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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president claiming the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations employed their authority to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides 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 decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

The US president in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He said the strikes began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to impose their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the final solution to resolve disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be respected."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the same approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this attack."