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Iran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries used their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The US president last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to enforce their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."