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Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president asserting the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries employed their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the attacks began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the final solution to settle disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the face of this assault."