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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear discussions with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states exercised their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if talks resume.

The US president recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the final answer to address conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and honor, they will obtain a answer in the identical language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this assault."