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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states employed their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives 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".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks resume.

The American leader last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Final Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the ultimate solution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the identical language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the state in the face of this attack."