In a pointed comment, Khawaja Asif indicated that the focus of war now seems to have shifted to reopening the Strait of Hormuz -- a route that was functioning before the conflict began, but was later shut by Iran after US and Israeli strikes on Tehran. As the Middle East conflict continues to disrupt the energy flow through the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif appeared to take a swipe at Washington’s shifting war narrative, saying that the goals of the US-Israel campaign a... [2703 chars]
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