Iran’s theocratic regime, immersed in a momentous struggle for survival against what it regards as an unholy alliance of Israel, the American “Great Satan,” and a surrounding Arab world that abhors its hegemonic ambitions, will not surrender its nuclear ambitions easily. Indeed, nuclear weapons appear to be the regime’s only real route to self-preservation.
伊朗这个政教合一的政权，不会轻易放弃其核野心，它认为以色列、“大撒旦”美国以及周边阿拉伯世界组成的邪恶联盟憎恶其霸权野心，它必须与它们顽强抗争以谋求生机。