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Tehran is willing to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations exercised their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions resume.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final answer to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the face of this assault."