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Tehran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue produced results, and revealed fresh requests had come from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Prior Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader claiming the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Status

Iranian officials declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations resume.

Trump in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the gathering, intended to paint the US as a dominant force that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to restore.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Answer

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to impose their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the final answer to address disagreements, but its standards, regulations and principles must be followed."

"In case they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the identical approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have developed more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."