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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", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by mediators to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

Araghchi is navigating a difficult route since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if talks restart.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the conference, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to enforce their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the primary solution to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and principles must be followed."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to break. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this attack."