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Iran is prepared to resume atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike 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 process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president declaring the locations had been destroyed. Following this, Western states employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

The US president in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the attacks commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust difficult to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident 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 acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this invasion."