美国副总统万斯周四否认美伊冲突构成"战争"，声称"目前没有主动射击"1。与此同时，伊朗当日对美国盟国科威特发起报复性攻击，作为对美国本周轰炸的回应1。这场冲突已持续六个月，远超白宫最初预期的数周时间1。
特朗普政府面临着在中期选举临近之际处理这一不受欢迎冲突的政治压力。冲突已对全球能源市场造成显著影响，布伦特原油周四维持在每桶95美元以上，相比战前的72美元大幅上涨1。霍尔木兹海峡在战前承载全球石油流量的20%1，但通过该海峡的油轮数量大幅下降，上周仅有102艘，而战前每天约有130艘或更多1。能源部长克里斯·赖特称周一有1700万桶石油通过海峡，28天内平均日均流量为500万桶1。
伊朗官员声称该国因冲突直接和间接损失达2700亿美元1。财政部长贝森特警告，霍尔木兹海峡在两年内将成为"无用之地"1。
Vice President J.D. Vance rejected characterizations of the US-Iran conflict as a war on Thursday, stating that "there is no active shooting right now" in the ongoing dispute 1. The remark comes as the Trump administration attempts to manage the political and economic fallout from a confrontation that has persisted for six months, contrary to initial White House expectations that it would last only weeks 1.
Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Kuwait on Thursday in response to US bombing operations conducted earlier in the week, underscoring the escalating nature of the conflict 1. The confrontation has already imposed significant economic costs, with Brent crude oil prices remaining above $95 per barrel on Thursday, a sharp rise from pre-conflict levels of $72 per barrel 1. The Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20 percent of global oil flows in normal circumstances, has seen shipping disruptions, with only 102 tankers transiting the strait in recent days compared to pre-conflict averages of 130 or more daily 1. Energy Secretary Chris Wright reported that 17 million barrels of oil passed through the strait on Monday 1.
The economic pressures pose a challenge for Republicans as they seek to maintain congressional control in the November midterm elections 1. Iran claims to have suffered direct and indirect losses totaling $270 billion from the conflict 1, while Treasury Secretary Bessent suggested the Strait of Hormuz could become "unusable" within two years 1.
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