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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president asserting the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions restart.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his speech to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of international law, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He stated the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their will during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the final resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

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

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this attack."