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Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from mediators to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations exercised their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if discussions resume.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the forum, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He stated the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly sought to impose their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the final answer to address conflicts, but its standards, rules and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the same approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more united, and more backing of the government and the nation in the face of this attack."