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Tehran is ready to resume atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations restart.

Trump recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be ended by military means. He stated the assaults began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to enforce their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the final resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this assault."