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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had come from go-betweens to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is navigating a complex route since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states used their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation 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 confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if talks resume.

The American leader recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the forum, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He stated the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Resolution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and remains the primary resolution to settle disputes, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

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

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the face of this assault."