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Iran is ready to restart atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a position of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Talks Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states employed their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks resume.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the strikes started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Stays the Final Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the final solution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be respected."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the country in the face of this assault."