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Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities 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 always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their authority to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if talks restart.

The US president in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He stated the strikes began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust challenging to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the final solution to address conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this attack."