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Tehran is willing to resume atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared new appeals had originated from intermediaries to restart talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and psychologically 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 enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative 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 logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks restart.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his speech to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust challenging to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to enforce their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."