Esper said the deployment was a first step toward addressing Iran's increasingly violent acts in the region -- including this month's drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities -- and he called on other nations to step up and condemn the attacks.
埃斯珀说，这次部署是朝着解决伊朗在该地区日益猖獗的暴力行动迈出的第一步，这些行动包括本月无人机袭击沙特阿拉伯石油设施，他呼吁其它国家加紧行动，谴责这些袭击。