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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is treading a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if talks resume.

The US president last week said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to impose their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the primary resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the state in the wake of this attack."