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Tehran is ready to restart nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader declaring the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states exercised their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in various formats if negotiations resume.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will get a response in the same approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."