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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is treading a challenging course since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in certain ways if negotiations restart.

Trump recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the primary resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."