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Tehran is ready to resume atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said exclusively dialogue was effective, and shared fresh requests had come from intermediaries to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is navigating a challenging course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a situation of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith challenging to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had always attempted to impose their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the primary solution to address disagreements, but its requirements, rules and principles must be adhered to."

"If they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of respect and respect, they will receive a answer in the same tone."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is essential is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more cohesive, and more supportive of the administration and the nation in the wake of this assault."