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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by mediators to resume talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states employed their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He stated the strikes began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to impose their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the ultimate solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this invasion."