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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by mediators to restart talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader declaring the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states employed their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations restart.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly 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 passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

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

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently attempted to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and stays the primary resolution to address conflicts, but its standards, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the identical tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."