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Tehran is willing to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared recent overtures had been made by mediators to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Following this, European countries used their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if talks restart.

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He stated the strikes began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the primary solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the same language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the face of this attack."