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Tehran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had come from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations used their right to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. 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 enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Final Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to impose their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and stays the final answer to address disagreements, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this assault."