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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed recent overtures had originated from mediators to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries used their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials stated three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if talks reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary resolution to settle disagreements, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the identical language."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."