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Tehran is ready to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to restart discussions with the US government. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the assaults started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the primary answer to settle conflicts, but its criteria, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the same language."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed 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 reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination 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 grown more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."