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Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations was effective, and revealed fresh requests had come from go-betweens to reopen talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting 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 previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in certain ways if talks reopen.

The US president recently said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and stays the primary answer to settle disputes, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will get a reply in the same tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."