Tehran States It Could Resume US Atomic Talks provided that Approached with 'Respect' and 'Honor'

Tehran is ready to restart atomic discussions with Washington as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations produced results, and disclosed new appeals had come from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Walking a Complex Route

Araghchi is navigating a complex route since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks.

Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states employed their right to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Status

Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in certain ways if discussions restart.

The US president recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the forum, intended to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He asserted the assaults began with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Continues the Final Answer

The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the primary solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"If they address to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the same language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the state in the aftermath of this attack."