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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and revealed fresh requests had been made by mediators to resume talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if talks resume.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to impose their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the final resolution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and principles must be respected."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this invasion."