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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides 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 solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if discussions restart.

The American leader recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the forum, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the assaults began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the final solution to address disagreements, but its requirements, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this assault."