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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and shared recent overtures had come from mediators to restart talks with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his address to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the European states that had always sought to dictate their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

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

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this assault."