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Iran is willing to restart nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations was effective, and revealed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the conference, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the final answer to settle disagreements, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this attack."