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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared new appeals had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries employed their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in some form if discussions restart.

The American leader in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He stated the strikes commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the ultimate answer to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the face of this attack."