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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and shared fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly 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 defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader claiming the locations had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations used their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if discussions restart.

The American leader last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He said the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its requirements, rules and principles must be followed."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the wake of this invasion."