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Iran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and revealed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging path since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president claiming the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries used their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

The US president recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the primary solution to address disagreements, but its standards, regulations and principles must be followed."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."