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Tehran is willing to resume atomic talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries used their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

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

Diplomacy Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its standards, rules and principles must be adhered to."

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

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the face of this attack."