有多種選項。然而，白宮高級官員說，伊朗導彈發射和美國可能作出的反應是與伊朗核協議分開的，白宮沒有指責伊朗違反核協議。

伊朗星期三證實，於星期天進行了導彈發射，但聲稱這沒有違反六個世界大國和德黑蘭在2015年簽署的核協議。聯合國安理會在覈協議達成後通過的第2231號決議呼籲伊朗不採取任何與彈道導彈有關的活動，但沒有具體禁止這種活動。