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Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike 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 enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries employed their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in some form if negotiations restart.

Trump in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the identical tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this assault."