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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Path

Araghchi is walking a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the forum, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He stated the strikes began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to enforce their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the final answer to address disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the will 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 integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the wake of this invasion."