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Iran is willing to reinitiate atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and revealed new appeals had come from mediators to resume negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries employed their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his remarks to the forum, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He said the attacks began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the primary solution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the country in the face of this invasion."