Iran Declares It May Resume US Nuclear Discussions if Treated with 'Respect' and 'Respect'

Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by go-betweens to resume discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

Araghchi is walking a complex path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be proceeding from a situation of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president asserting the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries employed their right to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Existing Status

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in various formats if discussions restart.

The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Diplomatic Position

In his remarks to the conference, designed to portray the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the clash could not be settled by armed force. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making trust challenging to reestablish.

Negotiations Continues the Primary Solution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to impose their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and remains the ultimate resolution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"If they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and respect, they will get a answer in the equivalent language."

Restoration and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the wake of this assault."