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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations used their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust hard to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, rules and principles must be followed."

"If they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more backing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this assault."