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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy produced results, and shared fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to restart talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Following this, Western states exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if discussions restart.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the forum, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He stated the assaults started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust difficult to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to settle conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the identical language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more united, and more backing of the government and the state in the face of this attack."