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Iran is ready to resume nuclear discussions with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and revealed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been eliminated. Following this, Western states employed their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in certain ways if talks restart.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his remarks to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be ended by military means. He asserted the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust difficult to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the final answer to address disputes, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."