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Tehran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by mediators to resume negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the US president asserting the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations used their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be settled by military means. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the primary answer to settle conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."