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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites 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 perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader asserting the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states employed their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in some form if talks reopen.

The US president recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the final answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the face of this assault."