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Iran is willing to restart atomic talks with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed new appeals had been made by go-betweens to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging route since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader declaring the sites had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in some form if negotiations restart.

Trump recently said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, 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 states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the final solution to address disputes, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the same approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the face of this assault."