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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and revealed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is walking a challenging path since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Ended

The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries exercised their privilege to restore global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in some form if discussions reopen.

The American leader in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Stance

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to address disagreements, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be followed."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the face of this assault."