🔗 Share this article Tehran Declares It Could Resume American Nuclear Discussions if Handled with 'Respect' and 'Honor' Iran is prepared to resume atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated. The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and revealed recent overtures had originated from intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for protective measures. Navigating a Challenging Course The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June. He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks. Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader claiming the sites had been obliterated. Afterward, EU nations used their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact. Perfect Agreement Proposed Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's atomic project was entirely non-military. It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives asserted three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington". Present Position Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if talks resume. Trump recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle. Diplomatic Standpoint In his address to the gathering, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the 12-day war demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He said the attacks started with a US demand for an total Iran submission and concluded with an complete request for a truce. Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith hard to reestablish. Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Answer The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their will during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the final solution to settle disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to." "If they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of respect and honor, they will obtain a response in the same language." Restoration and Reconstruction In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the shortcomings of the opponent." He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and gear, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have grown more powerful, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this assault."