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Tehran is ready to restart atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed recent overtures had originated from mediators to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader declaring the locations had been destroyed. Following this, Western states used their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if discussions resume.

The US president recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi said the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He said the attacks began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Resolution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to impose their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to address disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a response in the identical approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the face of this invasion."