India, April 4 -- As Iranian missiles streak across the Strait of Hormuz and US bombers hit targets across Tehran, a parallel battle driven by wit and humour is raging from Iran's diplomatic missions around the world.

In the latest instance, Iran's mission in Zimbabwe suggested a tongue-in-cheek solution to the crisis: "Be polite and pass." France and Spain were the hashtags with it, suggesting that the countries negotiating in peace for a safe pasage were being granted permissions. Track US-Iran war live updates

The remark, though humorous, was aimed at the tense situation in the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely shut even as US President Donald Trump has vowed to make it operational again and claimed that ...