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Tehran is ready to restart atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from mediators to reopen talks with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is treading a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if talks resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be settled by military means. He said the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

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

Dialogue Stays the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently attempted to enforce their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the primary answer to address conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the wake of this assault."