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Iran is ready to restart atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations used their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in some form if talks reopen.

The US president recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly sought to enforce their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the final answer to settle conflicts, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this invasion."