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

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging path since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement 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 certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the primary answer to address disputes, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"If they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."