Diplomats try to arrange second round of US-Iran talks amid American blockade

Oil tankers and cargo ships have been unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz (AP)

Diplomats have been working through back channels to arrange a new round of talks between the US and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to strike targets across the war-weary region.

US President Donald Trump said a second round of talks could happen “over the next two days”, telling the New York Post the negotiations could be held again in the capital of Pakistan.