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Tehran is willing to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and shared recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the strikes commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always tried to dictate their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the primary answer to address conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the same tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the face of this attack."