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Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by mediators to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if talks resume.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of international law, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

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

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had always tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the ultimate solution to settle conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."