In Iran, the regime pushes ahead, but is clearly being hurt by an economic crisis (largely a consequence of international sanctions), popular protest, and internal bickering –&nbsp;and has turned bellicose as a result. After several months of listening to Israeli (and, to some extent, US) war rhetoric, the regime began issuing its own menacing bombast, as a matter of substance and to defend the pride of a regime that views itself as the heir to the glorious imperial tradition of Persia.
在伊朗，现政权仍在继续推进，但显然因经济危机（很大程度上是国际制裁的结果）、群众示威和内部分裂而受到了削弱，并因此变得十分好斗。在听了以色列（从某种程度上说，还有美国）几个月的战争聒噪后，伊朗政权终于开始抛出自己的战争威胁——既有实质成分，也是一个将自己视为波斯帝国光荣传统继承者的骄傲政权自卫的一种方式。