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Tehran is ready to restart atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and revealed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president asserting the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in various formats if discussions restart.

The US president in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."