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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations exercised their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks resume.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

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

Negotiations Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate resolution to resolve conflicts, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the wake of this assault."