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Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and shared fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the US government. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if negotiations restart.

Trump recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the forum, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi said the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to impose their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the final solution to settle disputes, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the identical approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this assault."