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Iran is prepared to resume atomic talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is navigating a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations used their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if talks reopen.

The American leader recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He stated the attacks started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the final solution to address disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the identical language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the face of this attack."