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Iran is ready to resume nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms 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 within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in certain ways if discussions reopen.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his address to the forum, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more backing of the administration and the country in the face of this attack."