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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed new appeals had originated from mediators to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides 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 exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his remarks to the forum, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He said the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Answer

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and principles must be respected."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the face of this attack."