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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader claiming the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations used their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party 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 exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if talks reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of international law, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the primary resolution to address disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have become stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the face of this assault."