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Iran is willing to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations employed their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if talks resume.

The US president in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials say they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He stated the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the final resolution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the same tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this assault."