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Iran is ready to restart atomic discussions with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and revealed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader asserting the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations restart.

The US president recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the same tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."