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

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared new appeals had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a challenging path since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations used their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Position

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.

The US president last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He said the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently attempted to dictate their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the primary resolution to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."