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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by mediators to restart discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted 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 consortium proposal. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He stated the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had always tried to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the final resolution to address disputes, but its requirements, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination 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 cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."