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

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy produced results, and revealed recent overtures had been made by mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult path since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if talks restart.

The American leader recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to enforce their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the final resolution to resolve disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."