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Iran is willing to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult path since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader declaring the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, Western states used their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the assaults began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had always sought to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the ultimate solution to address disagreements, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be followed."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said 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 multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."