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Iran is willing to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed recent overtures had originated from mediators to restart talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president claiming the sites had been obliterated. Following this, Western states exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions restart.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Final Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and continues the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the identical tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."