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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

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

The American leader in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives say 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 Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the conference, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always attempted to dictate their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and remains the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this assault."