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Iran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and shared recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust hard to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the identical language."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."