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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had come from mediators to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing 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 primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations used their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to impose their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the primary solution to settle conflicts, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister stated 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 restored. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."