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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed recent overtures had come from mediators to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states exercised their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks restart.

The US president in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the attacks commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust hard to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final answer to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the face of this assault."