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Tehran is ready to restart atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy worked, and revealed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations used their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success 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 agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions resume.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently tried to dictate their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the final solution to resolve disputes, but its standards, rules and tenets must be followed."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."