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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the final solution to address disputes, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the face of this attack."