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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations restart.

Trump last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the final solution to settle disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the same language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the state in the wake of this attack."