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Iran is ready to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president asserting the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries used their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in various formats if talks restart.

The US president recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He said the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and remains the primary resolution to address conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a reply in the same approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this assault."