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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and revealed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to restart talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in certain ways if discussions restart.

Trump in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently attempted to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be respected."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the same approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the face of this attack."