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

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to reopen talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president declaring the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, Western states used their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, 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 local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He stated the strikes began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust hard to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the ultimate answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and principles must be followed."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the face of this invasion."