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Iran is willing to restart atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a difficult route since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the conference, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to restore.

Dialogue Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the identical tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."