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Iran is willing to restart atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is treading a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations employed their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if talks resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently sought to impose their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the final resolution to settle disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this assault."