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

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and revealed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries employed their right to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

The American leader recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust challenging to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its standards, rules and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."