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Tehran is willing to resume atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed new appeals had come from intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult path since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations employed their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if talks restart.

Trump recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence hard to restore.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always attempted to impose their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the ultimate solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be followed."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."