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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations restart.

Trump recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He stated the strikes commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to impose their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the ultimate solution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the state in the face of this invasion."