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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

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

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if talks resume.

The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had always tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and stays the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

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

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."