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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic negotiations with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The American leader recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the forum, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the strikes started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and remains the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more backing of the government and the state in the wake of this invasion."