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Iran is ready to resume atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, Western states used their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in various formats if discussions resume.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of international law, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the assaults started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

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

Negotiations Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to enforce their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the primary resolution to resolve conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."