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Tehran is ready to resume atomic talks with the United States as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and revealed recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if discussions reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the conference, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the assaults began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and remains the ultimate answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain 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 gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more united, and more backing of the administration and the country in the face of this attack."