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Tehran is ready to restart atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically 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 "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president claiming the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries employed their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations 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 solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.

The US president recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the primary solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."