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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to restart talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is walking a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, Western states employed their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The US president recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence difficult to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the face of this invasion."