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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations worked, and shared fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

The US president recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the primary answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."