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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by mediators to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing 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 stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries used their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions resume.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the conference, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the final solution to settle disagreements, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the identical tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."