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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

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

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

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

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He asserted the strikes began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the primary resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."