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Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy produced results, and revealed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states employed their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the forum, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of international law, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the ultimate solution to address disputes, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the wake of this invasion."