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Iran is ready to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

Trump recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the forum, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently sought to impose their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will get a response in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this assault."