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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Following this, Western states exercised their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in various formats if talks restart.

Trump last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had always sought to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the ultimate solution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."