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Tehran is ready to restart nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed fresh requests had come from mediators to restart discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He asserted the assaults began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to impose their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the primary solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

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

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."