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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and revealed fresh requests had come from mediators to resume negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president claiming the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust hard to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always sought to dictate their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the primary solution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the same language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the face of this attack."