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Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed new appeals had originated from intermediaries to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in some form if discussions reopen.

The US president in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence hard to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the ultimate resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the face of this invasion."