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Tehran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex route since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been destroyed. Following this, European countries employed their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in various formats if discussions reopen.

The US president last week said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of international law, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always sought to impose their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the final solution to settle conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."