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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from mediators to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries employed their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

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

The US president last week claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its standards, guidelines and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this attack."