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Iran is ready to restart atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if talks resume.

The American leader recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the attacks started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

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

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate resolution to address disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the same tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."