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Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and revealed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume discussions with the US government. He said Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations used their authority to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be reintroduced in some form if discussions resume.

Trump in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the forum, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the concept of international law, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final solution to resolve conflicts, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the wake of this invasion."