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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to restart discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging route since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries used their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a reply in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the wake of this assault."