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Iran is prepared to reinitiate atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations was effective, and shared recent overtures had originated from mediators to restart talks with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is walking a difficult path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials stated three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The US president last week said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He said the strikes began with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to impose their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this attack."