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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and emotionally 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 on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if talks restart.

The US president recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to settle disagreements, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the identical language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."