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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed new appeals had been made by mediators to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen 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 refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to impose their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the ultimate resolution to address disputes, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the same tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this attack."