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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations used their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if talks reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the strikes started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the final solution to address conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the face of this invasion."