PAKISTAN led efforts today to get a second round of peace talks off the ground between the United States and Iran.

Negotiations between representatives of Washington and Tehran broke down on Sunday and US President Donald Trump has since declared a blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz.

Though the ceasefire declared last week has appeared to hold, the confrontation over the strait risks reigniting hostilities and deepening the global economic fallout from the conflict.

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