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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic discussions with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader declaring the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted 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 operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and stays the final resolution to address conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the same tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."