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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging course since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if discussions restart.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either straightforwardly 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 wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He stated the attacks commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to impose their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary resolution to address disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this assault."