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Iran is willing to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, Western states employed their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in various formats if talks resume.

Trump last week said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the 12-day war showed the clash could not be settled by military means. He asserted the assaults began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to impose their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the ultimate answer to settle disagreements, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."