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Tehran is ready to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy produced results, and shared new appeals had come from intermediaries to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, Western states employed their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the attacks started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the final solution to address conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

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

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the face of this attack."