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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations produced results, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking 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 impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in some form if discussions restart.

Trump last week said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the attacks commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith hard to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the identical approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned many lessons from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the wake of this invasion."