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Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and shared fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to restart discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Position

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in some form if talks restart.

The US president recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the ultimate resolution to address disagreements, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

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

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The facilities 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 were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."