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Iran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and revealed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen discussions with the US government. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement 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 Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump recently said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the attacks started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to settle disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the identical approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this assault."