这里是CNN十分钟时事新闻。

Welcome to our viewers around the world.

欢迎世界各地观众收看节目。

I`m Carl Azuz.

我是Carl Azuz。

Our first story today concerns the Middle Eastern nation of Iran. It`s a theocratic republic. Its official religion is Islam. It has both a president elected every four years and a supreme leader, a Muslim religious scholar who`s appointed for life. He has the nation`s ultimate political and religious authority.

今天首先我们来说一下中东国家伊朗。这是一个神权政治共和国家。其官方宗教为伊斯兰教。每四年选举出一位总统，一名最高领袖和一名终身任命的穆斯林宗教学者。有全国性最终政治和宗教权威。

The U.S. and some other Western nations have designated Iran a state sponsor of terrorism. It`s been a focus of the international community because of its controversial nuclear program and because its leaders have repeatedly spoken out against Israel, a U.S. ally in the Middle East.

美国和一些其他西方国家认为伊朗是一个支持恐怖主义的国家。其因备受争议的核计划问题得到国际社会的广泛关注，因为伊朗领导人已经多次表示反对美国在中东的同盟国家以色列。

But Iran and the Obama administration are currently in talks. U.S. officials are considering lifting economic penalties on Iran if it puts a hold on its nuclear program.

但是伊朗和奥巴马政府最近进行了谈话。美国政府考虑如果伊朗放弃核计划将取消其对伊朗的经济制裁。

CARL AZUZ, HOST: CNN STUDENT NEWS is 10 minutes of current events.

Welcome to our viewers around the world.

I`m Carl Azuz.

Our first story today concerns the Middle Eastern nation of Iran. It`s a theocratic republic. Its official religion is Islam. It has both a president elected every four years and a supreme leader, a Muslim religious scholar who`s appointed for life. He has the nation`s ultimate political and religious authority.

The U.S. and some other Western nations have designated Iran a state sponsor of terrorism. It`s been a focus of the international community because of its controversial nuclear program and because its leaders have repeatedly spoken out against Israel, a U.S. ally in the Middle East.

But Iran and the Obama administration are currently in talks. U.S. officials are considering lifting economic penalties on Iran if it puts a hold on its nuclear program.