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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy produced results, and revealed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to restart talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is treading a complex course since Iran does not want appear to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Abruptly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, Western states used their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The US president last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the attacks began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and stays the primary solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the same language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the country in the wake of this assault."