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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to restart discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if talks reopen.

The US president last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his address to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of international law, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He said the attacks started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith hard to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, rules and principles must be followed."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the identical tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."