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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and revealed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations employed their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in some form if discussions resume.

The US president in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had always tried to impose their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and stays the primary resolution to settle disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a reply in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the face of this assault."