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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared exclusively dialogue worked, and revealed new appeals had come from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult route since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been obliterated. Following this, EU nations exercised their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The US president recently said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Political Position

In his speech to the conference, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust difficult to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the final resolution to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."