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Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if negotiations restart.

Trump recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the primary solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical language."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was assured 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 learned numerous insights from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this invasion."