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Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The US president in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the strikes started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and principles must be respected."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the nation in the face of this assault."