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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to restart talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi 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 resilient militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their right to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the strikes began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the ultimate resolution to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the identical language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."