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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from mediators to reopen talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a challenging route since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if talks restart.

Trump recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the primary solution to settle disputes, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the wake of this assault."