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

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states used their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in various formats if negotiations resume.

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the conference, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He said the assaults started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary solution to address disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be respected."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."