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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared new appeals had come from mediators to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex route since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by armed force. He said the strikes began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."