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Tehran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed new appeals had been made by mediators to resume discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

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

The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He said the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the ultimate solution to address conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this attack."