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Iran is willing to restart atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had been made by mediators to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

Trump recently said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet getting coherent offers from America 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 non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by military means. He asserted the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly sought to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final resolution to address disagreements, but its standards, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."