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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations produced results, and revealed new appeals had come from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.

Trump recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his address to the conference, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and continues the primary resolution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this assault."