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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, Western states used their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. 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 atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations reopen.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the final answer to address conflicts, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."