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Tehran is ready to restart atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed new appeals had been made by mediators to resume talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the assaults began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the final resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and principles must be followed."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."