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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and revealed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, Western states used their authority to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He said the attacks began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to impose their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the wake of this invasion."