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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and revealed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader asserting the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations used their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in some form if talks restart.

The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the final resolution to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the face of this assault."