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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations was effective, and shared fresh requests had come from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is treading a complex route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president declaring the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries employed their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Representatives stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

Trump recently claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by military means. He asserted the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the same tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the state in the face of this assault."