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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with the United States as long as it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared new appeals had come from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president claiming the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

Trump last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Primary Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to enforce their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to address disputes, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."