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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from mediators to restart discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, European countries used their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The US president recently stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly sought to impose their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be alive and stays the final resolution to settle disputes, but its requirements, rules and principles must be respected."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the identical tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more united, and more backing of the administration and the state in the face of this assault."