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Tehran is willing to restart atomic discussions with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy produced results, and revealed new appeals had come from go-betweens to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in some form if talks resume.

The US president in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the attacks started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always tried to impose their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to settle disagreements, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the identical approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to break. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the wake of this assault."