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Tehran is willing to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from mediators to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions restart.

The American leader last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had always tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and remains the final solution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the identical language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the nation in the face of this attack."