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Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the forum, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of international law, Araghchi said the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He said the strikes began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence hard to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to impose their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and continues the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the face of this assault."