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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and revealed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iranian officials stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

The US president last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by armed force. He stated the strikes started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had always tried to impose their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and continues the primary answer to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have become stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."