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Tehran is ready to restart atomic negotiations with the United States as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president claiming the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states employed their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Situation

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if talks restart.

The US president in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials say they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith difficult to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a response in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more united, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the face of this attack."