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Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Route

The foreign minister is navigating a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a situation of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Offered

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Situation

Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations restart.

The American leader in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He stated the assaults started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.

Diplomacy Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be active and stays the primary solution to address disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

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

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The sites and gear, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."