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

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared fresh requests had come from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries used their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if discussions reopen.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the primary resolution to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the same language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."