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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed new appeals had come from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries used their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in various formats if talks reopen.

Trump last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the same language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."