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Iran is prepared to resume atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries used their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations restart.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and remains the ultimate answer to address disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have become stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the nation in the face of this invasion."