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Tehran is willing to restart atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and emotionally from the joint assault 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 refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the locations had been destroyed. Following this, European countries employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if talks resume.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Resolution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the European states that had always tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the ultimate resolution to address disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

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

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to break. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."