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Tehran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations used their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if talks reopen.

Trump last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust hard to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to dictate their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the ultimate resolution to settle disputes, but its standards, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."