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Iran is prepared to restart nuclear negotiations with Washington as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations was effective, and revealed fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Discussions Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader asserting the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries exercised their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations resume.

The American leader in recent days stated he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his remarks to the conference, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the assaults began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had consistently sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and stays the final solution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the administration and the country in the face of this attack."