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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed new appeals had come from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is navigating a challenging path since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president declaring the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states employed their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if talks restart.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be settled by military means. He stated the strikes started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the final resolution to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this invasion."