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Iran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and shared fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states used their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

The US president recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by military means. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust difficult to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had always sought to impose their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to address disputes, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."