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Tehran is ready to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by mediators to restart discussions with the US government. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is walking a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president claiming the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries used their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing 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 Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He stated the strikes began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to enforce their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final answer to settle disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated 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 restored. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."