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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states employed their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had always sought to enforce their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the primary solution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and principles must be respected."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."