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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear discussions with the United States on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed recent overtures had been made by mediators to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the primary answer to address disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this invasion."