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Iran is ready to restart atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy was effective, and revealed recent overtures had come from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of international law, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

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

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and continues the final answer to address conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the identical language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this attack."