Saudi Oil Attack Photos Implicate Iran, U.S. Says; Trump Hints at Military Action

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implicate

Saudi Oil Attack Photos Implicate Iran, U.S. Says; Trump Hints at Military Action

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ngụ ý

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administration

The Trump administration intensified its focus on Iran Sunday as the likely culprit behind attacks on important Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend

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chính phủ

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culprit

The Trump administration intensified its focus on Iran Sunday as the likely culprit behind attacks on important Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend

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thủ phạm

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intensify

Hurricane Humberto Likely to Intensify Tuesday

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tăng cường

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cite

Two-fifths of UK employees cite flexible hours as most important job element

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dẫn chứng

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assessment

County offering free home protection assessments

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đánh giá

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accusation

Elon Musk insists ‘pedo guy’ tweet wasn’t serious accusation

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sự buộc tội

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militia

That would be consistent with an attack coming from the direction of the northern Persian Gulf, Iran or Iraq, rather than from Yemen, where the Iranian-backed Houthi militia that claimed responsibility for the strikes operates.

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dân quân

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claim

That would be consistent with an attack coming from the direction of the northern Persian Gulf, Iran or Iraq, rather than from Yemen, where the Iranian-backed Houthi militia that claimed responsibility for the strikes operates.

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tuyên bố

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briefing

Administration officials, in a background briefing for reporters as well as in separate interviews on Sunday, also said a combination of drones and cruise missiles

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cuộc họp

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senior

Navy creating new senior civilian position to manage long-term sustainment

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cao cấp, lâu năm

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indicate

That would indicate a degree of scope, precision and sophistication beyond the ability of the Houthi rebels alone.

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biểu thị

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degree

That would indicate a degree of scope, precision and sophistication beyond the ability of the Houthi rebels alone.

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trình độ

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scope

That would indicate a degree of scope, precision and sophistication beyond the ability of the Houthi rebels alone.

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tầm

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sophistication

That would indicate a degree of scope, precision and sophistication beyond the ability of the Houthi rebels alone.

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tinh hoa

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beyond

That would indicate a degree of scope, precision and sophistication beyond the ability of the Houthi rebels alone.

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vượt ra ngoài

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rebel

That would indicate a degree of scope, precision and sophistication beyond the ability of the Houthi rebels alone.

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(quân) nổi loạn, phiến loạn

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consult

Mr. Trump, however, did not name Iran, saying he needed to consult with Saudi Arabia first.

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tham khảo ý kiến

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verification

“Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked,” he said in a tweet on Sunday evening. “There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification

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xác minh

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proceed

“There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification, but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!”

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tiến hành

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unprecedented

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that Iran was behind what he called “an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply” and asserted that there was “no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.”

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chưa từng có

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assert

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that Iran was behind what he called “an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply” and asserted that there was “no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.”

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khẳng định

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refrain

He did not, however, say where they came from, and the Saudis refrained from directly blaming Iran.

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kiềm chế

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blame

He did not, however, say where they came from, and the Saudis refrained from directly blaming Iran.

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đổ lỗi, khiển trách

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determination

The administration’s determination that Iran played a direct role in the attack marked a significant escalation in months of back-and-forth tensions between the United States and Iran

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sự quyết tâm

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back-and-forth

The administration’s determination that Iran played a direct role in the attack marked a significant escalation in months of back-and-forth tensions between the United States and Iran

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qua lại

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tension

The administration’s determination that Iran played a direct role in the attack marked a significant escalation in months of back-and-forth tensions between the United States and Iran

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căng thẳng

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significant

The administration’s determination that Iran played a direct role in the attack marked a significant escalation in months of back-and-forth tensions between the United States and Iran

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quan trọng

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retaliate

It raised questions about how Washington might retaliate - and why Iran would have risked such a confrontation.

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trả thù

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confrontation

It raised questions about how Washington might retaliate - and why Iran would have risked such a confrontation.

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đối đầu

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echo

Mr. Trump’s warning echoed one he made in June after Iran shot down an American surveillance drone.

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lặp lại

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surveillance

Mr. Trump’s warning echoed one he made in June after Iran shot down an American surveillance drone.

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giám sát

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cocked and loaded

He said then that the military had been “cocked and loaded” for a strike against Iran.

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ready to go off at the slightest trigger (sẵng sàng chiến khi có biến)

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call off

He said he called off the strike with 10 minutes to spare when a general told him that 150 people would probably die in the attack, which he said would have been disproportionate.

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hủy bỏ

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spare

He said he called off the strike with 10 minutes to spare when a general told him that 150 people would probably die in the attack, which he said would have been disproportionate.

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nghỉ

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disproportionate

He said he called off the strike with 10 minutes to spare when a general told him that 150 people would probably die in the attack, which he said would have been disproportionate.

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không cân xứng

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declassify

Administration officials said on Sunday they would seek to declassify more intelligence to buttress their case against Iran in the coming days

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giải mật

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buttress

Administration officials said on Sunday they would seek to declassify more intelligence to buttress their case against Iran in the coming days

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làm cho lý lẽ thêm vững chắc

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direct

American officials said that more than 17 weapons were directed at the Saudi facilities, but not all reached their targets

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đi về hướng

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forensic

Forensic analyses of the recovered weapons could answer questions about what they were, who manufactured them and who launched them.

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(phân tích) pháp y

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forcefully

Iran forcefully rejected Mr. Pompeo’s accusation on Sunday, with the foreign minister dismissing it as “max deceit.”

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một cách mạnh mẽ

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reject

Iran forcefully rejected Mr. Pompeo’s accusation on Sunday, with the foreign minister dismissing it as “max deceit.”

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từ chối

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dismiss

Iran forcefully rejected Mr. Pompeo’s accusation on Sunday, with the foreign minister dismissing it as “max deceit.”

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bỏ qua

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deceit

Iran forcefully rejected Mr. Pompeo’s accusation on Sunday, with the foreign minister dismissing it as “max deceit.”

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lừa dối

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operative

The office of the Iraqi prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, also rejected any suggestion that Iranian operatives carried out the attack from Iraqi territory, saying Iraq would act firmly if its territory were used to attack other countries

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đặc vụ, gián điệp

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firmly

The office of the Iraqi prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, also rejected any suggestion that Iranian operatives carried out the attack from Iraqi territory, saying Iraq would act firmly if its territory were used to attack other countries.

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một cách kiên quyết

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proxy

If Iran, or one of its proxies in Iraq or Yemen, carried out the attacks, it would fit into a strategy Iran has followed for months in its escalating confrontation with the Trump administration.

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ủy quyền

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carry out

If Iran, or one of its proxies in Iraq or Yemen, carried out the attacks, it would fit into a strategy Iran has followed for months in its escalating confrontation with the Trump administration.

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thực hiện

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squeezed

Squeezed by sweeping American sanctions on its oil sales, Iran has sought to inflict a similar pain on its adversaries

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bị vắt kiệt (tới túng quẫn)

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sweeping

Squeezed by sweeping American sanctions on its oil sales, Iran has sought to inflict a similar pain on its adversaries

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có ảnh hưởng sâu rộng

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sanction

Squeezed by sweeping American sanctions on its oil sales, Iran has sought to inflict a similar pain on its adversaries

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chế tài ;(quy định hình phạt)

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seek - sought

Squeezed by sweeping American sanctions on its oil sales, Iran has sought to inflict a similar pain on its adversaries

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tìm kiếm (thể quá khứ)

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inflict

Squeezed by sweeping American sanctions on its oil sales, Iran has sought to inflict a similar pain on its adversaries

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bắt phải chịu (sự trừng phạt, vết thương…)

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adversary

Squeezed by sweeping American sanctions on its oil sales, Iran has sought to inflict a similar pain on its adversaries

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đối thủ

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threaten

-threatening the ability of Saudi Arabia and other American allies in the Persian Gulf to sell oil and holding out the possibility of driving up international oil prices in the months before President Trump seeks re-election.

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đe dọa

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hold out

-threatening the ability of Saudi Arabia and other American allies in the Persian Gulf to sell oil and holding out the possibility of driving up international oil prices in the months before President Trump seeks re-election.

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chống lại

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drive up

-threatening the ability of Saudi Arabia and other American allies in the Persian Gulf to sell oil and holding out the possibility of driving up international oil prices in the months before President Trump seeks re-election.

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buộc tăng giá

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re-election

-threatening the ability of Saudi Arabia and other American allies in the Persian Gulf to sell oil and holding out the possibility of driving up international oil prices in the months before President Trump seeks re-election.

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sự bầu cử lại

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dynamic

“Iran wants to show that instead of a win-lose contest, Iran can turn this into a lose-lose dynamic for everyone,” said Ali Vaez, head of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group.

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năng động

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prefer (to)

Yet Iran has stopped short of carrying out the kind of direct, open attack on United States allies that might trigger a military response, preferring to let regional allies do the work or at least share the blame.

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thích hơn