Iran Says It Could Return to US Atomic Negotiations if Handled with 'Respect' and 'Honor'

Tehran is ready to restart atomic negotiations with the United States as long as it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and disclosed new appeals had been made by mediators to resume discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.

Navigating a Complex Course

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Earlier Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations employed their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military.

It had not been settled in the negotiations that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if negotiations restart.

The American leader last week said he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that exploits the notion of worldwide standards, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making confidence hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Stays the Primary Answer

The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently tried to dictate their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the ultimate solution to settle conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"If they speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will receive a response in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, remains in place. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have grown stronger, more united, and more backing of the administration and the country in the aftermath of this assault."