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Iran is ready to restart atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and revealed fresh requests had been made by mediators to resume talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is walking a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the US president claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the ultimate answer to address conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."