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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to restart talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, European countries exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations restart.

The American leader recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the assaults began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence challenging to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had always attempted to enforce their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and continues the final solution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this assault."