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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is treading a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations used their right to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He stated the strikes started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the final answer to settle disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."