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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is navigating a complex path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Situation

Iranian officials stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in certain ways if talks resume.

Trump recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to impose their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and continues the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."