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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, Western states employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations resume.

Trump last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the assaults started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had always tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to address disagreements, but its standards, rules and tenets must be followed."

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

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."