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Iran is willing to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president declaring the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations used their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if discussions reopen.

The US president recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the conference, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He said the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary resolution to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."