As the world’s fourth largest oil exporter, Iran has profited mightily from the tripling of global oil prices over the last four years. Its economic stability is dependent on oil revenues, so it is here that Iran’s rulers are vulnerable.
那么，美国如何才能削弱伊朗的地位呢？作为世界上的第四大石油出口国，伊朗从过去四年来全球翻了三倍的石油价格中获得了巨大的利益。它的经济稳定依赖于石油收入，而这正是伊朗统治者最最脆弱的地方。