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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy was effective, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily 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 enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials stated three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Position

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in some form if talks reopen.

The US president in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust difficult to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the same approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this assault."