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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by intermediaries to restart discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations employed their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

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 asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the primary solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

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

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."