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Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had come from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated three times they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in various formats if negotiations resume.

Trump recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He stated the assaults began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust challenging to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and remains the final resolution to address disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."