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Iran is prepared to resume atomic discussions with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally 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 on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president asserting the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in some form if talks resume.

Trump last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the final solution to address disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this attack."