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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, Western states exercised their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in some form if talks resume.

The American leader recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to settle disagreements, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a reply in the identical tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the face of this attack."