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Iran is ready to resume atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy worked, and revealed fresh requests had been made by mediators to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the US president asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations resume.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and remains the final solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the face of this invasion."