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

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations used their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust difficult to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the final resolution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the same approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the wake of this attack."