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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

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

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president declaring the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The US president last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the assaults began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the equivalent language."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained many lessons from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."