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Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and revealed recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Route

Araghchi is walking a difficult path 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 psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in some form if discussions resume.

The US president recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi said the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He said the strikes started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the same language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is described by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more backing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this assault."