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Iran is willing to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by mediators to restart discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike 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 enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president claiming the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions restart.

Trump recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a reply in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."