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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Path

Araghchi is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader claiming the locations had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his speech to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of international law, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the final answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the identical language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more backing of the government and the country in the wake of this attack."