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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed new appeals had originated from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president declaring the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries used their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to dictate their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this assault."