Tehran Says It Might Return to American Atomic Talks provided that Approached with 'Dignity' and 'Respect'

Tehran is prepared to resume atomic talks with Washington as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to resume talks with the Trump administration. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran was not yet able to authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Navigating a Difficult Route

The foreign minister is walking a complex course since Iran does not want be perceived to be proceeding from a situation of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Ended

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been obliterated. Following this, European countries exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats stated the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in some form if talks restart.

Trump recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi said the two-week conflict revealed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He stated the attacks started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making faith hard to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Ultimate Resolution

The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had consistently sought to dictate their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the final answer to settle conflicts, but its standards, rules and fundamentals must be followed."

"In case they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of recovery and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have developed more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."