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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and shared fresh requests had come from mediators to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries employed their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if negotiations reopen.

The US president recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and continues the primary solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed 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 gained many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the wake of this invasion."