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Tehran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states employed their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The US president recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his address to the forum, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to impose their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to settle disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the same language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this assault."