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Iran is ready to restart atomic talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy was effective, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been destroyed. Following this, European countries employed their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The US president last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the strikes commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and continues the primary resolution to settle disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be followed."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the face of this invasion."