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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy was effective, and shared fresh requests had come from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms 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 "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if discussions restart.

Trump in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and remains the ultimate resolution to address disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the identical tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."