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Iran is willing to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared fresh requests had come from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries employed their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and remains the primary answer to settle disagreements, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this invasion."