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

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to restart negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries used their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

The US president in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He stated the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had always attempted to enforce their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the final answer to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this attack."