Tehran Declares It Might Resume American Nuclear Talks if Handled with 'Respect' and 'Respect'

Tehran is prepared to resume atomic talks with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by mediators to reopen talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access bombed nuclear sites for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Ended

The prior phases of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with the US president claiming the locations had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations exercised their privilege to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if discussions resume.

Trump recently said he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of international law, Araghchi stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be settled by combat operations. He said the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Final Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to enforce their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be alive and continues the ultimate resolution to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the identical language."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the conflict of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have grown more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this invasion."