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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with the United States as long as it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states employed their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions reopen.

The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He stated the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to impose their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."