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Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. 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 enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in certain ways if talks reopen.

The US president last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his address to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to enforce their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to address conflicts, but its standards, regulations and principles must be respected."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a response in the same language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the face of this assault."