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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had come from intermediaries to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is navigating a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions restart.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He stated the assaults commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust hard to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to impose their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the ultimate solution to address conflicts, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain 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 numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this assault."