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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed new appeals had been made by mediators to restart talks with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader declaring the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations used their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions reopen.

The US president recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He stated the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to impose their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the primary solution to address disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the identical approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the face of this attack."