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Iran is willing to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions resume.

Trump last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the forum, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Stays the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the ultimate resolution to address disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this assault."