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Iran is willing to restart atomic talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed new appeals had come from intermediaries to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Route

The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Ended

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader asserting the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, European countries employed their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

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

Present Position

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations reopen.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his remarks to the conference, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the same approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the state in the wake of this assault."