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Iran is willing to restart atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations was effective, and revealed recent overtures had come from mediators to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries exercised their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if negotiations resume.

The American leader recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the conference, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the ultimate resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

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

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this attack."