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Iran is ready to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions resume.

The US president last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He stated the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith challenging to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and continues the final answer to settle disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this assault."