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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had come from go-betweens to resume discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a complex route since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, Western states employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Position

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

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and stays the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and principles must be followed."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the face of this invasion."