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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and shared fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations used their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if discussions resume.

Trump recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to enforce their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the primary resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

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

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the state in the wake of this assault."