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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to resume negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging route since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory 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 discussions that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

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

The American leader last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He stated the assaults began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary solution to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the identical tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the face of this invasion."