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Tehran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and shared recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries employed their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in some form if discussions restart.

Trump last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always tried to dictate their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the primary resolution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the face of this attack."