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Iran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by mediators to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, European countries exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the forum, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the attacks began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the ultimate solution to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."