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Tehran is prepared to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations was effective, and revealed recent overtures had come from mediators to resume discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states employed their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in some form if talks restart.

The US president last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Position

In his speech to the conference, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently attempted to dictate their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the final answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the state in the face of this attack."