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

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex course since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president declaring the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations used their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by military means. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and remains the final resolution to resolve conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be respected."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a answer in the identical approach."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the wake of this invasion."