Their cloak of neutrality in the Iran-Iraq war was beginning to wear a bit thin.

他们在两中表面上所采取的中立态度开始有点露馅了。

Neutralism differs from neutrality in that it is an attitude of mind in time of peace rather than a legal status in time of war.

Neutralism 与neutrality的不同之处在于前者表示和平环境时的态度，而不是中有法律作用状态或地位。