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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic negotiations with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

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 agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

Trump in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials 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 the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

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

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently tried to impose their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the primary resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the same tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."