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

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to restart discussions with the US government. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Ended

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries exercised their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in various formats if discussions resume.

The American leader last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He said the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith challenging to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and remains the primary solution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and principles must be respected."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the same approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this invasion."