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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said solely negotiations was effective, and shared recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Previous Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries exercised their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be revived in some form if discussions resume.

Trump last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his speech to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the strikes started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently sought to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and remains the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the administration and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."