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Iran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and revealed new appeals had come from mediators to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations restart.

The US president recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of international law, Araghchi said the 12-day war showed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He stated the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the ultimate resolution to address disputes, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be respected."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."