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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of international law, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to impose their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary answer to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this invasion."