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Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and shared fresh requests had come from go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations used their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations resume.

The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

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

Diplomacy Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and continues the final solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."