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Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is treading a complex path since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader asserting the locations had been eliminated. Afterward, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been agreed in the talks that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the forum, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of international law, Araghchi declared the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He said the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had always attempted to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and remains the final answer to settle disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the same approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."