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Iran is willing to resume atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike 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 within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries used their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the conference, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently tried to impose their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be respected."

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

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the face of this invasion."