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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a complex course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in some form if negotiations reopen.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had always sought to impose their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the final solution to settle disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the same language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the face of this assault."