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Tehran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Position

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

Trump in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the final solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."