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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Path

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in various formats if talks resume.

The American leader recently stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of international law, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He said the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to enforce their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the identical language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."