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Tehran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations exercised their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in some form if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He said the strikes commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making faith difficult to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had always attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."