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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from mediators to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president claiming the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations used their right to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Situation

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

Trump in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the forum, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by military means. He said the attacks started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently sought to enforce their will during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the primary solution to settle disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed 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 reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, stays intact. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more united, and more backing of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."