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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy was effective, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a complex path since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader declaring the facilities 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 Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks resume.

Trump in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to impose their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the ultimate solution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the face of this invasion."