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Tehran is ready to resume atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the locations had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled 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 certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in some form if negotiations reopen.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the forum, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more backing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this assault."