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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared fresh requests had come from go-betweens to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president declaring the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states used their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if discussions restart.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He said the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the ultimate resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the face of this invasion."