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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with the US president claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries used their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The US president in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Position

In his address to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the assaults commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to impose their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the final solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, rules and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the country in the wake of this assault."