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Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had come from mediators to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader claiming the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The US president last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and continues the final answer to address disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be respected."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this assault."