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Iran is willing to restart atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states exercised their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if talks restart.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by military means. He stated the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to impose their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and stays the ultimate solution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the state in the face of this assault."