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Iran is willing to restart nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations restart.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He said the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the face of this invasion."