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Iran is ready to restart nuclear discussions with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if discussions reopen.

The US president in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a show.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of international law, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to dictate their desires during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the primary solution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be respected."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the same tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this invasion."