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Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Position

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

The US president last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate solution to address disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."