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Iran is willing to restart atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations used their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in some form if talks resume.

Trump last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his speech to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He said the attacks commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence challenging to restore.

Dialogue Continues the Final Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the European states that had always attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the primary solution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."