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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to resume talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is navigating a complex path since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and mentally 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 absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries employed their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions restart.

Trump recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the identical approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the face of this attack."