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Iran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and shared new appeals had originated from mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult path since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient 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 restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader claiming the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if discussions resume.

The American leader last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the conference, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Final Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to impose their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the primary resolution to address conflicts, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the identical approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this assault."