Tehran Says It Might Rejoin US Atomic Talks provided that Handled with 'Respect' and 'Respect'

Iran is willing to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to resume talks with the US government. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be operating from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the previous talks.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been obliterated. Afterward, European countries used their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Status

Iran's diplomats declared the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in various formats if talks restart.

Trump last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting clear proposals from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Position

In his address to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be settled by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Final Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was America and the European states that had always sought to enforce their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and continues the primary resolution to address conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be followed."

"If they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iranian officials as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this invasion."