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Iran is willing to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared recent overtures had come from intermediaries to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, Western states employed their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He stated the assaults began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to address disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the identical language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this attack."