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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president declaring the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith difficult to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."