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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries used their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if talks reopen.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the forum, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and continues the primary answer to address conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this assault."