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Iran is prepared to resume atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to restart talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out stronger militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Following this, Western states employed their authority to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted 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".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in various formats if talks reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives say they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, intended to portray the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war showed the dispute could not be ended by military means. He stated the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Resolution

Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently tried to impose their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to settle conflicts, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the same language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have grown stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this assault."