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Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is walking a complex route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president claiming the sites had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions reopen.

The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the forum, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He said the attacks began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and remains the primary solution to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the equivalent tone."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister said 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 rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the face of this invasion."