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Iran is ready to restart nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and shared new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president declaring the sites had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in various formats if discussions reopen.

The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the conference, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently sought to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a answer in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become stronger, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."