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

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party 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 solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the conference, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He stated the attacks began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to impose their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the final answer to settle conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the identical approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the face of this assault."