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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by mediators to restart talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations used their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in various formats if discussions restart.

The American leader last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He said the attacks started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the face of this assault."