in retaliation for:以报复
confuse :迷惑
vaunted air defenses:引以自豪的防空系统
force:强迫
simultaneously:同时
assessments:评估
lauded:称赞
interception rate:拦截率
coordinated multi-phase response:协调多阶段反应
militant groups:激进组织
on a mission to :旨在
take a delicate message to:传达一个微妙的信息
discriminatory business practices :歧视性商业行为
an escalation in tensions:紧张局势的升级
chancellor:总理
tariffs:关税
meant to:旨在
confidential planning:机密计划
wary of:警惕
steer clear of anything:避开任何东西
undermining:破坏
commerce:商业
avert a possible trade war:避免
subsidies:补贴
push up costs and erode profit margins:推高成本并且侵蚀利润率
building up its economic leverage:增强经济影响力
on the line:岌岌可危
delegation:代表团
stem:遏制
widespread human-rights abuses:广泛地侵犯人权行为
regarding its operations:有关他的选择
more volatile phase of:更动荡的时期
condemned the attack “in the strongest possible terms,”:以最强烈的措辞谴责了这次袭击
gauge:评估
make a strong case:提出强有力的论据