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Iran is willing to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations worked, and revealed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if discussions restart.

Trump in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the final resolution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."