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Iran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally 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 enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" 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 assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if talks resume.

The American leader recently said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the forum, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust hard to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more backing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."