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Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations was effective, and shared recent overtures had been made by mediators to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states used their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides 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 settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions reopen.

Trump last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the forum, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to impose their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the final solution to resolve conflicts, but its standards, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a reply in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."