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Iran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been destroyed. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations restart.

Trump recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to dictate their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the ultimate solution to address conflicts, but its standards, regulations and principles must be respected."

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

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the face of this assault."