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Iran is ready to restart atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had come from go-betweens to reopen 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 protective measures.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

Trump recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his speech to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had consistently tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the primary answer to settle disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi 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 rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."