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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally 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 absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president claiming the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries used their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The US president last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the final solution to settle disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this invasion."