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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed new appeals had been made by intermediaries to restart discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, Western states used their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Current Position

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in various formats if talks resume.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He said the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets 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 language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the state in the wake of this invasion."