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Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states employed their privilege to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his speech to the conference, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister said the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the primary answer to settle disputes, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the same tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to break. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the face of this attack."