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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed new appeals had come from mediators to restart talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations used their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

Trump last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the final solution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the face of this attack."