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Tehran is ready to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy worked, and revealed new appeals had originated from intermediaries to restart discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries used their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Iranian officials stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in certain ways if discussions reopen.

Trump last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the attacks began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making faith difficult to restore.

Negotiations Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently tried to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and remains the final answer to address disputes, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be followed."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a response in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."