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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed fresh requests had come from mediators to resume discussions with the US government. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging path since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries employed their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations restart.

The American leader recently said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He stated the strikes began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith difficult to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently sought to dictate their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and stays the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the identical tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."