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Iran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states used their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions resume.

The American leader recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the strikes began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently attempted to impose their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and continues the primary solution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the same tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will 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 become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the face of this attack."