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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy was effective, and revealed recent overtures had come from go-betweens to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations used their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

Trump last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Answer

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the primary answer to settle disagreements, but its requirements, rules and principles must be followed."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the equivalent language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the state in the wake of this invasion."