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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and revealed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations used their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions restart.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his address to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the primary resolution to resolve disputes, but its criteria, guidelines and fundamentals must be respected."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the same language."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this assault."