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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader claiming the locations had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations used their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the assaults began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the final resolution to settle disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this assault."