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Iran is willing to resume nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had come from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries used their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in various formats if talks resume.

Trump in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be settled by military means. He stated the attacks started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the wake of this assault."