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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had come from go-betweens to resume negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the US president claiming the sites had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries employed their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks resume.

The American leader last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary answer to address conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the nation in the face of this invasion."