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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had come from mediators to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries used their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if talks restart.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his remarks to the conference, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the assaults commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the final answer to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will get a response in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the face of this assault."