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Iran is prepared to restart atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed new appeals had originated from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the joint assault 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 refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states exercised their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if discussions restart.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He said the attacks started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently sought to impose their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary solution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."