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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and shared fresh requests had come from mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations used their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if talks reopen.

The US president last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He stated the attacks started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the wake of this assault."