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Tehran is willing to restart atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and revealed fresh requests had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in some form if talks resume.

Trump in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be settled by military means. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and stays the primary answer to settle conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

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

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."