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Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to resume discussions with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries used their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."