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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy was effective, and shared new appeals had originated from go-betweens to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if discussions restart.

The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of international law, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently sought to enforce their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the primary resolution to resolve conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."