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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to resume negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations employed their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Status

Tehran representatives said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Solution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had always sought to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the primary solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a response in the equivalent approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."