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Tehran is ready to resume atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack 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 refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end 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 claiming the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states exercised their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations restart.

The US president recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He said the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust challenging to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had always tried to impose their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and remains the primary solution to address conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the same approach."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more backing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this attack."