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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states employed their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions resume.

The US president recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be settled by military means. He stated the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the primary solution to address disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical language."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the face of this invasion."