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Iran is willing to restart atomic talks with the United States as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by mediators to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if discussions resume.

Trump recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He stated the attacks commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final answer to address disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the identical language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this invasion."