Tehran States It Might Rejoin US Nuclear Discussions if Treated with 'Respect' and 'Respect'

Tehran is ready to resume atomic talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to reopen discussions with the US government. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions.

Prior Discussions Suddenly Concluded

The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Subsequently, Western states used their right to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Present Position

Tehran representatives stated the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if talks reopen.

Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts negotiations is not part of a performance.

Negotiating Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be ended by armed force. He said the assaults commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence difficult to reestablish.

Diplomacy Stays the Primary Resolution

The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly sought to dictate their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and stays the primary solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and fundamentals must be adhered to."

"Provided that they address to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and respect, they will get a answer in the same approach."

Repair and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have become stronger, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the state in the aftermath of this invasion."