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Iran is ready to restart nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared new appeals had come from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging route since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states used their authority to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if talks restart.

The American leader in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister said the 12-day war showed the clash could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to impose their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be active and stays the final answer to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the same approach."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more united, and more backing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this attack."