Of course, one explanation for the prolonged bilateral freeze is the warped discourse of what George W. Bush foolishly called the “global war on terror,” in which Iran, along with Iraq and North Korea, was cast as part of an international “axis of evil.” As a result, US officials viewed any move toward diplomatic normalization as unacceptable “appeasement.”
当然，美伊双边关系长期冻结的一个解释是小布什愚蠢地提出了“全球反恐战争”，在这场战争中，伊朗与伊拉克和朝鲜一样被列入国际“邪恶轴心”。结果，美国官员将任何外交正常化的举动都视为不可接受的“绥靖”。