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Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear discussions with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and revealed new appeals had originated from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult path since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states employed their authority to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks resume.

Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the forum, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the assaults started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust difficult to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly attempted to impose their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the final answer to settle disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this assault."