"Iran wants not only to preserve [Hormuz] as a negotiating card but also to maintain it as a strategic asset."A series of escalations by the US are complicating Pakistan’s peacemaking efforts, say analysts https://t.co/LCuhdEfR6t pic.twitter.com/mKHlVGlZJD— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 21, 2026