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Iran is prepared to restart atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by mediators to resume discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in certain ways if discussions restart.

The US president in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his remarks to the forum, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by military means. He stated the strikes began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate solution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the identical tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."