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Iran is willing to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a complex path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president claiming the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in certain ways if talks restart.

Trump recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his address to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war showed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the final answer to settle conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this invasion."