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

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed new appeals had originated from mediators to restart talks with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader asserting the sites had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations employed their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to impose their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."