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Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy was effective, and shared recent overtures had come from intermediaries to resume discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Difficult Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging route since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Previous Talks Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president claiming the sites had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the discussions that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated repeatedly they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iranian officials said the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions reopen.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Position

In his remarks to the gathering, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by armed force. He stated the attacks began with a Washington's ultimatum for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the western countries that had consistently tried to dictate their desires during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and continues the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be respected."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a reply in the equivalent language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the wake of this invasion."