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Iran is prepared to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy was effective, and revealed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the forum, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had always tried to dictate their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the primary answer to settle disputes, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be followed."

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

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this attack."