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Iran is willing to restart nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy produced results, and revealed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out stronger militarily and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that ended with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries employed their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in various formats if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by military means. He said the assaults began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently sought to dictate their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the ultimate solution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a answer in the same approach."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."