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Iran is ready to resume nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader declaring the locations had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions restart.

The US president in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his speech to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to impose their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the final resolution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the state in the wake of this assault."