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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader asserting the locations had been destroyed. Following this, Western states used their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by military means. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate solution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the wake of this attack."