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Iran is prepared to restart atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed fresh requests had originated from mediators to restart discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if talks restart.

Trump in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his address to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to impose their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical language."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more backing of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."