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Tehran is ready to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing 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 American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions resume.

The US president last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of international law, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and remains the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this assault."