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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Route

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader declaring the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries used their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations resume.

Trump last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the ultimate solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this attack."