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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader declaring the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if talks resume.

The American leader recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had consistently tried to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the same language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the wake of this assault."