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Tehran is willing to restart nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed new appeals had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader claiming the facilities had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations exercised their right to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in some form if talks restart.

Trump last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of international law, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He said the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the wake of this invasion."