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Tehran is ready to restart atomic talks with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed recent overtures had been made by mediators to reopen talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult path since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries employed their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if talks resume.

The US president recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his speech to the conference, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He said the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate answer to settle conflicts, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the same language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."