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

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states used their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iranian officials stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks resume.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the forum, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

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

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had always tried to impose their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the final resolution to address disagreements, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the same approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to break. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the wake of this assault."