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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult route since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack 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 within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries employed their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph 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 settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives stated three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He said the assaults began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always attempted to enforce their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the final answer to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the face of this attack."