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Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed new appeals had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Course

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader asserting the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in various formats if talks reopen.

Trump recently said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by military means. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the primary resolution to address disputes, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain 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 acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the wake of this attack."