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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader claiming the locations had been destroyed. Following this, Western states used their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The US president last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the forum, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the final solution to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the face of this invasion."