India, March 26 -- Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday seemed to mock the US's aim to resume operations at the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway facing disruptions since the start of the US-Iran war a few weeks back. "The goal of the war seems to have shifted to opening the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war," he wrote in a post on X.

Asif's remark comes even as Pakistan is trying to position itself of a key role in potential talks between Washington and Tehran, with reports suggesting Islamabad could be the venue for negotiations. Follow live updates on Iran-US war here.

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