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Tehran is willing to restart atomic talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals had come from intermediaries to restart talks with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The US president last week said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be ended by armed force. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to enforce their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the final solution to settle conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this assault."