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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states employed their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The US president in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence difficult to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to address disagreements, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will get a response in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "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 war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this assault."