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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Path

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in some form if negotiations reopen.

The US president recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the forum, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the face of this assault."