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Tehran is willing to restart atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader declaring the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

The American leader recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

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

Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had always tried to impose their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the primary resolution to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be followed."

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

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the face of this assault."