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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and shared new appeals had come from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided 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 certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the attacks began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

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

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this assault."