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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and revealed new appeals had been made by mediators to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries used their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in various formats if talks reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence challenging to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and stays the primary answer to settle disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this invasion."