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Tehran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

Trump last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the conference, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the attacks began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the primary solution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this assault."