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Iran is ready to resume nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions resume.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the conference, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He said the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the primary solution to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the face of this attack."