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Iran is willing to restart atomic negotiations with the United States as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president claiming the locations had been destroyed. Following this, Western states used their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Position

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations resume.

Trump in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith difficult to restore.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the identical approach."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the wake of this assault."