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Iran is ready to restart atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is walking a challenging course since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The US president in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He said the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always tried to enforce their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the identical language."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this assault."