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Tehran is ready to restart nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had come from mediators to resume discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is walking a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president declaring the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions reopen.

The US president in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the conference, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the European states that had always sought to impose their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and remains the final solution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will get a response in the identical tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more supportive of the government and the state in the face of this attack."