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Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations used their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

Trump in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith hard to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had always sought to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the primary resolution to address disputes, but its standards, rules and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."