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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and shared new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries employed their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if talks reopen.

The American leader in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He stated the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

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

Negotiations Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always sought to enforce their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the primary answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, regulations and principles must be respected."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a answer in the identical language."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."