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Iran is willing to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed new appeals had originated from mediators to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and psychologically 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 absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations used their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if discussions restart.

The US president recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had always sought to impose their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the final resolution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the identical language."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."