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Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to restart negotiations with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the sites had been destroyed. Following this, Western states employed their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.

Trump recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives say they are not yet receiving clear proposals from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the conference, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He stated the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Answer

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had consistently attempted to dictate their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the ultimate answer to settle disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent tone."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."