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Iran is ready to restart nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and shared new appeals had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been obliterated. Following this, European countries used their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in some form if discussions restart.

The US president last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be settled by military means. He asserted the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Primary Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the final answer to resolve disputes, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be respected."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the identical tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."