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Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if discussions restart.

The US president recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

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

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the primary solution to address disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a response in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the face of this attack."