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Iran is willing to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in some form if talks resume.

The American leader recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his address to the conference, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and continues the final answer to settle disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the wake of this attack."