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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed new appeals had been made by mediators to resume negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging course since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations employed their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

Trump last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the forum, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the final answer to settle disputes, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this attack."