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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to restart discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states exercised their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed 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 US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Position

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if talks reopen.

The US president last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He said the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the same tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."