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

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy was effective, and revealed new appeals had come from mediators to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries employed their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if talks resume.

The US president in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the strikes began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the European states that had always attempted to impose their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and stays the ultimate solution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, rules and principles must be followed."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."