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

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if discussions reopen.

Trump in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the final answer to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this invasion."