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Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president declaring the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations employed their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in some form if discussions resume.

Trump recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He said the attacks commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the final solution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the wake of this invasion."