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

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to restart negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iranian officials said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in various formats if discussions reopen.

Trump last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He said the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly sought to impose their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the primary answer to settle conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the identical language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the wake of this attack."