Tehran Says It May Resume US Nuclear Negotiations if Approached with 'Respect' and 'Respect'

Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex route since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations used their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials asserted repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the deal to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations restart.

The American leader last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Stance

In his address to the conference, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the attacks started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Continues the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to dictate their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be respected."

"In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the identical approach."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the face of this assault."