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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a complex path since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and mentally 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 "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries used their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if talks resume.

Trump last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his address to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

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

Dialogue Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the wake of this invasion."