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Tehran is ready to restart atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared new appeals had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in some form if talks resume.

The American leader last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the ultimate resolution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the face of this attack."