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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and shared fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader declaring the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, Western states used their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the conference, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He said the assaults started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence difficult to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the final solution to address disputes, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this attack."