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Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed new appeals had come from mediators to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is navigating a complex route since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Talks Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries used their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been settled in the talks that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in certain ways if talks reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Stance

In his speech to the conference, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He said the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to dictate their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and stays the primary solution to address disputes, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be respected."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the identical language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if destroyed, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this invasion."