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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and revealed fresh requests had come from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult path since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries used their right to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in some form if talks resume.

Trump recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the forum, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He said the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the final solution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."