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Iran is prepared to restart nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed new appeals 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 authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Prior Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states exercised their right to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations restart.

The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He asserted the strikes began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the ultimate answer to address disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and principles must be followed."

"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a reply in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the face of this invasion."