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Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern 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 assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in various formats if talks restart.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the primary answer to settle conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the identical tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this assault."