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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations worked, and shared new appeals had come from go-betweens to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader declaring the sites had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the European states that had always sought to enforce their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the final resolution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the same tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."