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

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed fresh requests had been made by mediators to resume negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader asserting the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the assaults started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be followed."

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

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the face of this assault."