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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to reopen talks with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success 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 talks that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions resume.

Trump last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly 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 non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He stated the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the ultimate resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a reply in the same approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the wake of this assault."