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Iran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and shared new appeals had originated from go-betweens to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader claiming the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in some form if negotiations restart.

The US president last week said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his address to the forum, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and stays the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."