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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to restart negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries employed their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

The US president in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the strikes began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to impose their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary answer to settle disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the wake of this assault."