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Iran is prepared to resume atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared new appeals had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states exercised their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

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 American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if talks reopen.

The American leader in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the forum, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He said the strikes started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

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

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the same approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the nation in the face of this attack."