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Iran is willing to restart atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Path

The foreign minister is walking a complex course since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iranian officials said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making faith hard to restore.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, rules and principles must be followed."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the face of this attack."