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Iran is ready to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and shared fresh requests had come from mediators to restart talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is walking a complex course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally 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 "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states employed their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions resume.

Trump recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the forum, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence difficult to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the ultimate resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."