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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed new appeals had been made by mediators to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations exercised their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions resume.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the conference, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Primary Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the ultimate resolution to settle disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."