The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation of violence as the war reached its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight.
It came as mediator Pakistan delivered a message to Iran’s supreme leader, following weeks of indirect talks marked by tit-for-tat threats and sporadic exchanges of fire.
Efforts to turn a ceasefire into a lasting settlement have repeatedly stalled, while the war has rattled global markets and increased pressure on US President Donald Trump at home ahead of midterm elections.
But there were signs of fresh diplomatic efforts over the weekend with Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi visiting Tehran.
Naqvi said upon his arrival Saturday that he would deliver a “special letter” from Pakistan’s army chief to Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, and a message from the prime minister “regarding the current situation”, according to Iranian
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