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Iran is willing to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared new appeals had come from mediators to restart discussions with the US government. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is walking a complex course since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president claiming the locations had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations employed their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides 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 entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in some form if negotiations reopen.

The US president recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the forum, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by military means. He stated the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the final answer to settle disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the wake of this assault."