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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and revealed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Position

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if negotiations restart.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence difficult to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

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

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this attack."