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Iran is prepared to restart atomic discussions with the United States as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to restart discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated 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.

Previous Talks Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations reopen.

The American leader recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and stays the primary solution to address disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the same language."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced 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 shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the face of this assault."