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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had come from go-betweens to reopen talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, European countries used their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had always attempted to impose their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the face of this assault."