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Iran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of international law, Araghchi said the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and remains the final resolution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."