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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, Western states exercised their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if talks restart.

The American leader in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the ultimate solution to settle disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."