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Iran is ready to resume atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations produced results, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a complex course since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, European countries exercised their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if discussions restart.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the attacks commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

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

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the final answer to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."