Tehran Declares It Might Resume American Atomic Talks if Treated with 'Respect' and 'Respect'

Tehran is ready to resume nuclear negotiations with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations was effective, and shared new appeals had come from go-betweens to resume talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Difficult Route

Araghchi is navigating a complex path since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a position of vulnerability, 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 reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, European countries exercised their privilege to reimpose UN-wide sanctions, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.

Magic Solution Suggested

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if talks restart.

The American leader last week said he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America 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 criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his speech to the forum, designed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be ended by armed force. He said the assaults started with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making trust challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to impose their will during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be viable and stays the primary solution to resolve disputes, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the same approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this invasion."