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Iran is willing to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and shared recent overtures had come from mediators to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states employed their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his address to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust challenging to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Final Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the ultimate answer to settle disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be followed."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the face of this invasion."