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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president claiming the locations had been destroyed. Following this, Western states exercised their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if discussions resume.

The American leader recently said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his address to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be followed."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a reply in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this attack."