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

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader asserting the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in some form if talks restart.

The US president last week said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the conference, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Continues the Final Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly tried to dictate their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and stays the final answer to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the nation in the wake of this attack."