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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy produced results, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging route since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president asserting the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries employed their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations restart.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of international law, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust hard to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had always tried to enforce their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the final answer to address disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."