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Tehran is willing to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed new appeals had come from go-betweens to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president claiming the locations had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the final solution to address conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats 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. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this attack."