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Iran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

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

Trump recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the forum, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by military means. He said the attacks started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had always tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the ultimate solution to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the identical approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."