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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and shared recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a complex course since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the US president declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if talks resume.

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his speech to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the attacks started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the final solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."