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Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from mediators to resume talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively 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 "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader claiming the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks reopen.

The US president last week said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the conference, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to dictate their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and continues the primary solution to address conflicts, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the wake of this assault."