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Tehran is ready to restart atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed new appeals had originated from mediators to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states used their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the conference, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making faith hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always tried to impose their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its standards, rules and principles must be respected."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this invasion."