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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and shared new appeals had been made by intermediaries to resume talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a difficult path since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations restart.

The US president last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He said the attacks commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to dictate their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the wake of this attack."