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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed new appeals had originated from mediators to restart negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states exercised their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

The American leader in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He said the assaults commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the ultimate solution to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the same language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."