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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy produced results, and revealed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president declaring the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in various formats if talks restart.

The US president last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the primary answer to settle disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this invasion."