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Tehran is ready to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Following this, European countries used their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

Trump recently said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the primary answer to settle conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be followed."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will get a response in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to break. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."