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Iran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and shared fresh requests had come from go-betweens to resume talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader asserting the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate resolution to address disputes, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will get a reply in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this invasion."