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Iran is prepared to restart atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had come from mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if negotiations resume.

Trump in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi said the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."