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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and revealed new appeals had come from go-betweens to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex course since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries employed their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if talks reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of international law, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had always attempted to impose their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the final resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and principles must be respected."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."