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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and revealed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

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. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his address to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to enforce their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the ultimate answer to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."