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Tehran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Position

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in certain ways if talks restart.

The American leader in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He said the attacks began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had consistently tried to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the final resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will get a reply in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."