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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations produced results, and shared fresh requests had come from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions reopen.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his address to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He asserted the strikes began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary solution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the face of this assault."