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Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed new appeals had originated from intermediaries to restart discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the joint assault 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 refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the conference, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to impose their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the ultimate answer to settle conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the country in the wake of this attack."