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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries employed their right to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the conference, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence challenging to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the primary answer to settle disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be respected."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the same approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the face of this assault."