India, April 10 -- As a fragile, two-week ceasefire holds between the United States and Iran, diplomacy is not just unfolding at negotiating tables - it is also playing out online, with Iranian missions across the globe responding to Washington's pressure with humour.

Since the outbreak of the conflict, Iranian embassies across the world have been posting sharp replies to repeated warnings and remarks from Donald Trump.

In one of the latest posts, the Iranian embassy in Tunis turned to cultural nuance to make a point about the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil route now at the centre of the standoff. Track US-Iran war live updates.

"To all sailors: If you hear these phrases in the Strait of Hormuz, it's called ta'arof in Iranian cultu...