Few international questions involve higher stakes than these. An immediate concern, if deep pessimism about Iran’s intentions prevails, is a preventive Israeli strike, leading to another major Middle East war – with catastrophic consequences for the global economy likely.
没有几个国际问题会比上述问题更加利害攸关。各位试想如果对伊朗意图的悲观情绪最终爆发的话，那将是一场由以色列发动的预防性袭击，并随之引发另一场中东大战——最终为世界经济带来一场毁灭性打击。