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Tehran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had come from go-betweens to reopen talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme 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 consortium proposal. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently tried to enforce their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the primary solution to address disagreements, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this attack."