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Tehran is willing to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared new appeals had come from intermediaries to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging path since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and mentally 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 "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be settled by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to impose their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and stays the final answer to settle conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the face of this attack."