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

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations employed their authority to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if negotiations resume.

The American leader recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."