Tehran Says It May Return to US Nuclear Discussions if Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Honor'

Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations was effective, and disclosed recent overtures had come from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to access bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in certain ways if discussions resume.

The American leader in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his speech to the conference, aimed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the strikes started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Negotiations Stays the Final Solution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently attempted to impose their demands during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the final resolution to settle disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical approach."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the country in the wake of this assault."