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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by mediators to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states used their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials stated three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He said the attacks started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to enforce their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate answer to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be respected."

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

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident 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 war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."