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Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan on Tuesday thanked Pakistani officials for facilitating and arranging talks with the US, praising their diplomatic efforts.

Reza Amiri Moghadam expressed appreciation to Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar and diplomats at Pakistan’s foreign ministry.

He said their work helped turn political will into practical arrangements needed for diplomacy.

“This is diplomacy in its truest sense, not merely words, but the quiet, persistent labor that makes dialogue possible and peace attainable,” he wrote on X.

Iran’s government spokeswoman said on Tuesday there was “no problem” in the country’s decision-making process, citing US President Donald Trump’s remarks about negotiations with Tehran.

Fatemeh Mohajerani referred to Trump’s social media posts, saying they may aim at “creating confusion and dispersing public opinion.”

She said decisions were made based on national interests and through the relevant institutions, citing what she called coordination among Iran’s branches of power.

“The president, as head of the Supreme National Security Council, is fully aware of matters,” Mohajerani said.

Iran’s digital darkness entered its 60th day on Tuesday, with the public largely cut off from the global internet, monitoring group NetBlocks said.

“Metrics show the blackout is now entering its 60th day after 1416 hours despite regime efforts to introduce tiered access for privileged groups,” it said in a post on X.

Internet shutdown has severely hurt Iran’s saffron exports by disrupting exporters’ contact with international customers, an industry official said on Tuesday.

The vice president of Iran’s National Saffron Council said many exporters were unable to communicate with buyers or ship goods on time because of limited access to the internet.

The official said the disruption had created an opportunity for foreign competitors, including Afghanistan, to sell Iranian saffron in global markets under their own name.

Shipping disruptions from the Iran war are delaying life-saving food aid to Somalia, worsening a hunger crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of children, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Longer delivery times and rising costs have reduced supplies of therapeutic food used to treat severe malnutrition, forcing clinics to ration care or turn children away, the report said, citing aid groups.

Nearly 500,000 children under five suffer from severe acute malnutrition, with admissions rising as drought and aid cuts strain resources.

Deliveries that once took about a month are now delayed up to two months due to blocked Persian Gulf routes, while costs have sharply increased, limiting how many children can be treated.

Aid agencies warned the combined impact of conflict, funding shortfalls and logistical delays risks pushing more children toward life-threatening conditions.