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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by mediators to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

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

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the ultimate resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was assured 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 many lessons from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the face of this invasion."