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Iran is willing to restart atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations exercised their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the primary solution to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the face of this assault."