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Iran is ready to resume atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed new appeals had originated from mediators to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries used their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials stated three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The American leader in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He said the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith difficult to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always tried to enforce their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and remains the ultimate solution to address conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will get a reply in the identical language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the wake of this invasion."