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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had come from mediators to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states employed their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if discussions reopen.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his address to the forum, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and stays the final answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the same approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the wake of this attack."