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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Following this, Western states employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the conference, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly sought to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."