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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had come from mediators to resume talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in some form if negotiations restart.

The US president last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He said the assaults started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the primary solution to settle disputes, but its standards, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses 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 machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the state in the face of this assault."