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Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed new appeals had come from go-betweens to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Following this, European countries employed their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if discussions restart.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the final resolution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the identical tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."