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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states employed their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Situation

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in some form if discussions resume.

The US president in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his address to the forum, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and remains the final answer to address conflicts, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be respected."

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

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."