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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and revealed new appeals had come from mediators to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging route since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations used their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions reopen.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be settled by armed force. He said the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to impose their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the primary solution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the identical tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this assault."