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Tehran is ready to resume atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to resume talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a challenging path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

Trump last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, 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 face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by military means. He stated the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always tried to enforce their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the primary solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be respected."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."