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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and revealed fresh requests had been made by mediators to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states exercised their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing 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 negotiations that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if talks resume.

The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the forum, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the same language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more united, and more supportive of the government and the state in the wake of this invasion."