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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared recent overtures had originated from mediators to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations used their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials said they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the conference, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of international law, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the ultimate resolution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

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

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the wake of this attack."