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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to restart discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Following this, European countries exercised their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident 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 natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions restart.

Trump last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the conference, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the primary resolution to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned many lessons from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the face of this assault."