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Tehran is willing to resume atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to restart discussions with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president declaring the locations had been destroyed. Following this, Western states exercised their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The US president recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to dictate their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the primary resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this invasion."