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Iran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and revealed new appeals had come from mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, Western states exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations restart.

The US president recently said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials say they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had always sought to impose their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the primary solution to settle disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the identical tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."