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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a complex course since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations reopen.

The US president recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to dictate their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the primary solution to address disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the identical language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more united, and more backing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this assault."