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Iran is willing to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to restart discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump declaring the sites had been destroyed. Following this, Western states exercised their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if talks reopen.

The American leader recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the strikes began with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and continues the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"In case they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the same tone."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the adversary."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the state in the wake of this assault."