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Iran is prepared to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult path since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the joint assault 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 on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states employed their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions reopen.

Trump recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He stated the assaults 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 trust hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the ultimate solution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the same language."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more united, and more backing of the government and the country in the wake of this assault."